Due to sanitary conditions, the 24th edition of PriMed – le Festival de la Méditerranée en images – could not take place in Marseille. Nevertheless, thanks to the generosity of the selected directors, and to CMCA will, the 2020 edition took place online. This new format was a great success. Nearly 100 000 internet users …
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Israeli film-maker Ada Ushpiz has completed her latest documentary, Children, focussing on children living in the Palestinian territories. This feature-length film had its world premiere at the DOK Leipzig festival end of October. In 2015, Ada Ushpiz was working as a reporter for the Israeli daily Haaretz when the Knife Intifada broke out. Children follows …
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The latest film from Palestinian directors Arab and Tarzan Nasser will represent their country at the upcoming Academy Awards. Gaza Mon Amour will be the thirteenth film put forward for an Oscar by the Palestinian territories. “It’s an honour for us to represent Palestine at the Oscars” the Nasser brothers have said. “We’re proud to …
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The 2nd Mediterranean Co-production Forum will take place from October 30th to November 1st in the 6th arrondissement of Marseille. The event is organized by Méditalents, an association helping film-makers from all Mediterranean countries to write or develop their projects. Through this Forum the association hopes to build a co-production and cultural network. The Forum …
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The 42nd Cinemed ended on October 24th. This Montpellier-based film festival is purely for Mediterranean films. Eleven awards were given at the end of this year’s festival. Among the feature films, the Antigone d’Or went to Srdan Golubovic for his film Father (Serbia). The BNP Paribas Critics’ Award was won by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma …
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Created 26 years ago, Medfilm is Rome’s oldest film festival and the first specifically for Mediterranean films. Due to the current crisis, this year’s festival will be online and is scheduled to run from November 6th to 15th. In 2016 the organisers created #MedMeetings, and this year they are adding a workshop: #MedFilm Works In …
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The Mostra de València will open on October 22nd and end on November 1st. Once again the festival emphasises its commitment to show the best films made around the Mediterranean. The first films included in the competitive section have been announced: Zana by Antoneta Kastrati (Kosovo): The director uses elements of fantasy to reflect on …
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