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08 03 2010
EuropeAid hosting Brussels info session on call for Euromed Audiovisual III
EuropeAid is organising an information session in Brussels on 19 March (Boulevard du Roi Albert II, No. 5/2, B-1210 Bruxelles) to answer questions regarding the call for proposals under its...
18 02 2010
€5 million call for proposals for Euromed Audiovisual III
The European Commission has issued a €5 million Call for Proposals under the Euromed Audiovisual III programme. The Call (reference EuropeAid/129593/C/ACT/MULTI) is financed under the ENPI. The...
04 02 2010
Hard work pays off with 130 films produced in the last 10 years and more than 100 prizes received
Interview with Katriel Shory - Executive Director, Israel Film Fund
Since 1999 you have been managing the Israel Film Fund. In only ten years time, could we say that the Fund has become a real success story with a 130 films produced and 40 films winning together...
23 01 2010
Call for entries Interchange 2010: deadline 29 January 2010
Thanks to the support of Media International, TorinoFilmLab, the Dubai International Film Festival and EAVE are launching a new Middle East – Europe Training: Interchange – TFL/DIFF/EAVE...
16 01 2010
Greenhouse announces a new call for applications!
Greenhouse is announcing a new international development programme to be implemented in 2010 dealing with the theme of Racism and Human Rights open for documentary filmmakers from Europe and the...
10 01 2010
Registration for Insight Out Scholarships still opened till 15 January 2010
The application deadline for schoalrships, due to organisational matters, was extended to 15 January 2010. People are still invited to submit applications if they did have not done so yet. The...
08 01 2010
MovieMed : Tourism and film production in the Mediterranean
The first MovieMed Meetings will take place in Marseille on 18 and 19 January 2010. They are organised by Moviemed, an EU-funded project within Invest in Med, which aims to promote Mediterranean...
08 01 2010
Greenhouse ended its third and final seminar in Turkey in December 2009
The EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual II Greenhouse project ended its third seminar with a final pitching forum in Izmir, Turkey, in December 2009. 10 prominent professionals from the international...
24 12 2009
New Audiovisual Media Services Directive to come into effect from December 2009
Interview with Amélie Lépinard, Audiovisual and Media Policies Unit, Information Society and Media Directorate General, European Commission
Q: During your intervention at the Euromed Audiovisual II seminar in Brussels last month you spoke about the "Audiovisual Media Services" Directive (AVMSD) which was adopted in December 2007 and...
04 12 2009
Prizes for Mediterranean documentaries and news films
From 9 to 14 December 2009 Marseilles will host the 14th International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary and News Film. 36 documentaries have already been selected and are ready to be...
18 11 2009
European Union Organises Workshop on Euromed Audiovisual Legal Database
The European Union is organising a Euromed Audiovisual Programme workshop which will take place on 23, 24 and 25 November 2009 in Brussels, on the progress of the Programme’s legal database as...
17 11 2009
Euromed Audiovisual III: Service Forecast Notice for Capacity-Building Programme
A restricted individual service contract forecast for the Capacity-Building Programme for the new phase of the regional Euromed Audiovisual III Programme has been published on 5 November by...
17 11 2009
Euromed Audiovisual III: Service Forecast Notice for Monitoring and Support Unit
On 5 November 2009 EuropeAid announced on its website, under the publication reference EuropeAid/129249/C/SER/MULTI, a restricted service contract forecast for the Regional Monitoring and Support...
17 11 2009
EU backs Shashat’s 5th Women Film Festival
Shashat launched on 5 November its 5th Women’s Film Festival in Palestine, the only annual women’s film festival in the Arab world, with a screening of two rare and historical films, one about...
09 11 2009
Record applications to the Berlinale Talent Campus
"Cinema Needs Talent: Looking for the Right People" is the theme for the upcoming Berlinale Talent Campus. The Campus itself is far from lacking talent: In its eighth year of existence, the Campus...
09 11 2009
EU film support goes global through MEDIA MUNDUS
The European Commission has adopted a new MEDIA MUNDUS programme, a broad international cooperation programme for the audiovisual industry, aiming to strengthen cultural and commercial relations...
06 11 2009
INSIGHT OUT 2010: Limited scholarships for Mediterranean professionals
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is sponsoring a limited number of scholarships for film/TV professionals from the Southern Mediterranean for the INSIGHT OUT 2010 programme which is being...
30 10 2009
Greenhouse 4th round third and final seminar takes place in Turkey in December
The EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual II Greenhouse project is getting ready for its third seminar with a final pitching forum which will take place in December in Izmir, Turkey. Prominent producer...
13 10 2009
The EU-backed Al Kasaba festival screening 65 films from 24 countries
The 2009 fourth annual edition of Al-Kasaba International Film Festival is taking place between 8 and 22 October and presents 65 films from 24 countries: 51 feature films, 13 documentaries, and an...
08 10 2009
European Council approves MEDIA Mundus Programme
The European Council, which gathers the governmental representatives of the Member States, has approved on 14 September the MEDIA Mundus Programme which was adopted by the European Commission in...
04 10 2009
Towards preservation and enhancement of Mediterranean audiovisual heritage
The EU-funded MED-MEM audiovisual project, which is part of Euromed Heritage IV, has recently organised a training programme with the aim to help digitise audiovisual archives across the...
01 10 2009
40 international film cooperation projects benefit from EU €5 million support
The European Commission has announced €5 million of funding for 2009 to strengthen cultural and commercial relations between Europe's film industry and film-makers of third countries. The EU...
02 09 2009
Berlinale Talent Campus #8: Call for entries now open!
The new call for entries of the next Berlinale Talent Campus which will take place from 13 to 18 February 2010 is now open. Once again the Berlinale Talent Campus offers young film professionals...
30 07 2009
Greenhouse: the 4th year round of seminars is starting in August
24 filmmakers from Egypt, Palestine, Tunisia, Israel and Turkey have been selected by Greenhouse to participate with 14 projects in three seminars taking place in 2009. The project, which is...
19 07 2009
Commission approves €11 million for new Euromed Audiovisual programme
The European Commission is contributing with 11 million euro to a new Euromed Audiovisual III programme under its 2009 action programme for the Mediterranean region. The programme will build on...
02 07 2009
The Jordan Short Film Festival 2009 is Open for Film Submissions
The Jordan Short Film Festival (JSFF) is calling on all filmmaking talents to participate in this intercultural dialogue to help enrich the experience of festival audiences and to promote the...
17 06 2009
Bologna Cinematheque: Egyptian film The Mummy among the 5 newly restored films
Al-Momia (The Mummy), an Egyptian film produced in 1969 by Shadi Abdel Salam, is one of the 5 films newly restored by the Italian Bologna Cinematheque which were presented in May at the 2009...
09 06 2009
Fourth round of Greenhouse seminars attracts 70 applications
70 applications from 7 Mediterranean countries - Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and Turkey - were received by the Greenhouse project for its all year-long programme of...
26 05 2009
Registration for Greenhouse 4th Year is now Opened!
The EU-funded Greenhouse film project is inviting submissions for participation in its fourth yearly seminars programme for 2009. The deadline is June 1, 2009. Greenhouse is one of 12 selected...
24 12 2008
Cine-clubbing in Algiers
Festival
The ONCI, the Algerian National Office for Culture & Information, re-started its cine-club since April 2008 in the Mouggar Theatre of the capital. Programmed by Ms Nadjet Taibouni...
22 12 2008
Mediterranean sweepstake at Dubai IFF
Festival
The closing of the Dubai International Film Festival celebrated several Mediterranean filmmakers that benefited Euromed Audiovisual II initiatives : - Special Jury Award for the documentary ONE...
19 12 2008
See you soon!
The Euromed Audiovisual II programme will end on December 31, 2008. Between January 2006 and this very closing date, many training courses, development workshops and screenings took place and...
18 12 2008
Euromed Audiovisual II Programme: 25 films produced or ready for the shot
Results
Since 2006, more than 700 young Mediterranean professionals have participated in 9 training and development courses supported by the Euromed Audiovisual II Programme. During the past three...
17 12 2008
The European Film Weeks are holding their 18th edition in Morocco from January 22 to February 6 2009
Event
TETOUAN: January 22-31, 2009, (Avenida cinema). RABAT: January 24 – February 2, 2009 (Mohammed V Theatre). CASABLANCA: January 26 - February 4, 2009 (Le Lynx cinema). MARRAKECH: January 28 -...
15 12 2008
French-Algerian Cinema Days, Algiers, December 4-6, 2008
Event
More than 100 Algerian and French cinema professionals have been invited by the Algerian Ministry of Culture, the French CNC and Unifrance Film to take part in the French-Algerian Cinema Days...
11 12 2008
Euromed Audiovisual II
online reference documents
During the Euromed Audiovisual II Programme's final regional conference which was held in Cairo on November 10 and 11, 2008, the European Commission (EuropeAid) and the Programme's technical...
11 12 2008
MFD: The end …to be continued!
Project
Financed by the European Union within the framework of the Euromed Audiovisual II programme, MEDA Films Development is an initiative of Ali n’ Productions (Morocco) in partnership with the...
04 12 2008
The Mediterranean Centre of Audiovisual Communication is launching its annual Prize
Prize
Founded in 1994, the International Prize for Mediterranean Documentary & Reportage aims at enlightening works dealing with society, history, culture, heritage and art in the Mediterranean, while...
03 12 2008
The Algerian Cultural Centre in Paris launches a film-club and an educational workshop
Event
As from December 2008, Kaïna Cinéma association, in partnership with the Algerian Cultural Centre, will offer a monthly film-club as well as weekly educational activities on cinema art and...
02 12 2008
Three Euromed projects supported by Media International
Financing
Hughes Becquart (MEDIA Programme, European Commission) explained during the Euromed Audiovisual final conference in Cairo (Nov. 10-11, 2008) the principles of Media International, a 3-year...
21 11 2008
European Commission open to the possibility of a third Euromed Audiovisual programme
Interview with Chrystelle Lucas, Programme Manager at the European Commission’s EuropeAid Cooperation Office
The Euromed Audiovisual II programme is now drawing to a close. After three years of activity, the programme recently held its final regional conference in Cairo. Could you give us a précis of...
20 11 2008
Last Euromed Cinemas' Expert Committee: deadline November 28, 2008
Support
Euromed Cinemas' 12th and LAST Expert Committee will gather on January 6, 2009 in Casablanca in order to examine applications for distribution and exhibition support of Euro-Mediterranean films....
