News about Festivals in Mediterranean
The success of Palestinian films at international festivals is undeniable: even though film production within the territory is not very abundant, the films have a high reputation. In 2017 “Ghost Hunting” won the Best Documentary Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, in 2013 Hany Abu Assad’s “Omar” won the Jury Prize in the Un …
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The 13th Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève (FIFOG) ran from April 21st to 29th. During the event the organisers devoted a day to the Tunisian embassy’s cultural activity in Switzerland. This was marked by the screening-discussion of two Tunisian films in the FIFOG competition: Elyes Baccar’s “Tunis By Night”, in the presence of …
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The 19th television and radio festival, organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) in Tunis, was particularly generous to the Algerian public television company (EPTV) and the Algerian Radio (ENRS). They won six awards on April 31st in the presence of their CEO’s Tewfik Khelladi and Chaabane Lounakel. EPTV won first prize in the …
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For the second year running Turin hosted “Cartoons on the Bay”, an international festival of cross-media animation and children’s television from April 12th to 14th. The event was organized by Rai Com and sponsored by Rai, with the Piedmontese Region also very involved in the project. The festival programme this year was very varied – …
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The 33rd Valencia International Film Festival will be held from June 22nd to 29th. Organized by the city’s cultural institute, the festival’s aim is to bring out emerging talents and be a showcase for international films made by young people. Nearly 1,000 films from more than 50 countries have been submitted for either the short …
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The Grasse Film Festival was held from April 17th to 20th. Of the nearly 750 films sent in from many countries, 7 short and 9 feature films were screened, including 5 having a first showing. The idea for the festival came in 1999 during a training course for high school students led by film critic …
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The 16th Cyprus Film Days, co-organized by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Cinema, took place from April 19th to 28th in Limassol and Nicosia. The festival shows current films from around the world through three main categories: The International Competition – “Glocal Images” – highlights the sensibilities …
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