Ismailia International Film Festival 2013 - for Documentaries and Shorts

257 (World Premiere)
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: Srdjan Slavkovic -Zivojin Celic
Synopsis: Tanja and Zijad have very different memories of the same date.On July 25th, 1992, Tanja was celebrating her fourteenth birthday in Serbia. Meanwhile, Zijad, who was also fourteen, was trapped in a massacre in neighboring Bosnia, where he narrowly escapes death.
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257 (World Premiere)
Short Documentary Competition
Director: Srdjan Slavkovic -Zivojin Celic

synopsis:
Tanja and Zijad have very different memories of the same date.On July 25th, 1992, Tanja was celebrating her fourteenth birthday in Serbia. Meanwhile, Zijad, who was also fourteen, was trapped in a massacre in neighboring Bosnia, where he narrowly escapes death. They meet for the first time at their 33rd birthday anniversary. Through the film they unravel the inner worlds of children before and during the war in the conflict zone and its outskirts.

Country of Production: Serbia - Netherland
Year of production: 2013

Duration: 25 minutes

Production House: Vesta Group Production, SENSE News Agency

Producer:27 minutes

About Srdjan Slavkovic

Srdjan Slavkovic started working in Kosovo in 1997. it was a curse and a blessing that will mark him for life. Ever since, he’s been working around the Balkan region as Cameraman, Editor, Producer and Director. Currently he is producer with UN Mission in Haiti.
The Man Inside
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: Karim Goury
Synopsis: On September 11th, 1989, my father passed away. I can't remember where I was that day. 22 years later, I'm in a hotel room in Kuwait city. This transitory place, far from home, is the last place my father stayed that I know of.
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The Man Inside
Short Documentary Competition
Director: Karim Goury

synopsis:
Yahia Al Masri (Ahmed Al Feshawi) A young Egyptian man, who loves Kung Fu since his childhood, he scored many important championships, He dares to challenge the world Chinese Kung Fu champion “FUMANSHI” . A Fortuneteller Helped Yehia by giving him the ability to hear people’s thoughts which turns his life upside down, so he decides to get rid of this ability and defeat the world’s strongest Kung Fu Champion to make his dream come true with integrity.
52/25
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: Ahmed Medhat‎
Synopsis: This film compares between the transitional period of the last two Egyptian ‎revolutions; July, 1952 and January 25th 2011, and sheds light on their similarities.
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52/25
Short Documentary Competition
Director: Ahmed Medhat

synopsis:
This film compares between the transitional period of the last two Egyptian ‎revolutions; July, 1952 and January 25th 2011, and sheds light on their similarities. It also tracks the role of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Military Council; their ‎predominant role in the political life after the revolutions. ‎

Country of Production: Egypt

Year of Production:2013

Duration: 47 minutes

Production House: Conception films

AboutAhmed Medhat

Born onSeptember 19th, 1969, in Alexandria, Ahmedstudied in the HigherInstitute for cinema. He started his career directing ‎video clips for famous Egyptian singers. Ahmed Medhat has directed more than 15 documentaries forAljazeera ,‎Alarabia, and other channels. ‎
A Self Portrait
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: Alia Ayman
Synopsis: In this film, Alia films herself, voices her conflicted thoughts about gender, cultural imperialism and the taboos in the Egyptian society to which she belongs, as she exposes herself to the audience and to her own self
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A Self Portrait
Short Documentary Competition
Director: Alia Ayman

synopsis:
In this film, Alia films herself, voices her conflicted thoughts about gender, cultural imperialism and the taboos in the Egyptian society to which she belongs, as she exposes herself to the audience and to her own self, thereby undergoing a process of liberating catharsis that led to her much-needed self reconciliation.