19 11 2008
Palestine and Algeria celebrated during the 22nd Carthage Cinema Days
Festival
The 22nd annual edition of the Carthage Cinema Days, Africa's oldest and still active cinema event, has just ended, in keeping with its always renewed activist spirit of African and Arab cinema....
18 11 2008
EAV II at the Mediterranean Cultural Forum in Marseille
Event
Euromed Audiovisual II Programme took part in the Mediterranean Cultural Forum (EGCM) organised in the framework of the French Presidency of the European Union in Marseille, on November 3-4, 2008....
17 11 2008
Eyes on the Sky wins 2nd Ahmed Attia Award for Interculural Dialogue
Award
The documentary film Eyes on the Sky, directed by Spanish filmmaker Jesús Garay (photo) and produced by Massa d’Or Produccions and Silverspace (Spain) and the Istituto Luce (Italy), received the...
06 11 2008
Euromed Audiovisual: Final regional conference in Cairo
On 10-11 November 2008, the 15 million euro EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual Programme will hold its final regional conference at the Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel in Cairo before coming to an end...
04 11 2008
Mass media: the only real vehicle for integration
Interview with Giacomo Mazzone, Secretary General of Eurovisioni
In collaboration with Eurovisioni, Euromed Audiovisual recently held its eighth and final workshop in Rome, entitled Public Support to Film, to coincide with XXII Eurovisioni’s international film...
03 11 2008
Euromed Cinemas supports 27 releases of Mediterranean and European films
Support
During its recent 11th Expert Committee meeting, with the aim of improving the distribution and reach of films in the Mediterranean countries and EU Member States, Euromed Cinemas resolved to...
30 10 2008
Greenhouse documentary On the Way to School selected to participate at IDFA
Project
Greenhouse, one of the Euromed Audiovisual projects, is announcing the participation of the documentary On the Way to School by Orhan Eskikoy & Ozgur Dogan from Turkey at the International...
27 10 2008
Public Support to Film workshop yields interesting proposals for the future
Workshop
Two days of heated discussion and debate characterised the workshop on Public Support to Film which was held in Rome between 23-24 October 2008 and organised by the EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual,...
27 10 2008
Caravan in Cairo organises “Docu & Short” event
Event
The Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema is organising from 26 to 30 October a series of screenings entitled “Docu & Short” taking place at the Supreme Council of Culture in Cairo. The program is...
16 10 2008
Insight Out invited to present its first overseas event at Beirut Cinema Days
Event
On 20 October 2008, four former participants of the Potsdam-based Insight Out, one of the 12 projects of the EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual II, will hold a lecture and hands-on workshop at the...
16 10 2008
Algeria: Second year of Documentary Film Meetings
Festival
The Cinéma et Mémoire association of Béjaia in Algeria, in collaboration with the Franco-Algerian Kaina Cinéma association, will hold the second instalment of the “Documentary Film Meetings” at...
13 10 2008
Caravan: 69 applications received for the third "The Self & the City" workshop in Cairo
Training
Applications from 8 Mediterranean countries were received by the Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema to participate in its third and last creativity workshop "The Self & the City". The workshop will...
08 10 2008
Brussels: Retrospective on Michel Khleifi at the Musée du Cinéma
Event
The Musée du Cinéma in Brussels is putting on a retrospective of the works of Palestinian director Michel Khleifi during the Masarat Palestine Festival organised by the Halles de...
01 10 2008
Final Regional Conference in Cairo
Event
The second and final Regional Conference of the Euromed Audiovisual Programme, which comes to an end in December 2008, will be held between 10-11 November 2008 in Cairo. The Conference will...
30 09 2008
FIAF Journal publishes special section on film archiving in North Africa and Middle East
Film Archives
The October 2008 edition of the Journal of Film Preservation, published by FIAF (the International Federation of Film Archives) and issued in English, French and Spanish, contains a 24-page...
30 09 2008
The Caravan returns to the Netherlands with 19 screenings of recent Arab films
Festival
From 2 to 12 October 2008, the Caravan of the Euro-Arab cinema, the promotional project supported by the EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual programme, will return to the Netherlands with a showcase of...
30 09 2008
Med-Screen organises 101 screenings of Arab films in France, Ireland, Lebanon, and Spain
Festival
The Beirut-based Med-Screen is organising in October four Arab Film Weeks to coincide with film festivals in France, Ireland, Lebanon and Spain. The film weeks present a varied selection of...
30 09 2008
Mediterranean Cultural Assembly to be held in Marseille on November 4-6, 2008
Event
Under the auspices of the French Presidency of the European Union and in conclusion of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008, this event, which aims to be a Mediterranean Cultural...
30 09 2008
Euromed Cinemas extended till June 2009
Distribution & exhibition support
Euromed Cinemas, the theatrical distribution support initiative held in the framework of EAV II, was extended until June 2009 in order to invest all the funding initially allocated. The next...
30 09 2008
Euromed Audiovisual in Rome to discuss Public Support to Film
Workshop
The EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual Programme is holding a two-day workshop in Rome on 23-24 October on the issue of Public Support to Film. The Rome workshop, the last in a series of 8 events...
29 09 2008
Survey feedback shows positive impact
Euromed Audiovisual II
Two-thirds of the way through the Euromed Audiovisual II programme, a questionnaire containing 31 questions was posted on a dedicated website and a letter was sent to 569 former Mediterranean...
27 09 2008
30th anniversary for the Montpellier Festival of Mediterranean Film
Festival
The Montpellier Festival of Mediterranean Film, taking place from 24 October to 2 November 2008, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. It started with what in 1979 seemed to be a real...
27 09 2008
Screenings supported by Euromed Audiovisual reach over 3 million viewers
Euromed Audiovisual Programme
At just 5 months before the activities of the Euromed Audiovisual II programme come to a close, it is established that over 3 million viewers have attended film screenings or cinema releases...
25 09 2008
European co-productions travel better and earn more admissions than national films
European Audiovisual Observatory
The European Audiovisual Observatory has published a report on European co-productions which was presented to the Council of Europe Film Policy Forum in Kraków (Poland) in September 2008. This...
24 09 2008
Turning Points: The focus of the 2009 Berlinale Talent Campus
Festival
The #7 Berlinale Talent Campus, which will take place on 7-12 February 2009, in parallel to the Berlinal International Film Festival, will address the theme: "Suddenly, It All Happened - The...
24 09 2008
Catherine Buresi appointed in Berlin, Enrico Chiesa teams up with the EAVII Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance
Catherine Buresi, Team Leader of the Euromed Audiovisual II Programme's Technical Assistance since its execution in January 2006, became the new Deputy Director of the Berlinale’s European Film...
22 09 2008
Workshop marks new approach to audiovisual training for Italy’s Apulia region
Training
The Apulia Film Commission is holding a “Creative writing workshop” between 28 September and 18 October 2008 which travels throughout the region visiting its various provinces together with 20...
22 09 2008
Euro-Mediterranean event at the Haifa Film Festival
Film Festival
For the first time in Israel, the European leading training and networking programme EAVE will organise a workshop from 15 to 17 October 2008 at the Haifa International Film Festival in...
12 09 2008
Step closer towards a Lebanese Film Support Fund?
Funding
The Ayyam Beirut Al-Cinama'iya Festival, which will be held between 16-26 October 2008, has called for film submissions with the aim of selecting a Lebanese drama or documentary feature-length...
06 09 2008
Med-Screen: Arab film week in Bologna, Italy
Festival
In the framework of the Lumière event which foresees a whole month of screenings organised by the Bologna Cinematheque, Med-Screen is partnering by presenting five recent Arab Mediterranean films...
01 09 2008
Shashat: workshop on Professional coaching for producers
Training
Shashat, in partnership with the British Council, is presenting an EAVE workshop which will take place on 21 and 22 October 2008. EAVE (European Audio Visual Entrepreneurs, www.eave.org ) one of...
29 08 2008
Greenhouse: 14 projects selected for the third and last round of seminars
Development
Young promising documentary director-producer teams coming from Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Israel, Turkey and Morocco will participate in the Greenhouse project’s third annual programme of...
29 08 2008
Produire au sud workshop : call for entries
Training
Produire au Sud is a training seminar and workshop for young producers from Africa, Middle East, Asia and South America. It is organised in Nantes, France. The deadline for registration is 10...
29 08 2008
Dubai International Film Festival: Professional coaching for producers
Event
The Dubai International Film Festival is offering a high quality professional development programme for film producers from Arab countries in December 2008. The programme is a joint venture...
22 08 2008
Apply now for the Berlinale Talent Campus 2009
Festival
The Berlinale Talent Campus, an international summit of the most talented up-and-coming filmmakers, will take place on 7-12 February 2009 during the 59th Berlin International Film Festival....
11 08 2008
The Caravan Nights back in Alexandria, August 21st – 25th, 2008
Promotion
The CARAVAN of the Euro-Arab Cinema, one of the promotion projects of the Euromed Audiovisual II Programme is going on for its final year, traveling European and Mediterranean films from one shore...
11 08 2008
Apply to the third Caravan Creative Workshop!
"THE SELF & THE CITY" Cairo, 11th October – 13th November 2008
Deadline for application September 15th, 2008 The Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema (A project funded by the European Union within the framework of Euromed Audiovisual II Programme) organized by...
08 08 2008
Caravan screens 20 new Arab docos in Paris
Promotion
From 17 to 21 September 2008, the Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema is organising an event entitled “La Caravane du documentaire euro arabe à Paris” aimed at showcasing 20 new Arab documentaries...
07 08 2008
INSIGHT OUT: Newsletter number 4
Training
Euromed Audiovisual Technical Assistance is pleased to publish an article appeared in Newsletter N.4 of INSIGHT OUT, an international symposium on digital production technology and workflow –...
06 08 2008
France : Focus on Lebanon in Douarnenez Film Festival
Promotion
2008 sees the Eu-funded Med-Screen teaming up with the Douarnenez Film Festival, based in Brittany (France), which is hosting its 31st festival to take place from 16-23 August 2008. The...
05 08 2008
EU in Morocco launches call for proposals to support youth-oriented cultural activities
Support
The Delegation of the European Union in Morocco has launched a call for proposals with the aim of supporting cultural projects to be implemented before 31 December 2009. The call for proposals...
