In his latest film, Dolce Fine Giornata, Polish director and screenwriter Jacek Borcuch tackles many themes linked to current issues: the influence of the refugee crisis, the family and the limits of freedom. He brings these to life through the story of a poetess and grandmother, Maria Linde. She lives in the idyllic Tuscan countryside, …
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FRANCE / Tribute to René Vautier at the Videodrome 2
For a week Marseille’s cinema-café on the Cours Julien, Videodrome 2, will show the films of René Vautier. The cinema, which is also a video club and bistro, offers a varied and regularly renewed programme. By scheduling seasons, the public discovers the relationships between different films, enhancing them and making them more accessible. Audiences have …
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FRANCE PALESTINE / It Must Be Heaven by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman shown in a world preview at the Monde Festival
Director Elia Suleiman was present at the screening of his new film It Must Be Heaven at the Beau Regard cinema in Paris on October 7th as part of the Monde Festival. The film received a Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Elia Suleiman fled Palestine in search of a new …
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ITALY / The 24th Milan Film Festival focuses on the cinema of change
The 24th Milan Film Festival opened on October 4th and runs until the 10th. All the feature films in official competition have a common theme: Change. For example, coming of age and the transition to adulthood, a changed point of view or a change of social status. Johannes Nyholm’s Koko-di Koko-da addresses the theme of …
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SPAIN / During the European Film Forum in San Sebastian, co-finance, co-production and co-distribution are all discussed
Organized in collaboration with Creative Europe MEDIA, the European Film Forum tackled various issues during the San Sebastian Festival. The main theme was “New Models of Cooperation in the Broadcasting Industry”. “We want to talk about new ways of production, financing and distribution, so that film professionals can keep developing their projects with the strongest …
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ITALY / The Naples Film Festival: a wide-ranging programme
The 21st Naples Film Festival was held from September 23rd to October 1st.In the Europe / Mediterranean section several new talents emerged: – Italian director Fabio Massa with Mai per Semper (a dramatic story about friendship and love, the struggle between good and evil)– Croatian director Barbara Vekaric with Aleksi (the story of a girl …
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FRANCE EGYPT / The PriMed’s Prix des Jeunes de la Méditerranée makes a first call in Egypt
The first event for this year’s PriMed took place in Egypt, with the CMCA meeting a total of 400 young people in Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said to discuss how they see their place in the Mediterranean world. To help the students sharpen their critical sense and express their opinions, the meetings were guided and …
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