Category: FESTIVALS

News about Festivals in Mediterranean

SPAIN / SEMINCI – Valladolid International Film Week

Seminci

The Seminci festival was held from October 20th to 27th in Valladolid. There was a rich and varied programme, with 70 feature films and 50 short films competing in various categories (official selection, Spanish documentary, climate change, young audience, etc.). The jury of the official selection was chaired by Portuguese film-maker Miguel Gomes, director of …

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FRANCE / 13th Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée

Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée

The film festival dedicated to female Mediterranean film-makers closed on October 21st at La Ciotat, after a huge success in Marseilles earlier in the month. 45 films were shown at this, the 13th Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée – dramas and documentaries, short and long – including 3 in pre-release and 10 being shown for the …

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MOROCCO / 16th Mediterranean Short-Film Festival in Tangiers

Festival du Court-Métrage Méditerranéen de Tanger

The 16th Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangiers took place in Morocco from October 1st to 6th. 44 films representing 18 Mediterranean countries had been selected for the official competition, and, to mark its 16th anniversary, the organisers created a new section – “Festival Guest”, this year highlighting French short films. For film professionals there …

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FRANCE / 36th Arte Mare – a festival of Mediterranean film in Bastia

Arte mare

Corsica’s oldest film festival took place in Bastia from October 6th to 13th. It highlights Mediterranean talent, while this year focussing particularly on film soundtracks. Spectators were able to meet composers and musicians such as Bruno Coulais, Serge Perathoner and Anne Gravoin. The festivities began with a pre-release screening of Les Invisibles, the second feature …

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FRANCE / CINEMED – 40th Festival of Mediterranean Cinema in Montpellier

Cinemed

Cinemed, the Festival of Mediterranean Film in Montpellier, will celebrate its 40th anniversary from October 19th to 27th, chaired by Marseille director Robert Guédiguian, who will also be the subject of a retrospective. The festival will open with the screening of the first two episodes of the TV series Il Miracolo, as yet unseen in …

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CYPRUS ITALY / A festival of Italian films in Cyprus

italian film days

In collaboration with the Italian production company IMAGO, the Italian Embassy in Cyprus organized an Italian Film Festival in Nicosia and Limasol from September 19th to 25th. The event was made possible by a special grant from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of a bilateral agreement with Cyprus. The event opened with …

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UNITED KINGDOM / 4th SAFAR Film Festival

safar film festival

For the fourth consecutive year, the UK’s only festival exclusively for Arab films was held in London from September 13th to 18th. This year audiences discovered many films which have never been shown outside the Middle East. The screenings took place at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the French Institute. This year’s theme was …

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