Country of Production: Egypt

Year of Production:2013

Duration: 7 minutes

Producer:Alia Ayman

About Alia Ayman

Alia Ayman is a Writer and Filmmaker born and raised in Cairo. After earning her BA in Psychology from the American University in Cairo, she started looking for a way to share her existential preoccupations with a wider audience. After experimenting with poetry and prose, she decided to pursue film as her medium of self-expression. She is a self-taught filmmaker. She travelled to New York for a 3-month workshop to study at NYU and that’s when she shot her self-portrait, Catharsis. Alia is currently living in Cairo, working on her first feature length script.
Al Hara
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: Nicolas Khoury
Synopsis: Isabelle is a single old lady who has nothing left but her memories in her house in 'Al- Hara'.Her brothers and sistersimmigrated long ago, leaving her behind with their old parents.
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Al Hara
Short Documentary Competition
Director: Nicolas Khoury

synopsis:
Isabelle is a single old lady who has nothing left but her memories in her house in 'Al- Hara'.Her brothers and sistersimmigrated long ago, leaving her behind with their old parents. Isabelle became strongly attached to this house, which she never left as a bride. Her memories and the voices of the family around her will gradually create a bright picture, which will bring the past close to the present, revealing the sorrows, joy, regrets and secrets.

Country of Production: Lebanon

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 46 minutes

Producer: Rosy Hajj

About Nicholas Khoury

He got his B.A. in Audiovisual Directing in 2010 at AcademieLibanaise des Beaux-Arts, ALBA (University of Balamand- Lebanon).He works as an Editor and'Al Hara' is his first documentary. The film won the Special Jury Award in MFF 2012 and was selected to be part of the Ayyam Beirut Al Cinema’iya 2013.
Dairy of an Ordinary Citizen (World Premiere)
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: WalidTayaa
Synopsis: The director asks a lot of questions in a very personal style and poetic form. He tries a very informal tone to talk about himself, his country, revolution, disappointment, joy and fear.
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Dairy of an Ordinary Citizen (World Premiere)
Short Documentary Competition
Director: WalidTayaa

synopsis:
The director asks a lot of questions in a very personal style and poetic form. He tries a very informal tone to talk about himself, his country, revolution, disappointment, joy and fear.

Country of Production: Tunisia

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 24 minutes

Production House: Ulysson

Producer:Danish Film School - Ulysson

About WalidTayaa

WalidTayaa was born in Tunisia in 1976. After studying Sociology, Walid turned to cinema. He directed short films as part of the amateur cinema movement and participated in independent international film festivals. In 2006, his first short film “Bahia” was screened at Cannes Film Festival. In 2010, he directed the film ‘Life’, which won the main prize at the Tetouan International Mediterranean Film festival in Morocco, the Andalusian Television Award at the African Film festival in Tarifa, Spain and the Golden Tanit at the national competition during the Carthage Cinema Days.
Gaza 36 mm
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: Khalil M. Elmuzayen
Synopsis: Gaza 36mm is the interpretation of a reality that excels the game of death more than the game of life
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Gaza 36 mm
Short Documentary Competition
Director: Khalil M. Elmuzayen

synopsis:
Gaza 36mm is the interpretation of a reality that excels the game of death more than the game of life. It is a special cinematographic code that reflects the state of destruction and damage of the cinemas due to ideological and social reasons.

Country of Production: Palestine - Gaza

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 47 minutes

Production House: Lama Film for Cinema Production

Producer: Ibrahim Yaghi

About Khalil El Muzayen

Khalil Elmuzayen is a Palestinian Filmmaker who studied Photography in Jerusalem, Cinema in Russia and trained at FOJO Institute in Sweden. He has an extensive experience in media production and is a trainer in Filmmaking.
Libido (World Premiere)
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: Youssef Al Emam
Synopsis: Sexual repression has become a problem facing a huge segment of young people in Egypt. The film tries to discuss this issue.
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Libido (World Premiere)
Short Documentary Competition
Director: Youssef Al Emam

synopsis:
Sexual repression has become a problem facing a huge segment of young people in Egypt. The film tries to discuss this issue.

Country of Production: Egypt

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 15 mins

Producer: High Institute of Cinema

About Youssef Al Emam

Studies filmmaking at the Egyptian High Institute of Cinema
Losing Sonia
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: RadkaFranczak
Synopsis: "Losing Sonia" tells the story of an unusual woman who, within the walls of the monastery, is trying to rebuild the values that Russian society has lost under successive political regimes.
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Losing Sonia
Short Documentary Competition
Director: RadkaFranczak

synopsis:
"Losing Sonia" tells the story of an unusual woman who, within the walls of the monastery, is trying to rebuild the values that Russian society has lost under successive political regimes.

