News about Festivals in Mediterranean
From June 7th to 16th Madrid hosted its 4th film festival. The alternative programming allows local audiences to see creative and experimental films rarely shown in cinemas. Several Mediterranean films were screened: Gürcan Keltek’s documentary “Meteors” (Turkey / Netherlands), Eric Beaudelaire’s “Also known as Jihadi” (France), the Franco-Italian co-production “They Still Burn” by Felice D …
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This year, the Beirut Art Film Festival will take place in two stages: the BAFF Intramuros from November 20th to 25th and the BAFF Extramuros, at the campuses of partner universities, in schools and regional cultural centres across the country from November 1st to 30th. During a ceremony in the festival’s offices, the BAFF 2018 …
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The fourth Valletta Film Festival, organized by the Film Grain Foundation, will take place from June 8th to 17th. More than 50 international films will be screened, including 20 in the official competition, which is divided into three categories: feature films, documentaries and short films. On the sidelines of the competition there will be screenings …
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The first Fez International Film Festival (FIFF), initiated by an association of the same name, will be held from November 13th to 17th. The organisers’ aim is to strengthen the town’s cultural identity and promote the Moroccan film industry as a whole. They hope it will “help boost the production, making and promotion of national …
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From 1992 to 2006 the IMA’s Arab Cinemas Biennale was a landmark. It often gave first screenings to talented Arab film-makers whose films are now routinely presented in prestigious international festivals. It also raised French and European awareness of a usually little-known cinema. This year, after an absence of more than ten years, the IMA …
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The 71st Cannes Film Festival took place from May 8th to 19th. Mediterranean directors won awards not only in the main competition, but also in the parallel competitions. Main section In the main competition, Lebanese director Nadine Labaki won the jury prize with her third feature, “Capharnaüm”. Requiring three years research, Labaki’s film is both …
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Organized by the People’s Association of Tunisians in Corsica and Friends, the second festival of “Cinéma du Mahgreb” is being held in Ajaccio from May 12th to 20th. The 24 scheduled films focus on different issues current in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco (Libya is not part of the festival this year): the status of women, …
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