Category: FESTIVALS

News about Festivals in Mediterranean

FRANCE – LEBANON / The Fameck Arab Film Festival with Lebanon guest of honour

The 36th Fameck Arab Film Festival will be held in north-eastern France from October 2nd to 12th.This year the main focus is on Lebanon, with the organisers wanting to “shine a spotlight on creative Lebanese films, reflecting a changing society, combining poetry, resistance and a search for identity.” More than 15 films – fiction, documentaries …

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MALTA / The Mediterranea Film Festival announces its selection

For its 3rd edition, Malta’s Mediterranean Film Festival has announced a programme of 40 films from 20 countries. It takes place from June 21st to 29th. The programme is divided into three sections: the Official Competition and the Out-of-Competition section. Among the 10 titles presented in competition, the documentary Igor Bezinovic’s Fiume o Morte! (Croatia, …

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ALGERIA / The first Rencontre cinématographique Rusicada

The first Rusicada Film Festival ran from June 21st to 25th in Skikda. Organized by the Skikda Wilaya Culture Directorate, the festival hopes to make the city a film hub in eastern Algeria. This first edition, themed From Writing to Screen, focused on cinema through its literary and screenwriting dimensions. Over the festival’s five days …

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JORDAN / The 6th Amman International Film Festival in preparation

Awal Film has announced details of the 6th Amman International Film Festival which will be held from July 2nd to 10th. This year’s theme, A World Unscripted, will focus on the unforeseeable aspects of story-telling. In the words of Festival President Princess Rym Ali: “This year’s Festival embraces the unpredictable and the deeply human in …

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LEBANON / Tiro Association for Arts is restoring a Beirut cinema

The Tiro Association for Arts is launching a fundraising appeal to restore Beirut’s Le Colisée cinema. Founded in Tyre in 2014, the association participates in the cultural and artistic development of communities in various places. Since its creation it has restored several cinemas, including the Alhambra in 2014, the Rivoli in 2018 and most recently …

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SPAIN / Cine por Mujeres returns for its 8th year

The 8th Cine por Mujeres is being prepared in Madrid and will be held from October 28th to November 9th. “Since 2018,” the press release states “Cine por Mujeres has established itself as a platform for presenting films directed by women (not FOR women or ABOUT women).” The festival wants to promote the work of …

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MOROCCO / Tangier International Reality Film Festival closes

Festival International du Cinéma-réalité

The 4th International Reality Film Festival was held in Tangier from May 14th to 18th. Organized by a Moroccan association called Les Lions du nord pour la culture et l’art, the festival features a professional short film competition. This year twelve films were presented, including Closure by Mooney Abu Samra (Jordan), Une Histoire de Vacances …

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