Country of Production: Poland

Year of Production:2012

Production House:AndrzejWajda Master School of Film Directing - Otter Films

About RadkaFranczak

RadkaFranczak is a Director, Writer, Editor and Photographer. She graduated from the Assembly at the Film School in Lodz. She has participated in international workshops: Dragon Forum, Laboratory, Mobile Academy, Berlinale Talent Campus, Ex Oriente Film, EAVE. She directed the short documentary "Stepan" and medium-length documentary "Where is Sonia."
Mashti Esmaeil (ME Premiere)
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: Mahdi ZamanpourKiasari
Synopsis: The film is about the daily life of an Old Iranian farmer. A loving husband, father and friend, who in spite of his handicap, does not lose his virtue and works hard on his rice field to support his family.
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Mashti Esmaeil (ME Premiere)
Short Documentary Competition
Director: Mahdi ZamanpourKiasari

synopsis:
The film is about the daily life of an Old Iranian farmer. A loving husband, father and friend, who in spite of his handicap, does not lose his virtue and works hard on his rice field to support his family.

Country of Production: Iran

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 30 minutes

Producer:Mahdi ZamanpourKiasari – SomayyehZaraatkar

About Mahdi ZamanpourKiasari

Mahdi ZamanpourKiasari was born in 1975 in Kiasar, Iran. He graduated from IRIB College in TV Production and Film Directing. He has been making films since 2004. To date, he has worked on more than 65 films and short documentaries.
Mr. Siebzehnrubl
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: Tuna FahriKaptan
Synopsis: "The cinema is the joy of my life!” Mr. Siebzehnruebl’s movie theater is not only the smallest in the lower Bavarian town Passau, but also the most unusual. Time seems to stand still in its single screening room.
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Mr. Siebzehnrubl
Short Documentary Competition
Director: Tuna FahriKaptan

synopsis:
"The cinema is the joy of my life!” Mr. Siebzehnruebl’s movie theater is not only the smallest in the lower Bavarian town Passau, but also the most unusual. Time seems to stand still in its single screening room. Clearly, it would have ceased to exist if not for this exceptional 81 year-old man.

Country of production: Germany

Year of production: 2012

Duration: 17 Minutes

Production House: Donaukapitän

Producer: Tuna FahriKaptan

About Tuna Kaptan

Tuna Kaptan was born of Turkish parentage in Munich. He graduated from University of Bayreuth in Media, Theatre and Romance studies with a Bachelor. Since 2010 he’s been studying Film Directing at the University for Television and Film Munich.
Two Faces of Loneliness
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: SerhatÇatak
Synopsis: The story of a mother and her daughter who live on an abandoned island in the middle of Lake Amik in Hatay Provenance.
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Two Faces of Loneliness
Short Documentary Competition
Director: SerhatÇatak

synopsis:
The story of a mother and her daughter who live on an abandoned island in the middle of Lake Amik in Hatay Provenance.

Country of Production: Turkey

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 20 Minutes

Producer: SerhatÇatak

About SerhatÇatak

(Hatay, 1987) studied Film & TV at Erciyes University. He is currently doing an MA in Film & TV at Marmara University.
Workin' Till The End
Short Documentary Competition ‎
Director: Nikolas Mueller
Synopsis: Three struggling pensioners who still work because their retirement payment doesn't suffice. However, they still experience enjoyable moments.
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Workin' Till The End
Short Documentary Competition
Director: Nikolas Mueller

synopsis:
Three struggling pensioners who still work because their retirement payment doesn't suffice. However, they still experience enjoyable moments. The film leaves room for the people portrayed and depicts the attitude of a generation that was raised during the Second World War.

