Category: WESTERN EUROPE

News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)

FRANCE / Full house for the 22nd PriMed’s Audience Award

Audience Award

1,800 members of the public came to Mucem on Sunday November 25th for the opening session of PriMed – the screening of 6 short films competing for the Mediterranean Short Film Award, which was to be decided by those present. The 6 films in competition: – CARMEN by Natalia PRESTON – DR FATMA by Narcisse …

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FRANCE / 22nd PriMed: a second look at the Award Ceremony – in images

Cérémonie de remise des prix

The 22nd PriMed, the Festival of the Mediterranean in images, ended with the gala award-giving ceremony at the Le Prado cinema. This festive celebration was accompanied by a Marseille group, Radio Babel, and was attended by members of the jury, the competing directors, high school students and community representatives. Another look at the evening in …

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FRANCE / Rendez-vous in Marseille for the 22nd PriMed !

PriMed 2018

PriMed, the Festival of the Mediterranean in images, is celebrating its 22nd year in Marseille. Nearly 40 hours of free public screenings for cinema-goers in Marseille, with 25 films in competition.   Created in 1994 and organized by the Centre Méditerranéen de la Communication Audiovisuelle (CMCA), the PriMed (Prix International du Documentaire et du Reportage …

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ITALY / Matteo Garrone announces the production of his next film, “Pinocchio”

Matteo Garrone

Matteo Garrone’s new film Pinocchio will begin shooting in the first quarter of 2019. Production of this adaptation was postponed while the Italian director focussed on his latest film, Dogman. This time Garrone, who has twice won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes for his films Gomorra and Reality, is taking his inspiration from Italian …

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SPAIN / 12th Catalonia Festival of Arab and Mediterranean Film

Mostra du Cinéma Arabe et Méditerranéen de Catalogne

The 12th Catalonia Festival of Arab and Mediterranean Film opened on November 8th in Barcelona with the screening of Daily life in a Syrian village, a film by the great director and writer Omar Amiralay. This documentary made in 1974 with the playwright Saadallah Wannous had been banned in Syria. By showing the daily life …

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ITALY / 24th Medfilm Festival

Medfilm Festival

The Medfilm Festival, focussing on films from the Mediterranean basin, opened on November 9th at Rome’s Savoy cinema. For its 24th year, 79 films from 34 countries were screened in three locations in the Italian capital: the Savoy cinema, Macro – the Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Roma – and the Nuovo Cinema Aquila. Many film-makers, …

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SPAIN / Seville European Film Festival

Festival européen du film de Séville

Between November 9th to 17th the Andalusian capital will become a centre for the 7th art as it hosts the 15th Seville European Film Festival, where people connected with European cinema can discuss every aspect of films and film-making. In addition to the films shown in the official selection, there are sections on “new wave” …

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