MedFilm International Programme

The Medfilm International programme is a MEDFILM Festival Onlus specific project dedicated to international bilateral and/or multilateral activities in the Euro-Mediterranean area.
Thanks to the partnership with institutions and organisations based in countries that adhere to the Barcelona Convention, EUROMED - in the name of reciprocity - has promoted meetings with the highest cultural representatives of the Mediterranean area, as well as exchange programmes for the students of National Schools of Cinema of 40 countries, including workshops, meetings and multimedia activities.

The objectives are 3: understanding, through listening and observation, of cultural differences and creation of opportunities of dialogue, encounters and inter-cultural exchanges leading to cooperation activities between the South and the North of the Mediterranean. These are the necessary premises for a lasting future of peace and development.

In particular, the EUROMED FILM programme carries out direct exchange activities with Euro-Mediterranean countries through bilateral or multilateral meetings between Italy and those Countries that request them, including reviews of the Italian cinema abroad and vice versa. This programme has already carried out important activities with Israel, the Palestinian Territories, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungry, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey and Algeria.

After the intense cultural activities involving Egypt in 2004 and Turkey in 2005 and 2006, and after the Week dedicated to the Italian Cinema in Algiers, during 2007 as well there will be reviews of Italian classic and contemporary cinema in Countries of the Southern Mediterranean.

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES 2007

12/18 MARCH - MOROCCO (Rabat)
Review of the New Italian Cinema
An exploration of the Italian film production of the last two years through an interesting approach involving different genres such as comedy, social commitment and drama, and providing a credible picture of our cultural and social identity.

After the Fellini-Festival that took place in Istanbul in 2006 with the collaboration of MedFilm Festival Onlus, also the 18th International Festival of Ankara will pay a tribute to the Maestro with the following films: 81/2, Lo sceicco bianco, I Vitelloni, Giulietta degli Spiriti, Satyricon, Roma, Il Casanova.

1/7 LUGLIO - ALGERIA (Algiers)
An Appointment with the new Italian Cinema in Algiers
This event aims at the development of cooperation, reciprocal understanding and dialogue processes. These factors are indispensable to build audience loyalty and re-launch our cinema in a high potential market up to now saturated by other European countries.
The opening evening will be dedicated to the film director Gillo Pontecorvo with La battaglia di Algeri.

3/9 SEPTEMBER - LEBANON (Beirut)
Retrospective "The Italian Comedy"
A re-exploration of masterpieces of the past and of more recent works that have become cult-movies: Lo scopone scientifico, Luigi Comencini; Pane e cioccolata, Franco Brusati; Speriamo che sia femmina Mario Monicelli; Tre uomini e una gamba, Aldo Giovanni e Giacomo; Il più bel giorno della mia vita Cristina Comencini; Il pranzo della domenica Carlo Vanzina; Il paradiso all'improvviso Leonardo Pieraccioni.