Category: FESTIVALS

News about Festivals in Mediterranean

JORDAN / The Amman International Film Festival launches a platform for web series

The Amman International Film Festival, Awal Film, is launching a new programme to encourage web series: the Spark Series. Developed as part of the Amman Film Industry Days, it will give selected creators of web series the chance to present their projects to an audience of film-makers, producers, distributors and industry professionals. The goal is …

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MOROCCO – SPAIN / Cannes Film Festival: filmed in Morocco, Sirat is chosen for the official competition

Sirat

Shot in Morocco, Olivier Laxe’ Franco-Spanish film Sirat has been selected for the official competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The story is set in Morocco’s Jbel Saghro mountains where Louis, accompanied by his young son, is searching for his daughter who disappeared at an electronic music festival. Their search takes them across the …

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CYPRUS / Cyprus Film Days announces its winners

Cyprus Film Days

The 23rd Cyprus Film Days International Festival closed on April 12th with the Best Film Award in the International Selection going to the French-Italian-Georgian co-production, April. Directed by Déa Kulumbegashvili, April is about an obstetrician-gynaecologist working in a small hospital in Georgia. When a baby dies during childbirth her professional and moral reputation is called …

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FRANCE – ALGERIA / The Franco-Algerian series “El’Sardines” wins award at Series Mania

El'Sardines

The Franco-Algerian series El’Sardines won Special Mention in the Short Formats competition at the Series Mania festival in Lille. This is the first time an Algerian series has been presented at this event. Directed by poet Zoulikha Tahar, this short series (six 11-minute episodes) is set in Oran. Six days before her younger sister’s wedding, …

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CROATIA / ZagrebDox closes its 21st edition

ZagrebDox

The 21st ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival took place from March 30th to April 6th. 107 documentaries were shown in 16 categories, including international and regional competitions. This year in the regional competition the jury awarded the prestigious Big Stamp to Dalija Dozet forMy Dad’s Lessons (Croatia). In her intimate documentary, Ms. Dozet commemorates her …

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MOROCCO / 1st International Spring Film Festival

Ouezzane International Spring Film Festival

The first International Spring Film Festival opened its doors in Ouezzane from April 9th ​​to 12th with the theme “A Big Screen for a Small Town: Cinema and the Dialogue of Cultures.” The festival’s aim, according to its organizers, is to support national productions and boost the local and international artistic scene. They hope to …

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FRANCE / Call for projects : Films Femmes Méditerranée

Films Femmes Méditerranée

Films Femmes Mediterranee launches its workshop, season 7. This two-day event will take place in Marseille on the 13th and 14th of november, during the 20th edition of FFM. It is dedicated to promoting encounters between the women filmmakers selected and professional producers also coming from the Mediterranean region. Its aim is two-fold: to support …

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