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MEDFILM FESTIVAL XXXII EDITION
FESTIVAL INFO
SCREENINGS
Festival screenings will begin on Thursday 5 November with the Opening Ceremony and the opening film “Seuls les rebelles” by Danielle Arbid, in the presence of the director, at The Space Cinema Moderno. Admission to this evening is by invitation only.
Screenings will take place at several venues. The main venue is The Space Cinema Moderno, with screenings from Thursday 5 to Wednesday 11 November. Other events and screenings will take place at Archivio Flamigni and Teatro Palladium (13 and 14 November), Casa del Cinema (9 and 10 November), and other venues. The Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday 11 November at The Space Cinema Moderno (by invitation only).
Films in the Official Competition and Atlante sections will be screened in their original language with Italian subtitles. Several short film sections (including Atlante/Short Films, the International Short Film Competition, Voices from Prison, Visions of the Future, Focus Qatar and Focus Lebanon) will be screened in their original language with English subtitles.
ACCREDITATION
Festival accreditation grants access to all festival screenings at The Space Cinema Moderno.
€100 — All films + catalogue + bag
€50 — Ten films of your choice
€25 — Five films of your choice
Accreditations and passes are available at the MedFilm Festival box office at The Space Cinema Moderno, open every day 30 minutes before the scheduled screening.
TICKETS
Ticket price:
€7 — full price
€6 — reduced (over 65, under 25, BiblioCard and Arci cardholders)
EXTRA
Readings from the Mediterranean
READINGS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN, the MedFilm Festival section dedicated to authors, returns this year.
The events will take place at Archivio Flamigni and Teatro Palladium, where we will come together to discuss recently published books.
Masters of Cinema
In collaboration with Sapienza University of Rome, masterclasses will be held with director Mario Martone and screenwriter Ippolita Di Majo.
ONLINE
A selection of films from the programme will be available online until 15 November with a subscription to the digital platform MYmovies ONE.
MEDMEETINGS
Now in its 10th edition, MedMeetings is a project dedicated to the Euro-Mediterranean region. It aims to build new bridges between the Italian film industry and its counterparts across the Mediterranean basin, pursuing both an economic and a cultural mission. In collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Culture’s Directorate-General for Cinema and Audiovisual, the Lazio Region, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) and Cinecittà.
Industry activities will take place on Monday 9 November (from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm) and Tuesday 10 November (from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm) at Casa del Cinema. Free admission.
WIPs MedFilm Works in Progress
An open call for fiction films and creative documentaries in post-production from countries across the Euro-Mediterranean region.
MedPitching
Dedicated to minority co-productions, MedPitching aims to connect Italian producers interested in participating as minority co-producers with projects in development from across the Euro-Mediterranean region.
MedFilm Talents
A space dedicated to film students attending the festival.
VENUES
THE SPACE CINEMA MODERNO
Piazza della Repubblica, 43/45 — Rome
CASA DEL CINEMA
Largo Marcello Mastroianni, 1 — Rome
TEATRO PALLADIUM
Piazza Bartolomeo Romano, 8 — Rome
ARCHIVIO FLAMIGNI
Piazza Bartolomeo Romano, 6 — Rome
SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME – ISO DEPARTMENT
Circ. Tiburtina 4 (Scalo S. Lorenzo) — Rome
