News about Festivals in Mediterranean
The organisers of the 83rd Venice Film Festival have invited Tunisian writer/director Kaouther Ben Hania to be one of the six jury members. After studying film at the Sorbonne Nouvelle and La Fémis, Ben Hania directed her first short film, La Brèche, in 2004, alongside several other projects. In 2014 she moved into feature films, …
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With screenings from July 26th to August 3rd, the 7th Amman International Film Festival will present 82 films from 27 countries. Eight films are featured in the Arab feature film competition, notably Amel Guellati’s Where the Wind Comes From (2024). This Tunisian production is about a rebellious 19-year-old, Alyssa, and her friend who decide to …
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Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, twice winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes for his films 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) and Fjord (2026), has spoken about the problems plaguing the Romanian film industry and called for its restructuring. In a public address the director revisited what he considers to be the “ten …
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The El Gouna Film Festival is launching a project to support the development and marketing of Arab television series – the CineGouna Series. Initiated by writer/producer Mariam Naoum, CineGouna Series is a new professional platform to develop projects for Arab series and then connect them with regional and international markets. The initiative stemmed from Mariam …
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Organised by the Association for Cultural and Artistic Activities in the Southern Provinces, the 14th Dakhla International Film Festival took place from June 6th to 12th. This year the organisers presented nine feature films and ten documentaries, divided into two competitions. The films submitted came from 21 countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and …
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The winners of the 19th Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival, which took place in Belgrade from May 20th to 26th, were announced at the closing ceremony. Among the nine films in the International Competition, the Best Film Award was presented to Srđan Kovačević for his documentary The Thing to Be Done (Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia). Set …
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The Fédération tunisienne des cinéastes amateurs (FTCA) will participate in UNICA’s 86th International Amateur Film Congress, which will be held in Lugano, Switzerland, from August 30th to September 4th. UNICA (Union Internationale du Cinéma) is an independent international organisation and a member of UNESCO’s International Council for Cinema, Television and Audiovisual Communication. Its role is …
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