FRANCE / The 16th Marseille Web Fest in preparation

Launched in 2011, the Marseille Web Fest is an international event for short-form digital content and new ways of audiovisual storytelling. The 16th edition will take place from October 15th to 17th. Every year the festival brings together a wide range of creators, producers and distributors to showcase creative work, foster innovation and support the …

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MEDITERRANEAN / “The Taste of the Mediterranean” has launched a collaborative platform

After years highlighting the culinary riches of different regions, TV journalist and presenter Carine Aigon has launched Diète Méditerranéenne, c’est notre Nature !, a project rooted in and dedicated to the Mediterranean life-style. It’s a heritage dating back to antiquity, now encapsulated by Mme. Aigon in the first multilingual collaborative platform entirely dedicated to the …

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MOROCCO / The CCM allocates €2.4 million to 40 festivals and film events

The Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) has announced that a total of €2.4 million (24.6 million dirhams) will be allocated to film festivals and events across the country. Out of 55 applications reviewed, 40 were selected. Among them is the Marrakesh International Film Festival, which will receive a grant of approximately €1.1 million (12 million dirhams). …

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA / For greater parity, the Sarajevo Film Festival has launched “Sister Sister”

In collaboration with the Sarajevo Film Festival, which ran from August 14th to 21st, Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska has launched a project called “Sister Sister”. Her aim is to draft a collective manifesto on the role of women in the audiovisual industry in all the countries of former Yugoslavia. According to its originator the …

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GREECE / The 11th Beyond Borders Festival closes

The 11th Beyond Borders International Documentary Festival took place from August 23rd to 30th on the island of Kastelorizo. By focusing on a specific theme each year, the organisers hope to foster connections between people and cultures from around the world through documentary film-making and the lens of history. This 11th edition, titled What remains …

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MALTA / Shirley Spiteri prepares to film Waiting to Hear from Julia

Maltese director Shirley Spiteri Mintoff is currently preparing her new feature Waiting to Hear from Julia, with filming scheduled for 2027 in Malta and Italy. Her film centres on the Maltese Prime Minister’s driver, Matteo Dimech. Since the death of his wife (the Julia of the title) he has been living a nightmare, spiralling into …

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PALESTINE – ISRAEL / The documentary NAZA shown at the Venice Biennale

Two of the directors behind the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land presented their new film, NAZA, at the Venice Film Festival, which ran from September 2nd to 12th. The film won the Special Jury Prize. Directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, NAZA was shot at night from the rooftops of Tel Aviv. Blending investigative …

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