Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
From December 1 to 8, the Belgian capital, Brussels, will host the twenty-third edition of the Euro-Mediterranean Film Festival.
According to the organizers of the festival, it is a meeting place to discover high-quality films based on the Mediterranean landscape, meet personalities from the cinematic community, and also to share and discuss. Without forgetting the concerts, the Mediterranean flavor market and a lot of friendly atmosphere
Movies and artists
Every year, the festival displays about sixty modern films from all over the Mediterranean. Among them are Arab films, European films, and others that compete for the festival’s prizes, and also in the presence of a number of artists and filmmakers from Arab and European countries, some of whom attend as guests and others participate in the jury committees from Arab countries. Many European countries, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Egypt, Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, and others.
Fiction and documentaries combine to provide an overview of the many realities and diversity of film production in this ever-evolving region.
Films are selected based on specific criteria because the festival seeks the goal of discovery but also to make the audience think. The festival provides a suitable framework for discussion thanks to the meetings and discussions organized during the session.
All films are shown in the original version with French subtitles, with double subtitles for certain sessions (addition of English or Dutch).
sections
The official competition: includes feature films, awarding the Grand Prize and the Special Jury Prize
There is also the RÊVOLUTION Competition, which includes feature-length narrative and documentary films, and the RêVolution Jury Prize | Young Jury Award and a competition for favorite short films and short fiction films. There are also films shown within the framework of a panorama, which are long narrative films and other short films →,
The festival is for everyone
Every year the festival organizes screenings aimed at audiences less accustomed to visiting cinema to introduce them to accessible and meaningful auteur cinema. The festival administration also said on its official website that
Cinemamed is a film festival, but above all it is a celebration, a break in the winter to celebrate the Mediterranean, a region inseparable from its forms of musical expression, each richer than the other, including origins that intertwine to make us dance almost every evening.
Med Market
The Mediterranean Market is also our forum, a friendly meeting place where audiences, filmmakers, team members or juries come together.
Between two shows, we enjoy delicious cuisine from the four corners of the Mediterranean, known for the richness of its gastronomy.
Every day the Mediterranean Market Festival is organized at the Cinema Palace by the Brussels associations. There are workshops and Cinemamed celebrates Mediterranean culture in its entirety by offering numerous workshops, in addition to shows and concerts, allowing you to discover other aspects. Of which. Cooking, making, dancing...
Depending on the programs and their themes, Cinemamed highlights artists or collaborates with groups whose works reflect the sounds of the Mediterranean.
Opening
Friday, December 1, will be the opening ceremony and screening of the film Io Capitano, directed by Matteo Garrone. Io Capitano narrates the amazing journey of two young Senegalese, Seydou and Moussa, who left Dakar to reach Europe. A contemporary odyssey through the dangers of the desert, the perils of the Mediterranean, and the mysteries of the human soul.
A great novel that calls our humanity into order. And for a film that will represent Italy at the Academy Awards.