04 08 2008
Call for film submissions for the Jordan Short Film Festival
Festival
From 16 till 20 November 2008, a celebration of Arabic and international independent short films is set to characterise proceedings at the 4th instalment of the Jordan Short Film Festival (JSFF)....
28 07 2008
MFD’s second round starting on 28 July in Marrakech
Development
MEDA Films Development (MFD) is holding its second eight-day workshop in Marrakech on 28 July – 4 August with the aim of offering the opportunity to scriptwriter and producer teams of learning new...
24 07 2008
Morocco: Agadir to host inaugural Fida Doc’Souss festival
Festival
From 4 to 8 November 2008, the International Documentary Festival Fida Doc’Souss will be held in Agadir, Morocco. The Festival aims to become a forum for debate and dialogue between North and...
23 07 2008
Marseille: Mediterranean Cultural Assembly to be held in November
Event
On 4-6 November 2008, Marseille will host a Mediterranean Cultural Assembly organised by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the auspices of the French Presidency of the European Union....
17 07 2008
3rd round of Greenhouse seminars attracts 56 applications
Development
56 applications from 9 MEDA countries were received by the Greenhouse project for its third year-long programme of seminars. The project, which is funded by the Euromed Audiovisual programme, will...
14 07 2008
Morocco: rise in films made as co-productions reach 43% of total production
Interview with Abdelhak Sakhi, Head of Production at the Moroccan Cinema Centre (CCM)
Euromed Audiovisual: In recent years, Moroccan film production has experienced a significant upsurge. What are the main reasons for this development? Abdelhak Sakhi: After almost 50 years,...
11 07 2008
Arab Fund for Arts & Culture: launching of the call for proposals 2008
Funding
Individuals, NGOs, cultural and educational organizations, governmental bodies and private companies working in culture and arts in the Arab World are invited to send in project proposals in the...
08 07 2008
MEDA film archivists well-represented at FIAF Summer School in Bologna
Event
Bologna is currently playing host to 10 MEDA archive professionals who form part of a group of 40 participants from 26 countries taking part in the FIAF Film Restoration Summer School. The school...
03 07 2008
July seminar for AFIC in Paris
Training
The French Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) is holding its third AFIC (Audiovisual Financing and Commercialisation) session, in Paris from 14 to 23 July 2008, on financing and marketing of...
18 06 2008
Euromed Audiovisual in Istanbul to discuss on International Co-productions
Event
On 23-24 June 2008, the European Commission-funded Euromed Audiovisual II Programme is holding a workshop on International Co-productions at the French Cultural Institute in Istanbul, Turkey....
17 06 2008
10 MEDA archive professionals invited to the Film Restoration Summer School in Italy
Event
The European Commission has decided, within the framework of the Euromed Audiovisual II Programme, to support the participation of 10 MEDA archive professionals coming from Algeria, Tunisia,...
16 06 2008
Dubai Film Connection Co-production Market: Call for entries
Market
In 2007, Dubai International Film Festival launched a co-production market – the Dubai Film Connection (DFC) – as part of its ongoing commitment to raising the visibility of Arab filmmakers and...
13 06 2008
The Caravan Nights of the Euro-Arab Cinema returns to Paris in July
Promotion
For the third and final year, the Caravan will be presenting a festival of Arab and Euro-Arab films entitled “The Caravan Nights of the Euro-Arab Cinema” at the Arab World Institute from 1-13 July...
12 06 2008
Euromed Cinemas supports 26 releases of MEDA and European films
Support
During its recent 10th Expert Committee meeting, Euromed Cinemas resolved to support 26 film releases for a total of 378,400 euro with the aim of improving the distribution and reach of films in...
11 06 2008
Small tailor-made funding schemes could provide much-needed hope for MEDA filmmakers
Interview with Katriel Schory, Director, Israeli Film Fund
Euromed Audiovisual: Waltz with Bashir, an animated documentary in competition in Cannes this year, struck a chord with audiences. Could you tell us what the film is about? Katriel Schory: It...
10 06 2008
Cinema in Motion 4: Inscriptions now open
Market
Cinema in Motion, to be held on 22 September in the framework of the San Sebastian International Film Festival (18-27 September), is an annual rendezvous and forum for exposure for feature films...
09 06 2008
Euro-Med Ministers of Culture call for a new regional audiovisual programme
On 29-30 May 2008, the Ministers of Culture of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership convened in Athens under the auspices of the Slovenian Presidency and the Greek Government. The Ministerial...
03 06 2008
What lies ahead for Euromed Audiovisual?
Interview with Chrystelle Lucas, Programme Manager at the European Commission’s EuropeAid Cooperation Office
Milojka Saule: In May, Euromed Audiovisual held a roundtable discussion in Cannes to discuss the objectives and results achieved after nearly two and a half years of programme activities. Based on...
30 05 2008
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on Media International
Funding
In the context of globalisation of audiovisual services, the external dimension of audiovisual policy is taking on increasing importance. Support programmes in the audiovisual sector at this stage...
26 05 2008
MEDIMED: Call for entries for new documentary productions and projects now open
Market
MEDIMED is organising its 9th edition of the Euro-Med Documentary Market - Beware of Docs! - taking place on 10-12 October 2008. Call for entries for projects and productions for pitching and...
22 05 2008
Open Letter written by Ms Luciana Castellina on behalf of the Euromed Audiovisual Reflection group
To the EuroMed Ministers of Culture, To the EuroMed Ministers of Foreign Affairs, To the European Commission, It is said that Europe must be open to the world and this is exactly the way...
20 05 2008
Council of Europe Film Award (FACE) at the Istanbul Film Festival, by Defne Gursoy
Festival
In 2007, the Council of Europe decided to present a Film Award (FACE) at the Istanbul International Film Festival to a director whose entry to the festival raises public awareness and interest in...
08 05 2008
Euromed Audiovisual in Cannes to discuss on the Future of Euro-Mediterranean Audiovisual Policy
Event
The European Commission-funded Euromed Audiovisual II Programme is organising a roundtable session in Cannes to present the achievements of the Programme together with the paper “Towards a...
06 05 2008
Euromed Audiovisual helps make film concept a reality
Interview with Lior Geller, writer, director, producer
Euromed Audiovisual: Having spent part of your life in the US, you moved to Israel and later served in the Israeli Army. After these experiences, you began to make films with strong social...
05 05 2008
Med-Screen to present 10 MEDA films at the Cannes Film Market
Promotion
10 MEDA films will be presented by Med-Screen at the 2008 Film Market (Marché du Film) held in conjunction with the Cannes Film Festival. The EU-funded project will have its own stand located in...
29 04 2008
European Commission call for proposals: “Preparatory Action MEDIA International”
Funding
The European Commission has opened the call for proposals for the Preparatory Action MEDIA International and invites consortia to submit proposals. The Preparatory Action MEDIA International is...
28 04 2008
Caravan screens Arab and European documentaries and shorts at the Cairo Opera House
Promotion
From 6 to 12 May 2008, Caravan, a project hosting a series of itinerant Euro-Arab film festivals in a number of Arab and European cities, brings the Days of the Euro-Arab Cinema to Cairo. The...
25 04 2008
www.onlinefilm.org: a virtual marketplace for films
Interview with Cay Wesnigk (Chairman of ONLINEFILM AG)
Euromed Audiovisual: A few months ago you launched www.onlinefilm.org. Can you tell us about this new initiative? Cay Wesnigk: Back in 2001, more than 120 producers, writers and filmmakers...
24 04 2008
MFD first round of 2008 workshops to begin on 27 April
Development
MEDA Films Development will hold its first round of workshops for 2008 in Marrakech between 27 April and 4 May. 10 producer/scriptwriter teams from Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Palestine,...
21 04 2008
Algiers to host SOS Bab-el-Oued cinema workshop
Event
The SOS Bab-el-Oued association, in collaboration with the Cinéma et Mémoire (Béjaia), Kaina Cinéma (Paris) and OMJA (Aubervilliers) associations, is organising a series of workshops entitled...
21 04 2008
Who's Who in the Mediterranean - a database of the region's audiovisual industry
In pursuit of its goal to enhance cooperation between Europe and southern Mediterranean countries in the audiovisual field, Euromed Audiovisual has made a new database available on its website...
15 04 2008
Avignon hosts second Corto del MED Festival
Festival
Between 24-27 April 2008, the city of Avignon will be set abuzz with the holding of the second Corto del MED Festival, an event showcasing short films from the Mediterranean. For festival...
09 04 2008
Med-Screen showcases 17 Arab features at 4 filmfests
Promotion
The Beirut-based Med-Screen is organising four Arab Film Weeks in April to coincide with film festivals in Lithuania, Turkey, Italy and Spain. The film weeks present a varied selection of recent...
09 04 2008
Captain Abu Raed: the history-making movie from Jordan
Film
Amin Matalqa's Captain Abu Raed is the first Jordanian feature film to be produced in decades and the first film from Jordan to be distributed internationally. Shot in Amman in 2007, Amin...
04 04 2008
Greenhouse at the Istanbul International Film Festival
Festival
Within the framework of the conference “Meeting on the Bridge" on 15-17 April 2008, the Istanbul International Film Festival will host Greenhouse, a project funded by Euromed Audiovisual...
03 04 2008
International Call for Short Films about Immigration
Contest
Radio Canada International invites filmmakers, 18 years and older, from around the world to enter their short films on the theme of immigration to the Migr@tions competition. The works must...
02 04 2008
Euromed Cinemas supports 27 releases of MEDA and European films
Distribution & Exhibition
During its recent 9th Expert Committee meeting, Euromed Cinemas resolved to support 27 film releases for a total of 435,800 euro with the aim of improving the distribution and reach of films in...
31 03 2008
AFIC 2008: Apply now for audiovisual financing and marketing seminar
Training
For MEDA professionals wishing to participate in the AFIC (Audiovisual Financing and Commercialisation) seminars to be held in Paris at the Sorbonne University and at INA from 14 to 23 July 2008,...
28 03 2008
Caravan Workshop docos screened at 33 festivals in 15 countries
Promotion
8 short documentaries, the outcome of the two Creativity Workshops organised by The Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema and held in Ismailia and Cairo during 2006 and 2007, have attracted worldwide...
28 03 2008
Calls for entries opened for the Paris Project 2008
Festival
Paris Project - the co-production and development platform of the Paris Cinema International Film Festival, supported by the City of Paris and chaired by actress Charlotte Rampling - is inviting...
