FRANCE / 9th edition of the “La première fois” festival

The 9th “La première fois”, a festival for long, medium-length and short films, was held in Aix en Provence and Marseille from February 20^th to 24^th.

All the films were first documentaries. This year’s guest of honour, Jean-Gabriel Périot, gave a masterclass on the first day, which was followed by the official opening.

Several Mediterranean films were screened: Antoine Danis’ “Athènes Rapsody”, Elitza Gueorguieva’s film about Bulgaria “Chaque mur est une porte”, and Mohammed Siam’s documentary about Egypt after Mubarak “Whose country?”.

Sources: France 3 Provence Alpes Cote d’Azur, Site internet du festival http://www.festival-lapremierefois.org/