Once Again
CARAVAN of the Euro-Arab Cinema
SEMAT has the pleasure to announce the launch of the
Docu & Short
Cairo (October 26th to 30th, 2008) at The Supreme Council of Culture
Throughout the past three years the Caravan screened more than 300 European & Arab films including features, long & short, documentaries & short narratives, touring more than 16 European & Arab cities inviting renowned filmmakers, holding Q&A’s, panels, open discussions & press conferences in addition to the special programs & tributes.
The program will be screening long and short documentaries as well as short narratives which contributed to this mutual exchange and introduction of different cultures through camera lenses and the views of amazing talents of filmmakers from different cultures.
Inauguration: The Supreme Council of Culture – 19.30 on Sunday 26 October 2008
Opening Film: Durakovo: The Village of Fools, France 2007, by Nino Kirtadze
Awards:
- Directing Award, Sundance Film Festival
- Nomination: Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival
Closing: The Supreme Council of Culture – 19.30 on Thursday 30 October 2008
Shake the Devil Off, Switzerland 2007, by Peter Entell
Awards:
- Best Documentary Feature Film, Nashville Film Festival
- Editing award, Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montreal
- Nomination: Prix du Cinema Suisse
Special Programs:
A World of hope & pain
A selection of international award winning documentaries tackling world problems and hopes.
Southern Stories, Northern visions
Selection of documentaries by young European filmmakers and their views of different stories in the Arab culture.
Young lenses
Short narratives made by young Arab filmmakers
• The programme
Screening daily at 17.00 & 19.00
Except Tuesday at 13.00 & 15.00
At The Supreme Council of Culture