25 03 2008
Breaking Barriers
Interview with Nabil Ayouch, writer, director, producer
After an ostensibly endless period of sterility, Moroccan cinema is arousing from its stupor. Today, rising filmmakers have an advantage: they stand on the shoulders of giants. Giants such as...
20 03 2008
Med-Screen holds Arab Film Weeks in Italy, Germany, Turkey, Lithuania and Spain
Promotion
Med-Screen, in conjunction with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, is holding an Arab Film Week in Berlin entitled “Well Played” – 3. Arabisch-Iranische Filmtage from 28 March to 2 April 2008. As...
19 03 2008
Cinemed invites online festival registration for recent Mediterranean films
Festival
The 30th Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film (“Cinemed”), due to be held between 24 October and 2 November 2008, is inviting films completed since 1 January, 2007 to...
18 03 2008
Greenhouse: applications for documentary-making seminars now open
Development
Mediterranean filmmakers interested in making feature-length documentaries are invited to participate in a unique programme during which they will develop a full international production portfolio...
11 03 2008
“Private-use licences” system could reduce online piracy
Interview with Michel Gyory
Euromed Audiovisual: The workshop on the Euromed Audiovisual Legal Partnership, organised by the EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual II programme recently in Austria, focused on the fight against piracy...
03 03 2008
Euromed Audiovisual Programme organises information meeting in Paris
Euromed Audiovisual Reflection Group
The Euromed Audiovisual II Programme is organising an information meeting on the Future of the Euro-Mediterranean policies in the field of audiovisual co-operation which will take place at the...
25 02 2008
Arab films attract a growing European audience
Interview with Hania Mroue
Euromed Audiovisual: Med-Screen is one of the most important of the 12 projects funded by the EU under the Euromed Audiovisual II programme launched in 2006. Could you briefly outline what...
25 02 2008
Latest updates to the Euromed Audiovisual legal database now available online
Technical Assistance to MEDA Authorities
To access the new legal database on copyright and related rights for cinematographic and audiovisual works in the MEDA countries, simply position your mouse cursor on the Legislation tab on the...
20 02 2008
Euromed Audiovisual holds seminar in Austria on Legal Partnership
Seminar
The EU XXL Forum, to be held in Krems (Austria) on 26-28 February, will be hosting the 5th workshop on the Euromed Audiovisual Legal Partnership organised by the EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual II...
19 02 2008
The Caravan returns to Paris with 10 recent Arab films by women
Promotion
Back in Paris, the Caravan of the Euro-Arab cinema, in association with the Arab World Institute, is holding the Days of the Caravan film screenings dedicated to Arab women directors come...
18 02 2008
Call for participation to the Ayam Beirut Al Cinema’iya festival now open
Festival
The 5th edition of the Ayam Beirut Al Cinema’iya, a non-competitive biannual Arab film festival for independent cinema and video productions will take place in Beirut on 16-24 October 2008. The...
18 02 2008
FACE: the Council of Europe's film award
Prize
The Council of Europe, an institution distinct from the European Union with 47 member states, will once again grant the FACE award this year to the director whose film best succeeds in raising...
13 02 2008
2008 Forum Média: shaping the media for the 21st century
Conference
Financial models and knowing your audience is the title of the 2nd Forum Média presented by the Euromed Marseille Ecole de Management, in collaboration with INA, Vivendi and other...
13 02 2008
Greenhouse announces first round of 2008 seminars and looks back at 2007 achievements
Development
Between 18-22 February, 26 promising young documentary director-producer teams are participating in the Greenhouse project’s second annual programme of three 4-day seminars to be held in Istanbul....
08 02 2008
Tetouan hosts the 14th Mediterranean Film Festival
Festival
From 29 March to 4 April, Tetouan (Morocco) will host the 14th Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival which, since its inception in 1985, has continued to actively promote Mediterranean...
07 02 2008
Euromed Cinemas supports 18 releases of MEDA and European films
Support
During its recent 8th Expert Committee meeting in Paris, Euromed Cinemas resolved to support 18 film releases for a total of 336,600 euro with the aim of improving the distribution and reach of...
06 02 2008
Mediterranean Documentary and News Reporting Prize opens for submissions
Prize
The 13th International Prize for Mediterranean Documentary and News Reporting has now opened for submissions. To participate, documentaries and TV magazine programmes must be submitted by no later...
05 02 2008
Med-Screen showcases 18 Arab MEDA productions in London and Cambridge
Promotion
Med-Screen is organising together with Parlax Media and the French Institute of London an Arab Film Week entitled Women's Cinema from Tangiers to Teheran which takes place in parallel in London ...
04 02 2008
9 MEDA films supported by Med-Screen at the next Berlin Film Market
Festival
In a push to promote the films’ sales prospects, Med-Screen is supporting this year 8 MEDA feature films and one documentary at the European Film Market (EFM), a film trade fair which takes place...
31 01 2008
Special programme for the MEDA talents at the 2008 Berlinale Talent Campus
Training
During an intensive six-day programme packed with events, a special programme has been conceived by the Campus for the 31 selected MEDA participants which will start with an Euromed Kick Off ...
29 01 2008
Inscriptions opened for the Paris Cinema Film Festival
Festival
The Paris Cinema International Film Festival, supported by the Paris City Hall and chaired by the actress Charlotte Rampling, has opened the inscriptions for its International Selection to all...
22 01 2008
2016: Plans underway for a Mediterranean Hollywood
Studios
The city of Ouarzazate in the south of Morocco is set to become the “Hollywood of the Mediterranean” by 2016, with an investment of 2 billion dirham (180 million euro) announced by the city’s...
22 01 2008
European Parliament: 2 million euro for third countries’ audiovisual industries
Support
The European Parliament has just granted 2 million euro for a preliminary action aiming at strengthening cooperation between third countries and EU member states’ audiovisual...
21 01 2008
Interview with Salim Aggar, Algerian film director
What does the future hold for cinema in Algeria?
For his feature-length documentary debut, Ca tourne à Alger (Filming in Algiers), the young director Salim Aggar trained his camera on the evolution of contemporary Algerian cinema. The subject...
17 01 2008
Buthina Khoury: from Euromed Audiovisual participant to Dubai prize winner
Interview with Buthina Canaan Khoury
Euromed Audiovisual: In 2000, you established the Majd Production Company in Ramallah with the aim of producing documentaries on crucial Palestinian issues and focusing on women's social and...
14 01 2008
MEDA producers and scriptwriters apply now for the MFD 2008 edition!
Development
MFD is seeking applications for its 2008 programme. The call is aimed at selecting 10 producer/scriptwriter teams from the MEDA countries with a feature-length fiction film project in development....
10 01 2008
Film & TV MEDA professionals apply now for HDTV & D-Cinema training!
Training
Film and broadcasting professionals from the Southern Mediterranean can apply for the EBU Scholarships for INSIGHT OUT 2008. Application deadline is Friday, 25 January 2008. The introduction of...
31 12 2007
28 MEDA professionals selected for the 6th Berlinale Talent Campus
Training
From among the 149 applications received from the MEDA countries and territories, 28 up-and-coming talents representing 8 countries in the region have been invited to take part in the Berlinale...
28 12 2007
Call for Entries for a Short Film Competition 2008/09
Berlinale Talent Campus
If you are a current or former participant of the Berlinale Talent Campus, interested in producing a 10-minute short film with a professional production company and would like your short film to...
18 12 2007
Euromed Cinemas : a look at the project’s mid-term results
Interview with Nour Eddine Saïl, Director of the Moroccan Cinema Centre and head of the Euromed Cinemas project
Euromed Cinemas, a project supporting the distribution and exhibition of Mediterranean and European films, aims to improve the spread and reach of films in the 10 MEDA and 27 European Union...
30 11 2007
Dubai International Film Festival inaugurates 1st edition of Dubai Film Connection
Market
The Dubai International Film Festival is launching the 1st edition of the Dubai Film Connection, a feature film co-production market which will take place from 12 to 16 December 2007. The new...
26 11 2007
Euromed Audiovisual holds seminar in Marrakech on cinema exhibition and distribution
Events
In parallel with the Marrakech International Film Festival, the Euromed Audiovisual programme is holding a two-day seminar in Marrakech on 8-9 December 2007 concerning the issue of “What future is...
26 11 2007
The best of European cinema showcased in Lebanon
Festival
The 14th instalment of the European Film Festival, one of the more prominent cultural symbols of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership in Lebanon, will be held between 29 November and 9 December in...
23 11 2007
Cairo Film Festival and Euromed Audiovisual host European film funds
Events
On 1 December 2007, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Cairo, the 31st Cairo International Film Festival in collaboration with the EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual programme will hold a meeting bringing...
22 11 2007
Euromed Cinemas supports 14 releases for MEDA and European films
Distribution and exhibition
The 7th Euromed Cinemas Expert Committee met in Paris on 12 November 2007 and resolved to support 14 film relases with a total of 266,000 euro to facilitate the screening of MEDA and European...
21 11 2007
MFD calls for applications for 2008 as its 2007 round draws to a close
Development
MEDA Films Development will hold its third and final session for 2007 in Marrakech between 9-16 December. 10 producer/scriptwriter teams from Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Israel will...
19 11 2007
Euromed Cinemas helps bring Tender Is The Wolf to Paris filmgoers
Distribution
From 14 November, film distributor Eurozoom is showcasing the film Tender Is The Wolf (Tendresse du loup) at the cinema Elysées Lincoln in Paris, with the support of Euromed Cinemas, an EU-funded...
19 11 2007
A Working Mom documentary meets with great success
Distribution
On 26 November at 11:15pm, the film A Working Mom, by Limor Pinhasov which has participated in numerous festivals around the world, made its international television premiere on the ARTE...
16 11 2007
FIAF: bringing together 3 million titles held by 140 film archives
Interview with Christian Dimitriu, Senior Administrator, FIAF
Euromed Audiovisual: You recently participated in the workshop entitled “Restoration and Conservation of Film Heritage in the Mediterranean” organised by Euromed Audiovisual together with the...
15 11 2007
Caravan: Documentary to be produced during "The Self & the City" workshop in Cairo
Promotion
The Caravan creativity workshop "The Self & the City" is being held in Cairo and will last till 30 November 2007. The second workshop - the first one was held in 2006 - aims to give young people...
