For its 3rd edition, Malta’s Mediterranean Film Festival has announced a programme of 40 films from 20 countries. It takes place from June 21st to 29th. The programme is divided into three sections: the Official Competition and the Out-of-Competition section. Among the 10 titles presented in competition, the documentary Igor Bezinovic’s Fiume o Morte! (Croatia, …
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During the Cannes Film Festival the Association of European Cinematheques launched their 6th Season of Classic Films. During the event a restoration grant of €70,000 was allocated to restore Bosnian director Ivica Matić’s Landscape with a Woman plus five of her experimental shorts. A director and cinematographer, Ivica Matić died aged 28 in 1976. She …
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Awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Radu Jude’s film Kontinental’25 has been bought by distributors in 21 countries. The countries include France (acquired by Méteore Films), Italy (I Wonder Pictures) and Greece (Cinobo). MCF Megacom Film has obtained the rights for Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania. Interviewed by FNE, …
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Inshallah a Boy, a film by Amjad Al-Rasheed (Jordan), and Voy! Voy! Voy! by Omar Hilal (Egypt) both won awards at the Septimius Awards ceremony. Held every year in Amsterdam, this international ceremony showcases films and series by new talents. More than thirty awards are given to directors, actors and film technicians. Al-Rasheed’s Inshallah a …
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Produced by Bambú Producciones, the Spanish series La Promesa (The Vow) has been sold by the Studiocanal group to several TV channels, including C8 (France) and Dubai TV (North Africa and the Middle East). Written by Josep Cister Rubio, Susana Prieto, Ruth García and Carmen Llano, La Promesa is set in Spain at the beginning …
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The Mediterranean Film Festival returns to Malta for its 2nd year from June 22nd to 30th with the theme: Unity through film. Malta’s Film Commissioner, Johann Grech, explains the Festival’s importance: “In a time of unprecedented instability and division in the world, the Mediterranean Film Festival has a very special role to play in promoting, …
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Serbian cinematographer Miloš Jaćimović has begun post-production on his first feature-length documentary Sunset. Co-produced by Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia, the film is set in a physical therapy centre in Montenegro which takes in patients from all over the world. Its particular geopolitical location makes it a bridge between disparate worlds, people and ideas. Based in …
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