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35th Cinemed International Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier 25 October-2 November 2013 MEET US IN CANNES! The 35th Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier (25 October-2 November 2013) is going to Cannes. Please note who you can meet there from 12 to 26 May: - Jean-François Bourgeot Director of the Festival Dates of stay: 15-25 May Contact : +33 (0)6 81 52 05 25 bourgeot@cinemed.tm.fr - Sylvie Suire Administrative Manager Dates of stay: 16-24 May Contact : +33 (0)6 63 54 86 11 suire@cinemed.tm.fr - Géraldine Laporte Programming assistant Dates of stay: 16-22 May Contact : +33 (0)6 80 50 60 02 laporte@cinemed.tm.fr You can also meet Géraldine at the MEDIA stand Festival International du Film Village International Pavillon 120 - Union Européenne Esplanade Georges-Pompidou 06400 Cannes - Tel. : 04 93 99 86 04 (information desk) - Jean-Pierre Abizanda Partnerships and sponsors Dates of stay: 16-24 May Contact : +33 (0)6 14 71 73 93 abizanda@cinemed.tm.fr - Dany de Seille Press relations (national press) Dates of stay: 12-26 May Contact : +33 (0)6 08 91 57 14 dany@deseille.info Who’s Singing Over There? - DVD release on 15 May Excellent news: Malavida has announced the 15 May release of Who's Singing Over There? the cult film by the Serbian director Slobodan Sijan. The DVD booklet contains the 1984 interview of the director by the Cinemed when he came to Montpellier for a tribute in four films. And above all see this masterpiece of black comedy hailed by film lovers and critics in unanimously eulogistic terms at its showing in Cannes in 1981 in the Un Certain Regard section. "Sublime, ridiculous, sad, and extremely funny. The script is a work of art." "It could almost be a prequel to Emir Kusturica’s great 1995 film about the history and breakup of communist Yugoslavia, Underground." "A milestone in Eastern European film making and an outstanding example of Serbian mentality." (IMDb.com) 1980 Georges-Sadoul Award. 34th Cinemed : the 2012 Festival - A review… The 34th Cinemed - Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier ended on 3 November. A pair of top-rankers opened the 34th Cinemed this year. Costa-Gavras returned with force and his special take on Capital and Gad Elmaleh with a distinct turn toward the dramatic. A filmmaker with healthy outrage and an artist blessed by the gods...and adored by young girls as well! Two strong and generous presences to launch an outstanding instalment of the Festival. Also with regulars such as the Algerian Merzak Allouache presenting his Repenti (The Repentant) and the Moroccan Nabil Ayouch his Chevaux de Dieu (Horses of God). With Hiam Abbass and Hafsia Herzi, from Palestine to Morocco, twice, with Héritage (Inheritance) and Le Sac de farine (The Bag of Flour). With François-Xavier Demaison and Nicolas Duvauchelle praised for Comme des Frères (Like Brothers). With young actors Christa Théret and Vincent Rottiers come to defend their historical characters in Renoir. With the presence for three days of Jalil Lespert, top actor and very musical director. With a look at the images about the relations between France and Algeria, illuminated by the exhibition of the historian Jean-Robert Henry and commentary by Benjamin Stora. With the active participation of Renzo Rossellini, to help us better revisit his father Roberto’s work in twenty films...And then a wonderful unknown, Rusudan Chkonia, from Georgia and determined to win, who in her first full feature work snatched the Golden Antigone from under the nose and beard of better known participants. … and a few figures This year the enthusiasm of the public for the program translated into a significant increase in attendance with 82,000 admissions, 5% more than in 2011. The festival’s web site, cinemed.tm.fr, confirmed this interest with more than 16,000 visitors between October 25 and November 3. The traditional class for lycée students - with the participation of Bruno Podalydès! - included 468 high school students from all over France preparing to take the 2013 "cinéma-audiovisuel" end examination and some 1,700 people visited the 29 stands of the schools taking part in the 2nd annual Cinema and Audio-visual Trades Day held at the beginning of the festival. The 34th Cinemed also received 314 official guests, 216 professionals and 113 journalists. Besides the 217 films scheduled, the festival included 3 exhibitions and numerous roundtables with the guests. Thirteen prizes were awarded for full features, short features and documentaries, with a total value of € 60,000 in cash and services. But this instalment was particularly notable for the numerous professional meetings which took place between October 29 and November 2, confirming the focal place Montpellier has become for contemporary Mediterranean filmmakers. In this context, the Development aid grant on November 1 and 2 selected 18 film projects and awarded 6 grants (with a total value of € 42,000 in cash and services). Lastly, thank you to all of our guests, professionals and journalists, sponsors and partners, who made this 34th Festival a success. We look forward to seeing you at the 35th Cinemed from 25 October to 2 November 2013! 2012 prizewinners: click here. Festival photo gallery: over 100 stills available for the press. Festival daily video news (by ESJ): 9 videos from 26 Oct. to 3 Nov. 35th Cinemed International Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier 25 October-3 November 2013 78, av. du Pirée - 34000 Montpellier - France Tel. +33 (0) 499 13 73 73 Fax +33 (0) 499 13 73 74 info@cinemed.tm.fr |
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