Category: FESTIVALS

News about Festivals in Mediterranean

GREECE / The festival Beyond Borders presents its poster

Beyond Borders

The 9th Beyond Borders, the international documentary festival held on the Greek island of Kastellorizo, will run from August 25th to September 1st, and to publicize the event the organisers have revealed the Festival poster. This year’s theme will be the concept “twice a stranger”. As the press release says, this notion reflects “the exchange …

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ALGERIA / The Annaba Festival of Mediterranean Film announces Viva Palestina

Viva Palestina

The 4th Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival has created a special programme in partnership with the Palestinian Film Institute – “Viva Palestina”. It will be held during the Festival which runs from April 24th to 30th. For the organizers this partnership will “create a distinctive section on Palestinian cinema, highlighting Palestinian film production.” Festival curator Mohamed …

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ISRAEL / “A Body That Works”: a second season in preparation

A Body That Works

Keshet Broadcasting has commissioned a second season of the acclaimed series A Body That Works from production company Kuma Studios. Created by Shira Hadad, Dror Mishani, and Shay Capon, this drama about an infertile couple using a surrogate mother stars Rotem Sela and Yehuda Levi. Karni Ziv, Head of Series at Keshet Broadcasting, expressed her …

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ITALY / Creation of Rai Cinema International Distribution

Rai Cinema International Distribution

Rai Cinema and Rai Com have announced the creation of Rai Cinema International Distribution, integrating the two branches of the Italian public broadcaster. The aim of this new company is to optimize the distribution of Rai’s films abroad and to improve the visibility of Italian films worldwide. According to the agreement Rai Cinema will manage …

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ARAB WORLD / Discussions at the Arab Cinema Centre in Berlin

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During the 74th Berlin International Film Festival (February 15th – 25th), the Arab Cinema Centre (ACC) organized two meetings as part of the European Film Market. Under the title “Arab Box Office Bonanza ”, the first round-table focused on box office revenues in the MENA region which have now reached the unprecedented figure of one …

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ALGERIA / After a delay, the Annaba Festival of Mediterranean Film announces its dates

AMFF

Initially scheduled for November 2023, the Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival was postponed by the Ministry of Culture and Arts, in solidarity with the Palestinians. The new dates have just been announced: the 4th edition will be held from April 24th to 30th. The postponement has meant some changes to the programme. As the festival director …

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SERBIA / The 17th Kustendorf Festival of Film and Music closes

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Created by the director Emir Kusturica, the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival ran from January 23rd to 27th. 536 short films were submitted to the festival, with just 17 selected for the competition – but a selection containing a wide diversity of films, such as Maša Šarović’s 9-5 (Serbia), Nikos Kyritsis’ Highway of a Broken …

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