15 11 2007
Ramallah: Al Kasaba Theatre launches its second International Film Festival in November
Festival
Following the success of the Al Kasaba International Film Festival in 2006, the Al Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque in Ramallah is organising its second International Film Festival that is taking...
09 11 2007
Cinema – Algeria
Taghit d'or - a brand new short film festival
The tranquil oasis of Taghit (South-West Algeria) is currently hosting its first short film festival, "Taghit d'or" (Golden Taghit), from 12 to 17 November, 2007. Marking the first cultural event...
08 11 2007
An historic workshop held in Bologna brings together Mediterranean film archivists
Interview with Gianluca Farinelli, Director of the Bologna Cinematheque
Euromed Audiovisual: A workshop entitled “Restoration and Conservation of Film Heritage in the Mediterranean”, organised by the Bologna Cinematheque within the framework of the Euromed Audiovisual...
03 11 2007
Rome hosts 13th MedFilmFestival
Festival
The MedFilmFestival is holding its 13th edition in Rome on 8-18 November 2007. This year’s films - selected from a field of more than 1,000 submissions - will participate in various competitive...
02 11 2007
Caravan screens Arab and European documentaries and shorts at the Cairo Opera House
Promotion
From 4 to 8 November 2007, Caravan, a project hosting a series of itinerant Euro-Arab film festivals in a number of Arab and European cities, brings the Caravan Docu & Short to Cairo. The event...
31 10 2007
Euromed Cinemas helps showcase L’Avocat de la terreur in Algeria
Distribution
With the support of the Euromed Cinemas project, the film L’avocat de la terreur by Barbet Schroeder (FR) is now being screened in Algeria with 3 prints in circulation, one of which is to be used...
29 10 2007
Algeria hosts Documentary film meetings
Film event
The Béjaia Cinéma association, in collaboration with the Franco-Algerian Kaina Cinéma association, is holding “Documentary film meetings” at the Béjaia Film Centre in Algeria between 2-6 November...
15 10 2007
Euromed Audiovisual
Seminar on Restoration and Conservation of films in the Mediterranean
On 21-23 October, the Italian Bologna Cinematheque will be hosting a workshop on Restoration and Conservation of Film Heritage in the Mediterranean, organised within the framework of the EU-funded...
15 10 2007
Montpellier Festival: More than 200 films in 10 days!
Festival
The Montpellier Festival is organising its 29th tour of the Mediterranean cinema with the best recent productions from the two shores of the Mediterranean that will be shown from 26 October to 4...
15 10 2007
Cairo: The Caravan organises in November "The Self & the City" workshop
Event
The Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema is organising for the second year the Caravan creativity workshop "The Self & the City" taking place on 10-30 November 2007 in Cairo. The Workshop aims to give...
15 10 2007
HDTV & D-Cinema training for the Southern Mediterranean
Training
The International HFF Academy INSIGHT OUT offers 10 MEDA professionals the opportunity of improving their knowledge of the digitalisation of the filmmaking process in a course taking place on...
13 10 2007
17th edition of the European Film Week
The best of European cinema goes on tour in Morocco
The 17th instalment of European Film Weeks, among the more evident cultural symbols in Morocco of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, will be held between November 8 and 25, 2007 in five cities:...
12 10 2007
AMAL 2007: The Euro-Arab International Film festival
Festival
The 5th edition of AMAL, the International Euro-Arab Film Festival will take place on 22-31 October 2007 in Santiago de Compostela (Spain). AMAL, which means hope in Arabic, through an active work...
11 10 2007
Pitching seminar in Turkey organised by Greenhouse
Development
Documentary director/producer teams are participating in the third and final seminar for 2007 organised by the EU-funded Greenhouse in Turkey on 23-28 October. The teams will present their...
10 10 2007
Cinéalma brings the soul of Med cinema to Carros
Festival
Between 13-19 October, the second season of film screenings entitled Cinéalma, the soul of the Mediterranean, will be held at the Salle Juliette Gréco in Carros (on the French Riviera). The event...
04 10 2007
Med-Screen: 25 recent Arab films to be showcased in France and Spain
Promotion
Med-Screen, a project of the EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual II Programme, is supporting the screening of 18 recent Arab Mediterranean feature films in France as part of the 18th Fameck Arab Film...
25 09 2007
Kabadayi & Salman film to open the International 1001 Documentary Festival
Interview with Selda Salman, executive producer for VTR Film Directing Research & Production
Euromed Audiovisual: In 2006, together with the scriptwriter of your film, Bahriye Kabadayi, you attended three eight-day workshops in Marrakech (Morocco) organised by the Meda Film Development...
21 09 2007
Call for participants in the 4th French-Language Co-production Meetings
Market
To mark the 11th Cinéma du Québec in Paris, SODEC, the Québec government corporation for the development of cultural enterprises, is presenting the fourth round of the French-Language...
20 09 2007
Med-Screen launches online Arab Cinema Directory
Promotion
The Arab Cinema Directory, www.acdir.net, a film directory aimed at enhancing the visibility of films from the eight Arab MEDA countries, was officially launched on 19 September in...
20 09 2007
A few days for women directors to enter the India International Women Film Festival
Festival
The 3rd India International Women Film Festival is calling for films made by up-and-coming female film directors from the 10 Mediterranean countries to be submitted by 3 October 2007. The Festival...
17 09 2007
Euromed Cinemas: Film distributors and cinema exhibitors can apply for support
Distribution / Exhibition
Euromed Cinemas is looking to support the release of films originating from the 25 EU countries and the 10 MEDA territories: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian...
17 09 2007
Berlinale Talent Campus #6
The Talent Press call for applications now open
The Berlinale Talent Campus is inviting young film critics to apply for The Talent Press, a project of the Berlinale Talent Campus, Goethe-Institute, and FIPRESCI (the International Federation of...
13 09 2007
Professional Coaching for Producers
An EAVE Workshop In Association With Dubai International Film Festival
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) is offering a high quality professional development programme in December 2007 for film producers from Arab countries. The programme is a joint venture...
10 09 2007
Euromed Audiovisual
A look at the Programme's mid-term results
In its first 18 months of operation, the €15 million EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual II Programme has proven to be a veritable springboard for cultural exchange between audiovisual professionals on...
06 09 2007
Pitching: the secret to getting your film made
Interview with Isabelle Fauvel, Consultant, Manager, Initiative Film (France)
Euromed Audiovisual: You participated in Euro-Mediterranean training projects such as Aristote, Medimed, Medea and helped pass on the essentials of the art of pitching to young Mediterranean...
05 09 2007
Another Look: Short films for the Web
Euro-Mediterranean Contest
Website Euromedcafe ( www.euromedcafe.org) is proud to announce the 4th edition of Another Look, the short films for the Web contest on the subject of intercultural dialogue. The contest,...
05 09 2007
The Caravan returns to the Netherlands with 19 Arab films
Festival / Promotion
Between 21 September and 14 October, the Caravan of the Euro-Arab cinema, an audiovisual promotional project supported by the EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual programme, will return to the...
04 09 2007
Inaugural Europe-Middle East documentary market in Rome
Promotion / Market
The Suttvuess Cooperative, which operates in the audiovisual production and post-production field, in collaboration with Doc.it and The Look of Handala Association, is organizing “Astrolabio.doc”,...
04 09 2007
Jordanian filmmaker Jafar Safwan takes first film to Ismailia Festival Competition
Festival / Awards
Jafar Safwan (photo), recent graduate from Jordanian University's school of engineering proved he can cut film as good as he can crunch numbers and resolve multi-ordered differential equations....
03 09 2007
Cinema in Motion 3 at the San Sebastian Film Festival
Festival
Cinema in Motion, to be held at the San Sebastian International Film Festival (20-29 September), is an annual rendezvous and forum for exposure for feature films nearing completion of filming or...
03 09 2007
Caravan showcases Arab and European films in Amman
Festival
The Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema is on the move again reaching Amman in Jordan after a week of screenings in Alexandria. From 2 to 7 September the “Cinema Caravan Festival” will exhibit Arab...
02 09 2007
MEDA producers and scriptwriters apply now for the MFD 2008 edition!
Development
MEDA Films Development is seeking applications for its 2008 programme. The call is aimed at selecting 10 producer/scriptwriter teams from the MEDA countries with a feature-length fiction film...
31 08 2007
Jordan Short Film Festival
Festival
The Jordan Short Film Festival announced the Awards 2007. Here is the list of winners: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - BEST FILM - 1500 Euro The Life and Other Building Yards, a documentary by...
30 08 2007
MEDA-region professionals apply now for the 2008 Berlinale Talent Campus #6!
Training
Professionals from the Mediterranean region are especially welcome to the Berlinale Talent Campus starting from 9 to 14 February 2008. The theme of the 2008 edition will focus on the Screening...
22 08 2007
The Caravan is back in Alexandria
Promotion
Following a successful series of screenings this summer in The Netherlands, France and in Egypt, the Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema returns back for the second year to Alexandria for a week of...
21 08 2007
Euromed Cinemas
Expert Committee supports distribution and exhibition of a further 22 films
Distribution and exhibition
The 6th Euromed Cinemas Expert Committee met in Locarno during the international film festival and resolved to support the distribution in the MEDA region and in Europe of 22 films for a total of...
15 08 2007
Pierre Todeschini and Ahmed Attia are retiring from stage
It is a dark summer for cinema. After great figures such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Michel Serrault and Ingmar Bergman died, two other major Euro-Mediterranean figures are retiring from stage....
14 08 2007
The Jordan Short Film Festival
Arab and international official selection
The Jordan Short Film Festival announced the selection of the Arab and International competition: OFFICIAL SELECTION TO THE JSFF'07, ARAB FILM COMPETITION Sabah Elfoll / Sherif Elbendary /...
13 08 2007
Dubai International Film Festival 9-16 December 2007: The Dubai Film Connection
Promotion
This year the 4th Dubai International Film Festival is launching the Dubai Film Connection, a feature film project market. This new initiative is part of the Festival’s ongoing commitment to...
13 08 2007
60th Film Festival Locarno: Syria, Israel and Egypt awarded by Open Doors
Promotion
Open Doors, the Locarno International Film Festival’s co-production lab which is organised with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) announced the awards for...
10 08 2007
Med-Screen
Two Making Ofs online in August, another two in the pre-production and shooting phase. Falafel, winner at the 3rd Lille International Independent Film Festival.
