News about Festivals in Mediterranean
Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir won the Official Competition of the Sydney Film Festival for The Mother Of All Lies. Conceived as a drama-documentary, the film explores the director’s family history and the lies told around the devastation and violence of the 1981 riots in Casablanca. Without using archival images or photographs, she meticulously recreates …
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During the 3rd Ponta Lopud Film Festival (June 20th– 24th), the organisers launched the Regional Film and TV Academy together with their colleagues at the Sarajevo Film Festival. Their aim is to develop the mentoring, exchange and promotion of film and television projects produced in all the countries of former Yugoslavia. It will organise professional …
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Having recently announced the dates of the 6th El Gouna Film Festival (October 10th– 20th), the organisers have now revealed the name of the new artistic director: Egyptian producer/director Marianne Khoury. Her appointment will help the festival increase its support for Arab and Egyptian film-makers. Following the announcement, Mrs Khoury said she will “expand the …
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The 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, which will take place from August 11th to 18th, has announced the 19 television series nominated for the Heart of Sarajevo Awards. There are 14 awards in all. Those chosen fall into two categories: the first is for drama series with 8 awards and the second for comedies with 6 …
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Considered the oldest national film festival in the world, the 70th Pula Film Festival will be held from July 15thto 22nd. This year there are 80 films on the programme, including 14 Croatian features in competition. In the competitive category there are 11 fiction features, 2 documentaries and an animated film. The film opening the …
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The call for projects for the fifth Franco-Israeli co-writing residency for series is open until September 12th. Organised by the French Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image animée and the Israeli Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, this residency gives French and Israeli scriptwriters a chance to work together. To qualify, each project must have at …
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The Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the 11 projects selected for the co-production forum, CineLink Industry Days, which will be held from August 14th to 18th. This event is a commercial platform for audiovisual and cinema professionals from all over Europe. The aim is to showcase new talent and expand co-production possibilities in Europe and …
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