The 29th edition of the MedFilm Festival has come to an end in Rome. It was held from 10 to 19 November in various cultural venues across the city. As well as screenings, the festival is organising a number of conferences on the Mediterranean, including talks by the author Luca Peretti, Paola Scarnati, Antonella Mariani, Lucia Capuzzi and Viviana Daloiso. A selection of some films is hosted on the Mymovies.it digital platform. Mymovies.it
Among the films from the region in the official feature-length competition were :
- "Behind the Mountains by Mohamed Ben Attia (Morocco)
- "The Mother of all Lies" by Asmae El Moudir (Morocco)
- "Endless Borders" by Abbas Amini (Iran)
- "The Burdened" by Amr Gamal (Yemen)
- "Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano" by Cyril Aris (Lebanon)
For the full programme, visit https://www.medfilmfestival.org/it/film-2023/
Up to now, and even though the competition is continuing online, several winners have been chosen:
In the feature film category, the best film award was given to "Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano" by Cyril Aris (Lebanon); and the Special Jury Prize went to "The Burdened" by Amr Gamal (Yemen). The prize for artistic expression went to "The Mother of All Lies" by Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir. The prize for best short film went to "La voix des autres" by Fatima Kaci (Algeria).
The MedFilm Festival is the first festival in Italy dedicated to promoting Mediterranean and European cinema. Created in 1995 to mark the 100th anniversary of cinema and the Barcelona Declaration, it encourages relations, cooperation and the development of the film industry between neighbouring countries.