Two completed Making Ofs produced by the EU funded Med-Screen project will be available ( online ) in August: the Jordanian feature film Captain Abou Raed by Amin Matalqa and the Lebanese comedy...
23 07 2007
MFD’s second round starting on 23 July in Marrakech
Development
MEDA Films Development (MFD) is holding its second three eight-day workshop in Marrakech on 23-30 July with the aim of offering the opportunity to scriptwriter and producer teams of learning new...
09 07 2007
Locarno’s Open Doors chief Vincenzo Bugno announces his pick of film projects from the Mashrek
Euromed Audiovisual: In 2006 you became the head of the Open Doors section of the Locarno Film Festival. Can you tell us the aim of Open Doors co-production lab? Vincenzo Bugno: Locarno Film...
06 07 2007
A mix of training and development – the way forward for MEDA professionals
Interview with Antonio Saura - Producer - Zebra Productions, Spain
Euromed Audiovisual: A few days ago in Amman, you participated in the second development workshop organised by Greenhouse, an EU-funded project, for young professionals from Algeria, Turkey,...
06 07 2007
The November Caravan Creative Workshop call for entries is now open
Promotion
The call for entries for the Caravan Creativity Workshop "The Self & the City" is opened. The workshop will take place in Cairo from 10 to 30 November 2007 and the closing date for submissions is...
05 07 2007
Applications now open for the Crossroads Co-Production Forum
Forum
Thessaloniki International Film Festival Mediterranean and Balkan producers with a feature film script are encouraged to apply for the 3rd Crossroads Co-Production Forum taking place over...
05 07 2007
Apply for the 9th edition of Docudays in November
Festival
Between 2-11 November 2007, Docudays returns for its 9th instalment. The deadline for submitting films for the 2007 Competition is 15 July, while the deadline for submitting projects for the Forum...
03 07 2007
Med-Screen film week in Paris
Promotion
Med-Screen is participating in the Fifth Paris Cinema Festival held in the French capital between 4 and 14 July 2007. The latest instalment of the Festival salutes young Lebanese cinema through a...
03 07 2007
Caravan showcases new Lebanese cinema in Paris and Toulouse
Promotion
Caravan Nights is celebrating new Lebanese cinema this summer, in partnership with the 5th Paris Cinema Festival at the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris and at the Toulouse Cinématheque. An...
02 07 2007
July seminar for AFIC in Paris
Training
The French Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) is holding its second AFIC (Audiovisual Financing and Commercialisation) session, in Paris from 1 to 13 July 2007, on financing and marketing of...
28 06 2007
Call for candidatures
Young producers with a feature film project in development
Image of South LebanonBeirut DC and the “Festival des 3 Continents – Produire au Sud” are organising, with the support of the French Embassy and the Goethe Institute in Lebanon, the workshop...
18 06 2007
Submit your work for the AMAL film festival
Festival
Santiago de Compostela Filmmakers can submit their work to the Pan-Arab film festival AMAL scheduled to be held on 22 - 31 October in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Deadline for submission:...
11 06 2007
Euromed Cinemas to support distribution and exhibition of a further 13 films
Distribution & Exhibition
Irina Palm The 5th Euromed Cinemas Expert Committee met in Cannes on 21 May 2007 and resolved to support the distribution of 13 films, both in the MEDA region and in Europe, with a total of...
04 06 2007
Celebrating 100 years of cinema
Egypt
Photo: Youssef Chahine On 20 June, Egypt will be celebrating the centenary of the production of the first Egyptian film, a short documentary entitled Kedive Abbas Hilmi II Visits the Scientific...
04 06 2007
Projects & productions for pitching & screenings
Call for entries
The 8th edition of the Euromed documentary market will take place in Sitges, 12-14 October 2007. Following the success of the last editions, MEDIMED will present again an exclusive selection of...
04 06 2007
MFD: Third call for proposals for MEDA producers and scriptwriters
Development
Having completed its first year of sessions with excellent results, and with its 2007 programme in progress since April, MEDA Films Development is seeking applications for its 2008 programme....
04 06 2007
Three major film events in Germany, Turkey and France to show the best of Arab cinema
Promotion
During the month of June, the EU funded Med-Screen project will be presenting the best of Arab features, shorts and documentaries in Hamburg, Bodrum and Lille International Film...
01 06 2007
Greenhouse: last days to register for documentary filmmaking seminars
Development
Mediterranean filmmakers interested in making feature-length documentaries are being given the opportunity to register, before 15 July 2007, for a unique development programme. For its second...
01 06 2007
Hard work pays off with a Camera d’Or in Cannes
Interview with Katriel Schory - Executive Director, Israel Film Fund
Photo: Mr Dudi Zilber, producer and Mr Katriel Schory, Israel Film Fund Euromed Audiovisual: As Executive Director of the Israel Film Fund, could you tell us how the Fund operates? Schory:...
30 05 2007
Caravan screens 15 Arab films in 4 main cities in the Netherlands
Promotion
From 18 May to 30 June 2007, the Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema is stopping in Amsterdam (18-20 May), Rotterdam (13-17 May), the Hague (22-24 June) and Utrecht (28-30 June) to showcase 15 new Arab...
29 05 2007
Copyright official advocates participatory approach to keep legal database up-to-date
Interview with Mohamed Nour Farahat, Head of Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright, Supreme Council of Culture, Egypt
Euromed Audiovisual: Could you give us some insights into the state of cinema in Egypt today? Mohamed Nour Farahat: I’m probably not qualified to give a technical opinion on the state of...
25 05 2007
MEDA Directors at the Malta Film Festival
Events
The Malta International Film Festival board is currently selecting the short films supported by Euromedcafe to participate in the “Short Night” section of the festival. The Euromedcafe site,...
24 05 2007
Over 200 concepts made accessible to users of the Mediterranean film copyright database
Interview with Michel Gyory, Legal Expert to the Euromed Audiovisual II Programme
A lot of work has gone into collating laws and legal resources to create this original database as a tool for Mediterranean audiovisual professionals. Could you explain what the database sets out...
24 05 2007
100 MEDA professionals trained by MFCB
Training
“I feel like I’ve learnt more here in one day than working for six months on my project at home” said one of the aspiring filmmakers that participated to the last edition of the Mediterranean...
22 05 2007
Jordan: Spanish Embassy and the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative launch Hope Films
Audiovisual cooperation
The Spanish Embassy of Jordan, in partnership with the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative, has launched Hope Films, an audiovisual training initiative aimed at imparting artistic and audiovisual...
08 05 2007
Euromed Audiovisual in Cannes
Clear aims & concerted efforts produce results
Targeting training, development, promotion and distribution/exhibition, the Euromed Audiovisual II Programme, since its launch by the European Commission in January 2006, has already: created a...
08 05 2007
MFCB: Experiences and outcomes
An interview with Brigite Veyne, Training Manager, Mediterranean Films Crossing Borders
Euromed Audiovisual: MFCB is holding its fourth and final training session from 13-19 May 2007 in Cannes. What valuable experience has been gained in organising this series of sessions? Brigite...
08 05 2007
TV5: Blue Bazar focuses on Med cinema
Television
Bleu Bazar (“Blue Bazaar”) is the title of a new monthly magazine-style programme on Mediterranean issues produced by TV5 Monde in collaboration with the European Commission. It is the latest in a...
07 05 2007
Med-Screen to present 6 MEDA films at the Cannes Film Market
Promotion
6 MEDA films will be presented by Med-Screen at the 2007 edition of the Film Market (Marché du Film) within the Cannes Film Festival. The EU-funded project will have its own stand located in the...
07 05 2007
Call for applications
The 3rd Middle East Screenwriters Lab in Jordan October 28th – November 1st 2007
Are you a screenwriter or filmmaker working on your first or second narrative feature film script? The Royal Film Commission is holding the 3rd Middle East Screenwriters Lab in Jordan in...
06 05 2007
Jordan short film festival
Open for film submissions
The 3rd session of the Jordan Short Film Festival (JSFF'07) is now accepting film entries. The JSFF'07 will be held under the patronage of the Jordan Ministry of Culture and the Spanish Agency...
05 05 2007
Women in Islam
An interview with journalist and filmmaker Ayşe Böhürler
The following is an extract of an interview conducted by Marian Naguszewski, a journalist working for TV5 Monde, the French channel which produces the new monthly magazine-style programme «Bleu...
05 05 2007
MEDIMED
8th edition of the Euro-Mediterranean market
Selection has opened for documentary projects to be screened at the 8th instalment of MEDIMED which will be held in Sitges in Catalonia (Spain) from October 12 to 14, 2007. This Euro-Mediterranean...
27 04 2007
A Working Mom
Documentary produced with the support of the Euromed Audiovisual Programme meets with success
Yaron Kaftori, a young Israeli producer/director who participated in the three 2006 training sessions organised by the EU-funded Mediterranean Films Business School, as part of the Euromed...
27 04 2007
Mobile Screenings
European and Arab films exhibited in Cairo within the Days of Euro-Arab Cinema festival
Continuing on with its journey for the second year running, the Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema is holding within its Days of the Euro-Arab Cinema film festival the Mobile Screenings which foresee...
16 04 2007
27 MEDA professionals to participate in fourth and final MFCB seminar in Cannes
Training
27 young producers, scriptwriters and directors from Jordan, Turkey, Morocco, Syria, Israel and the Palestinian Authority are going to benefit from the Mediterranean Films Crossing Borders (MFCB)...
16 04 2007
EURODOCmed: final training session in Istanbul
Training
Around 50 documentary professionals from Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Turkey will take part in the last EURODOCmed training session to be held between 25-28 April...
10 04 2007
Ravenna: A festival of Mediterranean cultures
Meditaeuropa
Between 2-12 May 2007, the Italian city of Ravenna will host the “Meditaeuropa” festival dedicated to the Mediterranean as a crossroads of civilisations. Organised by the Associazione...
02 04 2007
10 MEDA film projects selected for MFD’s second round
Development
In 2007, for its second instalment, MEDA Films Development (MFD) will hold three eight-day workshops in Marrakech with the aim of offering the opportunity to scriptwriter and producer teams of...
26 03 2007
The Caravan is on the move again
Promotion
For the second year running, the Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema is holding the Days of the Euro-Arab Cinema film festival in Cairo on 4-10 April. Different programmes will screen award-winning and...
