On November 7th and 8th Los Angeles hosted the first “Shooting in Spain” forum – an opportunity for professionals in the Spanish film industry to meet their American counter-parts. Those present included the Spanish Film Commission (SFC), the Secretary of State for Tourism (SETUR) and James Costos, former US Ambassador to Spain, as well as …
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MEDITERRANEAN / PriMed flies into Egypt and Italy for the Mediterranean Young People’s Award 2019
PriMed travels! A stopover in Egypt was the first stage of the 2019 Mediterranean Young People’s Award. PriMed went to Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said where 400 young people watched three selected films, discussed them, wrote their comments about them and finally voted for the one they thought best. An exercise designed to make them …
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FRANCE / Moments to look out for in the 23rd PriMed
On November 24th PRIMED returns – now in its 23rd year! PRIMED is the Mediterranean festival of documentary and news reporting, organized by the CMCA (Centre Méditerranéen de la Communication Audiovisuelle) in partnership with France Télévisions, RAI, ASBU and INA. It’s a week of more than 40 hours of free screenings, showing a selection of …
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MOROCCO / Filming “The Last Planet”
Last week marked the start of filming for The Last Planet, Terrence Malick’s latest film. It’s a hectic time for the director of The Tree of Life – on December 11th he launches A Hidden Life in French cinemas, following its success at Cannes in May. The production unit has been in Ouarzazate (Morocco) since …
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BELGIUM / Festival of Mediterranean Cinema in Brussels
Since November 11th tickets have been on sale for the 19th Festival of Mediterranean Film in Brussels. It will take place from November 29th to December 12th. The opening ceremony will be held at Palace Cinema and will include a screening of Claudio Giovannesi’s Piranhas. Other events will take place at the Bozar and the …
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JORDAN / The 6th Med Film Factory
The sixth Med Film Factory, a specialised training programme for Arab producers and directors, was completed on October 27th. The event is organized by Jordan’s Royal Film Commission, a public institution created in 2003, whose role is to help the country’s audiovisual industry develop, particularly by promoting it abroad. Five teams, each with five members …
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SLOVENIA / The Festival of Migrant Film
Preparations are under way for the next Festival of Migrant Film. The 11th ! Film-makers have until January 15th to send in their films, which must be subtitled in English or Slovenian. Different genres are eligible, from documentary to animation. Those selected will be screened in June 2020, on or close to International Refugee Day, …
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