6th edition of "Palestine Cinema Days"

Palestine Cinema Days

Palestine Cinema Days is an annual event organized by the Filmlab Association in October. Its goal is to place Palestinian professionals in the cinematographic industry and landscape, as well as to allow the diffusion of local and international films in different cities.

The first edition was launched in 2014 and has since an annual tradition. The Festival is dedicated to offering a unique program of internationally renowned films - feature films, short films, cartoons - as well as round tables, professional film workshops, specialized programs for children and networking opportunities.

The French Institute of Jerusalem and Palestine

Cinema Days The French Institute of Jerusalem traditionally organized the Franco-Arab Film Festival. It was held for eight consecutive years. In 2018, he decided to join the Palestine Cinema Days Festival. They were seven feature films: four fiction films and two documentaries, selected from the popular and critical hits of the last two years, as well as a children's film to convey to the youngest the passion for cinema. Palestine Cinema Days also gave carte blanche to the International Short Film Festival of Clermont-Ferrand to present some "nuggets" of its selections. In a nutshell, an alternative, authoritative or more popular auteur cinema, which has grown steadily thanks to relations with other parts of the world.

Palestine Cinema Days in 2019

The sixth edition of Palestine Cinema Days will take place from October 2 to 9, 2019 in Jerusalem, Gaza, Nablus and Ramallah. In this context, the French Institute of Jerusalem offers a selection of long and short films of production or quality French co-production.

French productions or co-productions

• Les Misérables, feature film by Ladj Ly (France). Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
• It must be heaven, feature film by Elia Souleymane, (France, Palestine). Special Mention of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival

Selection of films proposed as part of the AFLAM Festival

The AFLAM Festival is held every year in Marseille (France) and aims to promote Arab cinema. Two films will be screened in this context:

• Sofia, feature film by Meryem Benm'Barek (France, Qatar)
• Flags of Papers, feature film by Nathan Ambrosioni (France)

Call for screenplay: writing residency in France

Earlier this year, the French Institute of Jerusalem, the FilmLab Association, the Film Research and Testing Group (GREC) launched a scenario call. The first prize will be chosen during the closing ceremony and will leave two weeks in France in 2020.

The program