Category: FESTIVALS

News about Festivals in Mediterranean

MOROCCO / 9th Salé International Festival of Women’s Film

The 9th Salé International Festival of Women’s Film was held between September 28th and October 3rd. This year the festival had its first-ever documentary section, with six documentaries competing. There were also 12 feature-length drama films, all focussed on the theme of women. Ahmed Abdalla’s film “Décor” received both the Grand Jury Prize and the …

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ITALY / The Winners of the 27th URTI International Radio Grand Prix

The 27th URTI International Radio Grand Prix received a large number of entries from 28 countries on the theme “Multiculturalism”. The jury was made up of ten people from broadcasting, chaired by Mihaela Schefer, Head of International Projects at Radio Rai. They met in Turin (Italy) from September 20th to 22nd at the invitation of …

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FRANCE / Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée

This year’s Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée celebrates its tenth anniversary. 42 films by or for women from 15 Mediterranean countries – dramas and documentaries, features and shorts – will be screened: in Marseille from October 6th to 18th, then in Martigues on October 14th, October 15th/16th/17th in Hyères and October 25th at La Ciotat. On …

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FRANCE / 37th Cinemed

The 37th Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film will take place from October 24th to 31st. The festival “continues its cultural aim of discovering films from the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, Portugal and Armenia. In a spirit of tolerance, it facilitates exchanges, seminars and studies on the shared components which connect these film industries.” This …

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MOROCCO / 3rd Europe-Orient Festival of Documentary Film

The 3rd Europe-Orient Documentary Film Festival, organized by the Moroccan Association for Media Studies and Documentary Films, will be held in Assilah from October 14th to 17th. This year China is guest of honour. A selection of documentary films on the theme Europe-Orient will be screened at Asilah’s Bandar Ben Soltane Library and the Hassan …

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TUNISIA / Cancellation of the 5th Douz Doc Days

The 5th edition of Douz Doc Days, scheduled from October 12th to 17th at the Sahara Museum in Douz, has been cancelled because of insufficient funding and logistical support. Hichem Ben Ammar, the festival’s founder and director, said in a statement: “We cannot open such an event when we have so little financial visibility and …

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ROMANIA / 22nd Astra Film Festival

This year the 22nd Astra Film Festival (AFF) will be held from October 5th to 11th in the city of Sibiu, under the patronage of Romania’s President. Its main aim is to promote cultural and intercultural understanding as well as to offer the public an intimate and detailed picture of the human condition. This festival …

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