Country of Production: Germany

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 45 minutes

Production House: NDR

Producer:Barbara Denz

About Nikolas Mueller

Born on October 3rd, 1977, Nikolas Mueller studied Science of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Mainz, Germany and Journalism at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. After that, he worked as a Trainee at Broadcaster NDR in Hamburg. He also worked for three years for investigative magazines such as "Panorama" before becoming a documentary Cameraman and video Journalist in NDR´s documentary and reporting unit.
1982
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: YıldırayYıldırım
Synopsis: In 1982 when the country was under the Martial Law, a group of people gathered in a café watching porn. Two military posts walk into the café and they're amazed! The story is completely different from what it might seem to be.
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1982
Short Fiction Competition
Director: YıldırayYıldırım

synopsis:
In 1982 when the country was under the Martial Law, a group of people gathered in a café watching porn. Two military posts walk into the café and they're amazed! The story is completely different from what it might seem to be.

Country of Production: Turkey

Duration: 8 minutes

AboutYıldırayYıldırım:

YildirayYildirim was born in 1984. He started his career as a Filmmaker in 2003 through training at the University of Thrace. Currently, Yildirim is Assistant Director in the industry and continues to graduate studies at the University of Selcuk.
180100
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: Nándor L Rincz, BálintNagy
Synopsis: Roli is a hot-headed man suffering from high-blood pressure. On the day his doctor gives him a machine to monitor his heart, it turns out to be Roli's worst day when his girlfriend dumps him.
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180100
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Nándor L Rincz, BálintNagy

synopsis:
Roli is a hot-headed man suffering from high-blood pressure. On the day his doctor gives him a machine to monitor his heart, it turns out to be Roli's worst day when his girlfriend dumps him.Roli is joined by two of his crazy friends on a road-trip that is not going anywhere.

Country of Production: Hungary

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 25 minutes

About Nándor L Rincz, BálintNagy

Former high school friends Nándor L Rinczand BálintNagy graduated from the University for Theatre and Film (Budapest, Hungary). Nándor studied screenwriting, while Bálintgot his degree as a cinematographer. The pair co-write and co-direct all of their films, with Bálint also serving as the DOP. Their previous two short films ('One Night Stand' and 'Emergeny Call') debuted at the 41st Hungarian Film Festival. In 2011, they co-directed the web-series Gimi (High School) for TV2. Currently, they are setting up their first feature film, a teen horror in the vein of the classic John Hughes movies.
A Society (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: Jens Assur
Synopsis: Eleven strangers are forced to share a confined space on a journey into the unknown. Under severe and uncertain circumstances, they face their own prejudices and fears while having to depend on each other for survival.
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A Society (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Jens Assur

synopsis:
Eleven strangers are forced to share a confined space on a journey into the unknown. Under severe and uncertain circumstances, they face their own prejudices and fears while having to depend on each other for survival. The dynamics of the group creates a reflection of the world outside.

Country of Production: France

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 17 minutes

Production House: Studio Jens Assur,DFM

About Jens Assur:

A renowned photography artist, JansAssur's repertoire includes several films. In 2010 Assur wrote, produced and directed the short Killing the Chickens to Scare the Monkeys. The film won First Prize at Nordisk Panorama 2011, and received the Special Jury Mention at Clermont-Ferrand in 2012. His project,Hunger, consisting of five unique photographic books, created great attention in the Swedish society when it was released in theSummer of 2010. His writing and directing debut, The Last Dog in Rwanda (2005), received numerous awards and participated in several international festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, Tribeca, Sydney, Rome and Palm Springs.
Behind The Door
Short Fiction Competition‎
Director: Adham Al Sherif
Synopsis: A mother frightens her own son in order to obey her. She goes out and leaves him behind home alone. How would the little boy deal with his fears?
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Behind The Door
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Adham Al Sherif

synopsis:
A mother frightens her own son in order to obey her. She goes out and leaves him behind home alone. How would the little boy deal with his fears?

Country of Production: Egypt

Year of Production:2012

Duration:21 minutes

Production House: Higher Institute for Cinema

About Adham Al Sherif

He is a student at the Higher Institute for Cinema. His first film "AhadSukan Al Madina" has reaped several local and international awards.
Glimmer (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: OmidAbdollahi
Synopsis: An old optician is going to close his optometry shop due to his weak eyesight. But there is still a client who has not come to receive her spectacle yet.
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Glimmer (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition
Director: OmidAbdollahi

synopsis:
An old optician is going to close his optometry shop due to his weak eyesight. But there is still a client who has not come to receive her spectacle yet.

