Category: FESTIVALS

News about Festivals in Mediterranean

Croatia / The Zagreb Film Festival closed on October 30th

Zagreb-Film-Festival

For two decades the Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF) has been showing and supporting first films by independent film-makers, both national and international. Based in the Croatian capital, and this year running from October 23rd to 30th, the organisers claim it is now “the biggest international festival in Croatia.” There were the usual sections: the International …

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North Macedonia / Winners at the Kine Nova International Film Festival

Kine Nova International Film Festival

The KineNova International Film Festival was held from October 7th to 14th in Skopje, North Macedonia. Now in its 7thyear, the festival specialises in the work of new film-makers from the region and around the world. It defines itself as “a place where new film-makers can present new stories and offer a new perspective of …

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Morocco – Israel / Bi-lateral co-operation for film production

Haifa Film Festival

During the 38th Haifa Film Festival (October 8th – 17th) there were several meetings between major players from the Moroccan and Israeli audiovisual industries to discuss the challenges of the two countries creating a cooperation agreement on film production. During one of these meetings Yaron Shamir, the artistic director of the Haifa Film Festival, talked …

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Romania / After 2 years’ absence the Astra Film Festival returns

Astra Film Festival

The 29th Astra Film Festival took place from October 9th to 16th in Sibiu, Romania. Absent for two years because of the pandemic, the festival has returned in force with more than 100 documentaries shown to the public. Considered the “doyen of Romanian cinema”, Astra has made its mission to “raise awareness of the realities …

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Greece / Call for submissions for the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

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The call for films for the 25th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival is open until December 8th. The TDF is one of the most important documentary festivals in Europe. Every year it celebrates the art of documentary through a rich programme of films, events and forums for professionals. The festival has 4 competitive sections: – International Feature-length: …

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France / Programme of the 44th Cinemed

Cinemed 2022

The 44th Cinemed, Montpellier’sFestival of Mediterranean Film, will take place from October 21stto 29th. This year there will be a lot of films and a lot of guests. Award-winning director Abdellatif Kechiche will be present with 6 of his feature films. From his first film, La Faute à Voltaire (2001), through La Vie d’Adèle – …

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Turkey / The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival was held from October 1st to 8th

Golden-Orange-Film-Festival-Antalya

The 59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival took place from October 1st to 8th in the centre of the well-known Turkish seaside resort. Created in 1964, the organisers claim the festival has become, “the beating heart of Turkish cinema”, and is thus the starting point in the careers of many film-makers. The festival has built …

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