22 03 2007
CMCA: Mediterranean Documentary & Reportage
International Prize
The “Centre Méditerranéen de la Communication Audiovisuelle” is launching its 12th International Prize for Mediterranean Documentary & Reportage. The deadline for submitting films for the prize is...
19 03 2007
Med-Screen: showcasing the best in recent Arab film
Promotion
WWW.What a Wonderful World Between 19 March and 22 April, Med-Screen is presenting a selection of recent Arab features, shorts and documentaries at the following film events: in Italy, at...
18 03 2007
Film Market, Cannes Film Festival
Speed-dating between producers
This year, the Producers Network is proposing a new activity in order to help producers to meet early in the Festival. Two speed-dating sessions will be organized, one in French and one in...
18 03 2007
Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
Debates broadly in agreement at Tunis session, notably on inter-cultural dialogue and peace in Middle East
The Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA), meeting in Tunis on 18 March used its third session to focus on cultural dialogue and the need to create genuine understanding among the...
15 03 2007
Technology and education, making headway in the fight against piracy
Interview with Halli Kristinsson
Halli Kristinsson is Motion Picture Association of America vice-president and regional director for anti-piracy operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Can you give us a brief...
14 03 2007
Interview Hamid Al Aidouni
General Delegate of the Tétouan Mediterranean International Film Festival
After 12 editions and more than 20 years after its creation, the Tetouan Mediterranean International Film Festival already experienced a lot of success. Will this 13th edition be different?...
14 03 2007
13th Edition of the Tétouan International Film Festival
Events
A press conference was organised on Tuesday March 13th in Casablanca to unveil the programme of the 13th Edition of the Tetouan International Film Festival to be held from March 24 to March 31. A...
14 03 2007
EU-funded ‘Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema’
A “dream come true” for Egyptian director Halal Galal
“This project was a dream come true,” says Egyptian film director Hala Galal, who has made several documentaries amongst which "Chouk" (Thorns) and "Dardasha Nissaiya" (Between Women), in an...
13 03 2007
Interview Hamid Benani
President of the Jury of the Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival
The 13th edition of the Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival will be presided over by the Moroccan director, Hamid Benani. Let's see what his feelings and expectations are regarding this cinema...
12 03 2007
Mexico: Successful strategies in the fight against piracy
Interview with Victor Manuel Guizar Lopez, National Copyright Institute INDAUTOR
Only a few years ago, piracy did not constitute a serious problem in Mexico. But technological advances have now opened the floodgates on rapid and mass reproduction of audiovisual works,...
09 03 2007
Call for Entries
The official Selection of Paris Cinema 2007
The Paris Cinema Film Festival, initiated and supported by the Paris City Hall and chaired by the actress Charlotte Rampling, opens as of today the inscriptions for its Official Selection to all...
05 03 2007
Locarno 2007, registrations for Open Doors
The Open Doors program organized with the support of the Swiss Foreign Ministry’ s Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) continues its outgoing commitment to raising the visibility of film...
27 02 2007
A springboard for 40 Mediterranean projects
Training
The Mediterranean Film Business School (MFBS) aims at becoming a springboard for 40 film and documentary projects by boosting their development through training sessions. Deadline to participate...
26 02 2007
Arab cinema showcase at Filmfestival Augsburg 2007
Festivals
The Augsburg Filmfestival in Germany is set to simultaneously hold three festivals over the period 17-25 March 2007. The events are the “Children's Film Festival”, an “Independent film festival...
26 02 2007
Young talents emerge from Ismailia Caravan Creativity workshop
Promotion
Four short documentaries produced during the recent Caravan Creativity Workshop entitled “The Self & The City”, which was held in September 2006 with the aim of giving young people and cinema...
23 02 2007
INSIGHT OUT 2007: digital film production for MEDA professionals
Training
For the second time, the International HFF Academy INSIGHT OUT offers 25 MEDA professionals the opportunity of improving their knowledge of the digitalisation of the filmmaking process and...
22 02 2007
Euromed Audiovisual Berlin Conference a resounding success
Interview with Leonidas Kioussis, Head of sector in the EuropeAid Cooperation Office, European Commission
Leonidas Kioussis (Copyright Photo: European Commission) Euromed Audiovisual’s first-ever regional conference, which kicked off in Berlin, has just come to an end. What do you think were the...
22 02 2007
AFIC 2007: seminar on financing and marketing of audiovisual projects
Training
For those MEDA applicants wishing to participate in the AFIC (Audiovisual Financing and Commercialisation) seminar, to take place in Paris on 1-13 July 2007, applications are now open and must be...
22 02 2007
Euromed Audiovisual II
Workshop on piracy in Berlin
The first-ever workshop organised by the Euromed Audiovisual II Programme, dedicated to the “Fight against piracy and the emergence of a legal market”, took place in Berlin in tandem with the...
07 02 2007
Morocco: light for everyone!
The Studios Phenomenon
A challenging question for cinema lovers. What do “Kundun”, “Mary of Nazareth”, “The Last Temptation of Christ”, “Gladiator”, “Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra”, “Rose noire”, “L’homme qui...
05 02 2007
The Walk...Forum 2007
Solutions for Independent Film Production in the Arab World
No Budget Films and Pioneers Production Company will hold a conference (The Walk... Forum 2007) addressing problems that filmmakers face In producing independent films. The Walk...Forum will host...
02 02 2007
Are we witnessing a filmmaking revival in the South?
Interview with Nour-Eddine Sail
Nour-Eddine Sail is Vice-President of the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation, Director of Morocco’s CCM film institute and head of the EU-financed Euromed Cinemas project Euromed...
25 01 2007
Algeria without cinema?
Algiers, Arab Cultural capital of 2007
Algiers has been chosen to be the Arab Cultural capital in 2007. Therefore, the Algerian government has decided to boost cinema production which is considered to be very low in Algeria. 400...
23 01 2007
Greenhouse’s first seminar ends with success
Development
The first seminar organised by Greenhouse project took place from14 to 17 January 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey. The seminar was devoted to the script development of the 10 feature-length documentaries...
23 01 2007
Med-Screen to present 7 MEDA films at the Berlin Film Market
Training
Med-Screen will present 7 MEDA films in DVD format at its stand at the European Film Market in Berlin, to be held between 8-18 February 2007, in a push to increase the films’ sales prospects at...
23 01 2007
First workshop on the fight against piracy to be held in Berlin
Programme Euromed Audiovisual 2
The Euromed Audiovisual II Programme is holding its first workshop on the “Fight against Piracy and Emergence of a Legal Market” on 8-9 February in Berlin, in parallel with the Berlin...
23 01 2007
MFCB in Berlin: 27 MEDA professionals to learn vital marketing and networking skills
Training
27 young professionals from the southern Mediterranean have been chosen to benefit from the Mediterranean Films Crossing Borders (MFCB) training programme to be held in Berlin between 6 and 11...
19 01 2007
2007 Berlinale Talent Campus witnesses growth in MEDA presence
Training
From among the 381 applications received from the MEDA countries and territories, 29 up-and-coming talents representing 10 countries in the region have been invited to take part in the Berlinale...
18 01 2007
Final MFCB training course for MEDA professionals in Cannes
Mediterranean Films Crossing Borders (MFCB) is launching a call for applications for its 4th and last training course to take place in Cannes from 13 to 19 May 2007. MFCB, a training programme...
18 01 2007
First Regional Conference in Berlin
Euromed Audiovisual
The first Regional Conference of the Euromed Audiovisual II Programme will be held in parallel with the Berlin International Film Festival between 10-11 February 2007 in Kalkscheune,...
10 01 2007
Euromed Audiovisuel in Berlin
First Regional Conference
On 10-11 February 2007, the Euromed Audiovisual Programme will hold its first networking conference in parallel with the Berlinale Film Festival. The 12 projects funded by the Programme will...
07 01 2007
Euromed Cinemas: Support for film distributors and cinema exhibitors
Exploitation and Distribution
Euromed Cinemas is looking to support the release of films originating from the 25 EU countries and the 10 MEDA territories: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian...
05 01 2007
“Cinema makes you love your country”
Interview with Boudjema Karèche
Euromed Audiovisual interviews the renowned and passionate Algerian writer, Boudjema Karèche, who has invested much of his life in the seventh art: cinema. Euromed Audiovisuel: You’ve spent 30...
03 01 2007
Apply by 12 January 2007 to get an overview on Digital Cinema and HDTV standards
Training
Insight Out 2007 is a six-day intensive symposium on digital production and post-production technology and workflow. It covers the entire production chain and provides first hand information and...
26 12 2006
Le Festival Culturel National du Film Amazigh en Algérie
Events
22 12 2006
10 feature-length documentary projects selected for January seminar in Istanbul
Development
Out of 75 applications, 10 feature-length documentary projects have been selected from Turkey, the Palestinian Authority, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan and Israel to participate in the first Greenhouse...
19 12 2006
Producers and scriptwriters: apply before 15 January 2007 for Marrakech seminars
Development
MEDA Films Development is calling producers and scriptwriters from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey to apply for its 2007...
19 12 2006
The Caravan brings the latest in Euro-Arab film to Alexandria
Promotion
Recent significant Euro-Arab films, produced by FIPA, ARTE Channel and many independent filmmakers in 2005 and 2006, were to be screened at the Ibdaa Creativity Centre and at the French Cultural...
15 12 2006
Four documentaries emerge from the Caravan Creativity Workshop in Ismailia
Training
Four documentaries, product of the Caravan Creativity Workshop for young filmmakers held in Ismailia in September, were screened at the Opera House in Cairo on 16 December. Certificates were...
04 12 2006
Programme Spotlight for 2006
After almost a year since the launch of the 15 million euro regional Euromed Audiovisual II Programme, it’s time to look back at the progress made by the 12 projects selected for funding under the...
29 11 2006
‘Planet Talent’ grows at the Berlinale Talent Campus
Training and Networking
On 10-15 February 2007, the fifth instalment of the Berlinale Talent Campus, entitled “HOME AFFAIRS – privacy, films and politics”, will be dedicated to the search for and reaffirmation of...
21 11 2006
Euromed Audiovisuel II: Gathering in Marrakech
Promotion
Most of the projects part of the EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual II Programme (the training projects InsightOut, Berlinale Talent Campus, EurodocMed, Mediterranean Films Crossing Borders, the...
