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News about Festivals in Mediterranean

LEBANON / Gold Bear for Best Short for “Les Chenilles”

Les Chenilles

A first film by Lebanese directors Michelle and Noel Keserwany, Les Chenilles, won the Golden Bear for Best Short at the 73rd Berlinale. Co-produced in France by Dewberries Films and the Lyon Biennale, the story is about two young women from the Levant, Asma and Sarah, both waitresses in the same restaurant in Lyon. Initially …

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SERBIA – FRANCE / Shellac buys the international rights for “Music”

Music Angela Schanelec

The international rights for the Serbian film Music have been bought by the French company Shellac. The film premiered at the 73rd Berlinale. Written and directed by Angela Schanelec, it is freely inspired by the Oedipus myth. Abandoned at birth on a stormy night in the Greek mountains, without having known either his father or …

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GREECE / The 25th TiDF names the films in competition

Festival International du Documentaire de Thessalonique

The 25th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TiDF) will take place from March 2nd to 12th. The organizers have named the 34 films selected in the various competitions. This year’s programme explores many themes including female emancipation and the environment. In the International category, there are twelve films competing for the Gold and Silver Alexanders. Among …

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EGYPT – TUNISIA / Selma Baccar, guest of honour at the AIWFF

Aswan International Women’s Festival

The 7th Aswan International Women’s Film Festival (AIWFF – March 5th to 10th) has announced Tunisian director, producer and politician Selma Baccar will be a guest of honour. Every year the festival highlights the work of women in the world of cinema. By choosing Ms. Baccar as a guest of honour the organizers want to …

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MOROCCO / 28th Tétouan Festival of Mediterranean Film

Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Tétouan

Created in 1985, the Tetouan Festival of Mediterranean Film returns for its 28th year from March 3rd to 10th. This year the organizers are enriching the programme with new events which support creativity and strengthen professional ties across the Mediterranean. During the Tetouan Workshops directors and scriptwriters will be able to present their projects to …

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EGYPT – ALGERIA / The Life After at the Luxor African Film Festival

La vis d'après

Anis Djaad’s The Life After was screened at the 12th Luxor African Film Festival. Organized in the town of Luxor, the festival was held from February 4th to 10th. Created in 2012 to remedy the low representation of African films in Egypt, the event champions African films and encourages partnerships between the continent’s film-makers. The …

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MOROCCO / First general assembly for the Union marocaine des festivals de cinéma

Drapeau Maroc

Announced in September 2022 by representatives from several film festivals, the Union marocaine des festivals de cinéma (UMFC) held its first general assembly on January 7th in Rabat and elected its executive board. Ben Younes Bahkani (director of the Saidia Film Festival) was elected president, Azzedine El Ouafi (director of the Cap Spartel Festival in …

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