Country of Production: Iran

Year of Production:2011

Duration: 19 minutes

Production House: Documentary & Experimental Film Center

About OmidAbdollahi

OmidAbdollahi was born in 1977 in Shiraz, Iran. He's a graduate of both Architecture from the National University and of Cinematography from “Iran Young Cinematic Society”.Abdollahi started his careerearly on with theatre and continued on this path when attending university by making short movies. After graduation, Abdollahi worked as a teacher for two years, but resigned when he joined a cinematic group. Since then, he has been transformed to a filmmaker. He boasts a collection of documentariesandnarrative films,some of which have participated and garnered awards in variousfilm festivals.
Matilde (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: Vito Palmieri
Synopsis: Despite her shy nature, Matilde is a child with a dynamic intelligence and a strong spirit. In her classroom, however, something is upsetting her. Combining the suggestions received from her teacher,
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Matilde (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Vito Palmieri

synopsis:
Despite her shy nature, Matilde is a child with a dynamic intelligence and a strong spirit. In her classroom, however, something is upsetting her. Combining the suggestions received from her teacher, the interest in the tools of a hairdresser mother and her passion for tennis, Matilde looks for a drastic and original solution to find serenity.

Country of Production: Italy

Year of Production: 2013

Duration: 10 minutes

Production House: AGFA (Associazione Genitori Figli Audiolesi)

About Vito Palmieri:

Palmieri graduated in Filmology from the University of Bologna in 2004. In 2006, he received more than 50 awards for his short Tana libera tutti. In 2011, his first documentary Il Valzer dello Zecchino - Viaggio in Italia a tre tempi, won the first prize as best documentary at Annecy Cinéma Italien.
Nation Estate (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: Larissa Sansour
Synopsis: With a mixture of computer-generated imagery, live actors and an arabesque electronica soundtrack, Nation Estate explores a vertical solution to Palestinian statehood.
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Nation Estate (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Larissa Sansour

synopsis:
With a mixture of computer-generated imagery, live actors and an arabesque electronica soundtrack, Nation Estate explores a vertical solution to Palestinian statehood. Each city has its own floor: Jerusalem on the third floor, Ramallah on the fourth floor, Sansour’s native Bethlehem on the fifth, etc. Intercity trips previously marred by checkpoints are now made by elevator. The lobby of each floor reenacts iconic squares and landmarks. The story follows the female lead in a futuristic folklore suit returning home from a trip abroad and making her way through the lobby. Having passed the security checks, she takes the elevator to her apartment where she prepares a plate of sci-fi tabouleh.

Country of Production: Denmark, Palestine

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 9 minutes

Production House: Redeye Film

About Larissa Sansour

Born in Jerusalem, Sansour studied Fine Art in Copenhagen, London and New York. By approximating the complexity of life in Palestine and the Middle East to visual forms normally associated with televised pastime, her grandiose and often humorousschemes clash with the gravity expected from works commenting on the region.
Odd (Fardy)
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: Karim El-Shenawy
Synopsis: Adel Iskandar, Christian Egyptian, goes back home to find that his neighbors have just fixed the building elevator. They invite him to try it for the first time.
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Odd (Fardy)
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Karim El-Shenawy

synopsis:
Adel Iskandar, Christian Egyptian, goes back home to find that his neighbors have just fixed the building elevator. They invite him to try it for the first time. Once the elevator starts to move, a pre-recorded Islamic prayer comes out from the elevator’s speakers. Adel is in shock while his neighbors are very enthusiastic with the new acquisition. They start conversing about fixing the elevator, the weak contribution of the rest of the neighbors and life.