17 11 2006
Keeping cinema alive in the South
Training
“Let's seize the opportunity offered by the Euromed Audiovisual Programme, so that Mediterranean and European cinema can continue to exist in what are still young audiovisual markets. So that the...
16 11 2006
The Caravan reaches Beirut, Amman and Alexandria
Promotion
The Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema on 5-11 November joined in Beirut the Docudays - Beirut International Documentary Festival, the only Arab festival totally dedicated to documentaries and which is...
15 11 2006
MFD brings MEDA filmmakers together again for the third time in Marrakech
Development
The third session of the 2006 MEDA Films Development (MFD) seminar series is being held on 3-10 December in parallel with the Marrakech Film Festival. With the participation of producers, industry...
15 11 2006
The Mediterranean heads North
Promotion
Med-Screen, a project supported by the Euromed Audiovisual programme, is coming to the 17th Stockholm International Film Festival which takes place on 16-26 November. Together, they will set the...
15 11 2006
Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival: A mix of Mediterranean cultures
Festival
From 23 November to 2 December 2006, the biennial Festival of Mediterranean Cinema in Brussels will be the meeting point for all people keen to explore the cultural diversity and richness of the...
14 11 2006
A new Fund for financing Arab films
Funding opportunities
The Conflict Zone Film Fund under the motto “MakeFilmsNotWar” provides support for film projects from talented filmmakers. Drawing inspiration from the historic artistic partnership of Daniel...
14 11 2006
INSIGHT OUT: Professional training in digital production tools for film and television
Training
You want to learn more about digital tools, new workflows, HDTV and digital cinema? Interested in extending your skills base to include the latest camera technology, VFX, 3D-animation, digital...
14 11 2006
Mediterranean projects pitch in Carthage, Thessaloniki, Marrakech and Beirut
Events
Southern producers are up to a very hectic year end! From November 14 to November 17, 10 of them are competing in Carthage for the 4 development grants allocated by international organizations...
07 11 2006
Euromed Cinemas 3rd Expert Committee meets in Paris
Distribution and Exhibition
On 30 October 2006, the 3rd Euromed Cinemas Expert Committee met in Paris and resolved to support the distribution of 22 films both in the MEDA region and in Europe. 17 of the selected films will...
07 11 2006
The Caravan returns to Beirut
Promotion
The Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema returns to the Docudays - Beirut International Documentary Festival, the only Arab festival totally dedicated to documentaries and which is now in its 8th year. The...
07 11 2006
Arab films participate in the Sevilla Festival de Cine
Festival
Med-Screen, an EU-funded project, is currently participating in the Sevilla Festival de Cine being held between 3-11 November to present a new section of the Festival entitled “ARABICA”. The...
06 11 2006
EuroMedCafe jury selects 3 Mediterranean synopsis
Short film contest
The EuroMedCafe third international short film contest Jury for the inspiration section – composed of Ahmed Bedjaoui, Dima Al-Joundi, Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud and Giorgio Ficcarelli - has awarded the...
06 11 2006
XXII MedFilmFestival in Rome
Festival
Imagine a festival which brings together the different cultural identities of countries facing onto the Mediterranean and creates a dialogue between their various languages, customs and religions....
30 10 2006
Generation Big Screen seminar to be held in parallel with Carthago Cinema Days
Promotion
35 film distributors, cinema exhibitors and cinema club organizers from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia are participating in the training seminar “Generation Big Screen” organised by...
20 10 2006
Mediterranean film at the inaugural RomeFilmFest market
Interview with Sandrine Brauer and Nabil Ayouch
The new RomeFilmFest – held for just over a week – was a joyous cultural event without any competitive intent but with the aim of building a mass audience for quality pictures. Rome’s symbolic...
11 10 2006
The Mediterranean Film Business School ends its first training cycle in Ronda
Training
On 4-8 October the Mediterranean Film Business School concluded its second training session for 18 Mediterranean producers which took place in Ronda, a nice city located within a rocky platform...
27 09 2006
Choose CineMart as platform for your project
Market
Do you or your company have any new projects in development that need additional funding and for which you think CineMart would be an appropriate platform? Then you are encouraged to send your...
26 09 2006
MEDA region producers and scriptwriters – develop your projects in Marrakech
Development
MEDA Film Development is seeking applications for its 2007 programme dedicated to 10 producer/scriptwriter teams from the MEDA countries with a feature-length fiction film project at the...
26 09 2006
Documentary professionals learn how to hunt for partners in Sintra
Training
EURODOCmed is bringing together 14 professionals of the documentary from Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and Turkey in Sintra (Portugal) on 23-29 September for last of three training...
22 09 2006
Mediterranean documentary filmmakers: let Greenhouse nurture your talents
Development, documentary
Mediterranean filmmakers interested in creating feature-length documentaries have a unique opportunity to register for a development programme before 26 October 2006. Greenhouse is starting a...
22 09 2006
The first ever Eurasia Film Market opened in Antalya
Promotion
Med-Screen has taken part in the Eurasia Film Market – opened for the first time in Turkey – during the 2nd Eurasia Film Festival, which gathered more than 2000 guests and runned in conjunction...
22 09 2006
Young MEDA-region professionals: apply now for the 2007 Berlinale Talent Campus!
Training
Up to 35 young filmmakers from the Mediterranean region will be selected for a six-day programme that explores the five crucial stages of making a film: philosophy, pre-production, production,...
21 09 2006
Inaugural Generation Big Screen seminar wins plaudits
Training
Participants have hailed the 1st training seminar for cinema distribution and exhibition professionals from the MEDA countries a success. The event, organized by the Generation Big Screen...
19 09 2006
Training in San Sebastian for 23 young MEDA-region professionals
Mediterranean Films Crossing Borders
On 21-24 September the Mediterranean Films Crossing Borders offered 23 audiovisual professionals a unique training opportunity in San Sebastian, Spain, in parallel with one of the most prestigious...
19 09 2006
Looking for training in film promotion and distribution?
Apply now for the Berlin 2007 edition
Are you a Mediterranean-based professional? Have you worked on at least three shorts or one feature film? Are you eager to learn the techniques that will enable you to promote and sell your...
18 09 2006
The Caravan has arrived in Ismailia
Promotion
The Cavaran of the Euro-Arab Cinema project is holding a creativity workshop on film documentaries with the theme "The Self and the City" on 15-22 September 2006 in Egypt. The workshop, with 20...
18 09 2006
Boost the development of your project
Training and development
The Mediterranean Film Business School, an audiovisual training institution supported by Euromed Audiovisual II Programme, has just launched the call for applications for its second cycle of...
15 09 2006
Working on a film project with a link to the Mediterranean?
Crossroads could be your route to success!
The goal of Crossroads is to support the producers of feature-length fiction film projects that contain a link to the Mediterranean and Balkan regions. Send your project to Crossroads and you...
31 07 2006
First training workshop of Generation Big Screen during the Venice Mostra
Training
Generation Big Screen is one of the 7 training projects supported by the regional Euromed Audiovisual II Programme funded by the European Union aiming at enhancing the Euro-Mediterranean...
25 07 2006
Euromed Cinemas' 2nd Expert Committee inundated with applications
Distribution and exhibition
Euromed Cinemas is the project dedicated to supporting distributors and exhibitors of the regional EU-funded Euromed Audiovisual II. On 10 July 2006, Euromed Cinemas held its 2nd Expert Committee...
25 07 2006
The Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema stops over in Paris from July 22nd to July 30th, 2006
Promotion
After several stops over in various MEDA countries since its launch in Cairo on 29 March, the Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema, one of the promotion projects supported by the Euromed Audiovisual II...
19 07 2006
FIRST SUCCESSFUL TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR AFIC IN PARIS HELD BETWEEN 2-13 JULY
Training
The AFIC (Audiovisual Financing and Commercialisation) seminar organized by INA (Institut national de l'audiovisuel français) is one of the 7 training projects supported by the Euromed Audiovisual...
19 07 2006
Participate in the creativity workshop organised by the Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema in Ismailia!
Promotion
Participate in the creativity workshop organised by the Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema in Ismailia, Egypt. The Caravan of Euro-Arab Cinema is one of the promotion projects of the regional...
05 07 2006
THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN DOCUMENTARY TAKES ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET
Training
Through EURODOCmed, one of the 7 training projects supported by the Euromed Audiovisual II regional programme, 7 professionals from the MEDA countries and territories have participated for the...
05 07 2006
Launch of the 4th Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema event "Caravan Nights"
Promotion
The Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema, one of the promotion projects supported by the Euromed Audiovisual II regional programme is a project to promote Mediterranean films in MEDA countries and in...
04 07 2006
Euromed Audiovisual in Jerusalem
Promotion
The Euromed Audiovisual II regional programme funded by the MEDA programme will be presented to professionals during the Jerusalem International Film Festival on 9 July 2006 as part of the «...
04 07 2006
Meda Films Development second session in Marrakech from July 12 to 19, 2006
Audiovisual Projects Development
Meda Films Developent (MFD), a project conducted under the European Union-funded Euromed Audiovisual II programme, aims at supporting producers and scriptwriters, selected among the MEDA region...
01 06 2006
Europa Cinemas back in the Mediterranean countries
Distribution and exhibition in the Mediterranean
With the launching by the European Commission of the Euromed Audiovisual II Programme, Europa Cinemas returns with two new programmes of activity over three years: Euromed Cinemas, alongside the...
20 05 2006
New support project: MED-SCREEN
Call for proposals
The Med-Screen project aims at promoting cinema from the 8 Arab countries of the MEDA region (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, the Palestinian Authority and Tunisia) from 2006 to...
15 05 2006
INITIAL PROGRESS OF THE CARAVAN OF THE EURO-ARAB CINEMA
Working for the promotion of Mediterranean films
The Caravan is one of the promotion projects of Euromed Audiovisual II. From March to May 2006, the Caravan has travelled from Cairo to Beirut via Alexandria and Amman. For this first event, the...
12 03 2006
Des yeux pour entrevoir la paix!
Durant le 21ème Festival de Haïfa en Israël, qui s’est tenu à la mi-octobre, quelque 100.000 paires d’yeux ont visionné 150 films. Une journée était centrée sur le thème du cinéma palestinien....
12 02 2006
Haifa through the looking glass
Movies old and new
Haifa is Israel’s only remaining large, mixed, Jewish-Palestinian city. Of its population of 250,000 at least 10% are Arabs; the figure jumps to 30% for students at the University of Haifa. (Of...
