The jury, headed by Panos Karkanevatos (Greece) and it composed by Cristiana Paterno (Italy), Francais Bordat (France), Kadhy Toure (Ivory Coast) Fatima Loukili (Morocco) and Cristina Plazas (Spain) It attributed, unanimously, the prestigious award at
De Angelis films. Cristiana Paternò, guest of the Italian delegation as a judge, he has declared: “selection I appreciated the wide variety of styles and points of view on cinema and society. I do not know whether there is a Mediterranean cinema, but see things from this perspective was exciting and innovative. Eventually the Italian film has prevailed. We all could learn a lot from this fruitful and honest comparison, the Tetouan festival deserves to grow again and I want to emphasize that, in collaboration with MedFilm Rome, He has always given ample space to Italian cinema. Strong female representation in both juries, and both in the selection of the official competition which mainly presented stories of women and many films directed by women ".
Among the special events offered by the festival, the Film Commission of the Mediterranean Forum. For Italy intervened Luciano Sovena, President of the Roma Lazio Film Commission Foundation has been said:"Happy and proud to have participated in the festival of Tetouan and in particular the meeting between the film commissions of Spain, France and Morocco who think the commission Lazio Rome film has made an important contribution, In fact, we are launching the platform for Mediterranean cinema where there is an exchange of ideas, contributions, to make films in coproduction of common interest. Soon it will be offered an agreement between the countries of the Mediterranean for a new form of cultural cooperation, social and industrial. "
The festival was held the conference "When the cinema beyond the borders established by man" who took part Beatrice Fiorentino: "An incredible opportunity for cultural enrichment that finds its strength in the encounter, the sharing and exchange of views, prospects, of approaches. In particular this edition, focusing on the theme of the border and on the power of cinema to cross the barriers imposed by man, It provided an opportunity to investigate the nature of the seventh art from different points of view: the more purely linguistic and narratological, all'imprescindibilità up of a militant aesthetic journey in dealing with current issues such as migration phenomena in the Mediterrraneo ". To complete the Italian delegation Mario Brenta Delta Park co-directed the film with Karine De Villiers and presented in Tetouan in competition in the documentary section and Patrizia Pistagnesi, This as a member of the documentary jury.
FROM 10 April OPEN ENROLLMENT at Medfilm festival 2017: DEADLINE 15/08/2017
The MEDFILM- The Mediterranean Film Festival and the Middle East will return in November, in its historical dates, from 5 al 13, with a rich program of films, previews, focus and special events. Waiting for the next edition adds Ginella Vocca: "Traveling with the cinema is an extraordinary privilege, stories, emotions, fragments of lives that become a meeting place, exchange and discussion between people who come from every corner of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. I'll be back from Morocco with the feeling of a country racing, believing in their future. The next edition of the festival is already taking shape with a nice program, necessary and complementary ".