Country of Production: Egypt, the United Kingdom

Year of Production:2013

Duration: 12:58minutes

Production House: Six Elements Films, Wojood Films

About Karim El Shenawy

Documentary Director, El Shenawy holds an M.A. degree in directing from Goldsmith College, University of London. His filmography includes projects for BBC, Aljazeera as well as international organizations such as different UN agencies. Thematically his film projects focus on identity, minorities and diversity.
Rabbi or God Knows What
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: BélaPaczolay
Synopsis: Évi is a street prostitute who works for Tibi, the pimp. The policemen have a season pass for Évi, if they could only agree on who goes first. Évi, for her sins, runs out of condoms.
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Rabbi or God Knows What
Short Fiction Competition
Director: BélaPaczolay

synopsis:
Évi is a street prostitute who works for Tibi, the pimp. The policemen have a season pass for Évi, if they could only agree on who goes first. Évi, for her sins, runs out of condoms. Help arrives in the form of a rabbi, but the police interfere, and punishment ensues.

Country of Production: Hungary

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 21 minutes

Production House: StábFilmfactory

AboutBélaPaczolay

Born in Budapest, BélaPaczolay studied at ELTE Teachers' Training College in 1986 before he studied at Theatrical and Film Academy in 1992. He has presented works including documentaries, TV series, fiction documentaries and TV advertisements. His films reaped several award in regional and international festivals.
Sanctity
Short Fiction Competition‎
Director: AhdKamel
Synopsis: A film about the poor areas in Saudi Arabia, specifically in Jeddah, which is usually depicted in films and series as the homeland of skyscrapers, highways, fancy malls
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Sanctity
Short Fiction Competition
Director: AhdKamel

synopsis:
A film about the poor areas in Saudi Arabia, specifically in Jeddah, which is usually depicted in films and series as the homeland of skyscrapers, highways, fancy malls, and rich people driving luxurious cars and wearing expensive clothes. The film follows the story of Areej, a young widow who tries her best to protect her unborn child.

Country of Production: France – KSA - USA

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 37 minutes

Production House: BIZIBI

About AhdKamel

Ahd is the first Saudi woman to study Acting and Filmmaking in the USA, after which she worked on Hollywood films including ‘The Kingdom with Director Peter Berg in 2007. In 2012, she was selected as a Jury member in the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Ahd participated in several international and regional festivals including Venice Film Festival, the Gulf Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and San Francisco International Film Festival.
Solitudes
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: Liova Jedlicki
Synopsis: A night of procedure following the rape of a young Romanian prostitute. She does not speak French. A Romanian translator must make the link between the administration and the victim.
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Solitudes
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Liova Jedlicki

synopsis:
AA night of procedure following the rape of a young Romanian prostitute. She does not speak French. A Romanian translator must make the link between the administration and the victim.

Country of Production: Romania

Year of Production:2012

Duration:17 minutes

Production House: Rézina Productions

About Liova Jedlicki

In 2001 after film studies, Liova Jedlicki started his cinematographic career as a Director Assistant. He worked on various projects and three years after he directed his first movie (LADIES). In the same time Liova Jedlicki has been developing new activities in photography.
Tereza Datrova, born 1989
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: Adam Sedlák
Synopsis: What led Tereza Dratvová to such an act? Why are the cars hidden under our roof in our yard safer than people, and what are the chances to escape from here?
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Tereza Datrova, born 1989
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Adam Sedlák

synopsis:
What led Tereza Dratvová to such an act? Why are the cars hidden under our roof in our yard safer than people, and what are the chances to escape from here? The film is an existential thriller shot in one take.

Country of Production: Czech Republic

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 16 minutes

Production House: FAMO (Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček)

About Adam Sedlák

Adam Sedlák is a recent graduate from the FAMO film school in Písek. His most successful documentary film, 'Mgr. Radovan Kaluža', is a portrait of a lonely millionaire from Ostrava.
The Wall
Short Fiction Competition‎
Director: Odette Makhlouf
Synopsis: In Beirut suburbs, during Civil War, my family and neighbors used to hide in Mary's house, the safest, thanks to the concrete-reinforced salon wall.
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The Wall
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Odette Makhlouf

synopsis:
In Beirut suburbs, during Civil War, my family and neighbors used to hide in Mary's house, the safest, thanks to the concrete-reinforced salon wall. 20 years later, Mary's son decides to destroy the wall in order to create an additional room in the house, unveiling a lot of emotions and memories.

Country of Production: Lebanon

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 24 minutes

Production House: Ginger Beirut Productions

AboutOdette Makhlouf

Born in 1978 in Jounieh, Lebanon, