Fifteen films will screen in the Competition, seven films will be seen Out of Competition, and seven films will run in the environment-themed Mare Nostrum section. They are topped up by 14 immersive projects in Future Visions, curated by Michel Reilhac.
The masterclasses will be given by editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis, production designer Nathan Crowley, casting director Margery Simkin and composer Simon Franglen. The programme will also feature a masterclass with Mike Leigh, who is being recognised with the festival’s Career Achievement Golden Bee Award.
The industry programme will also include the following panels: Europe Facing Mediterranean Sea: Common Roots For A Cultural Challenge; Script To Screen; Decoding the Dynamics of Film Circulation; Fostering Collaboration: Co-production Dynamics in the Mediterranean and Beyond; Exploring Storytelling Trends; National Screen Tourism Conference; Navigating the Next Spatial Frontier of Storytelling: VR, AR, MR, and Spatial Computing; and Animating the Future: Technological Innovations within the Mediterranean Ecosystem and beyond.
“The industry programme is a key tentpole of our festival offering – as we strive to foster an environment that encourages international dialogues, collaboration, and partnerships between the Mediterranean markets and beyond. As for the programme, I am very happy with the selection, a chorus of strong and harmonious voices that, through extraordinary films, gives shape to a complex and varied universe, a mirror of the reality that surrounds us, often difficult to decipher, sometimes painful, but also full of hope and capacity for renewal”, says Teresa Cavina, Artistic Director of Mediterrane Film Festival.
Johann Grech, Malta Film Commissioner, added: “The Mediterrane Film Festival is a celebration of our cultural heritage and an opportunity for Malta to showcase its potential. We are thrilled to host such a diverse group of filmmakers and industry experts, and we believe this festival will further solidify Malta’s position as a hub for filmmakers.”
COMPETITION:
Backstage (Morocco, Tunisia, Belgium, France, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia)
Directed by Afef Ben Mahmoud, Khalil Benkirane
Life (Turkey)
Directed by Zeki Demirkubuz
Kinds of Kindness (Ireland, UK)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Greece)
The Strangers’ Case (Jordan)
Directed by Brandt Andersen
Tuesday (UK, USA)
Directed by Daina O. Pusić (Croatia)
Sweet Dreams (the Netherlands, Sweden)
Directed by Ena Sendijarević (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Who Do I Belong To (Tunisia, France, Canada)
Directed by Meryam Joobeur
Meeting with Pol Pot (Cambodia, France, Turkey, Taiwan, Qatar)
Directed by Rithy Panh
Negu Hurbilak (Spain)
Directed by Negu Collective
Out of Season (France)
Directed by Stéphane Brizé
Palazzina Laf (Italy)
Directed by Michele Riondino
The Damned (Italy, Belgium, USA)
Directed by Roberto Minervini
The Rye Horn (Spain, Portugal, Belgium)
Directed by Jaione Camborda
The Substance (UK, USA, France)
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
To a Land Unknown (Greece, Denmark, UK, the Netherlands)
Directed by Mahdi Fleifel
Click HERE to see the full programme of the festival.
