Category: FESTIVALS

News about Festivals in Mediterranean

TUNISIA / Panorama International Short Film Festival reschedules its 10th edition

Having previously postponed the 10th Panorama International Short Film Festival (PISFF), on January 14th the organisers announced the event will now run from February 4th au 8th in Tunis. Created in 2016 by the Association of Parents and Friends of the Disabled in Tunisia (APAHT), the festival supports and shows the work of local and …

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AFRICA / Look back at the 14th Luxor African Film Festival

Festival du Film Africain de Louxor

The 14th Luxor African Film Festival took place from January 9th to 14th. This year 11 feature films were shown in competition. The jury – screenwriter Tamer Habib (Egypt), director Moussa Sène Absa (Senegal), director Ibrahim Shaddad (Sudan), director Sofia Djama (Algeria) and actress Akosua Busia (Ghana) – awarded the Special Jury Award to Abdenour …

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BULGARIA / Winners of the 28th Golden Rhyton Film Festival

The 2024 Golden Rhyton Film Festival was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from December 13th to 19th. Specialising in Bulgarian documentary and animation, this 28th edition screened 53 films in competition and 19 in the Open Horizons selection. The jury – writer Radoslav Bimbalov, animation director/producer Dimitar Petrov, cinematographer and documentary film-maker Nikolay Stefanov, art history …

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TUNISIA / A look at the 35th “Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage”

JCC 24

The 35th Carthage Film Festival was held from December 14th to 21st 2024. After its cancellation in 2023 in support of the Palestinian people, the Festival continued its commitment by putting Palestine “at the heart of the JCC” with a selection of Palestinian films as well as a tribute to director Hany Abu-Assad. This 35th …

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MOROCCO / “Happy Holidays” wins FIFM’s Gold Star

FIFM

The 21st Marrakesh International Film Festival closed on December 7th 2024. The jury, chaired by Italian director Luca Guadagnino, viewed 14 films presented in the official competition. The big winner this year was Happy Holidays by Palestinian director Scandar Copti. Two of the film’s actresses, Manar Shehab and Wafaa Aoun, also won the Best Actress …

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ITALY / WEMW announces the projects chosen for its co-production forum

WEMW

When East Meets West (WEMW), an event dedicated to audiovisual professionals, will run within the framework of the Trieste Film Festival, from January 19th to 22nd. The WEMW Co-production Forum has announced the 21 projects chosen from over 500 international projects received. This year’s selection includes 10 creative documentaries, 9 feature films and 2 animated …

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FRANCE / Fipadoc celebrates documentary creativity in the Balkans

FIPADOC

This year’s Fipadoc, which runs from January 24th to February 1st, will devote its Territorial Focus to the Balkans, with 22 documentaries. Among the first titles announced, Maja Novaković’s At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking? (Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina) takes us to the heart of Bosnia where an elderly and solitary man, Emin, …

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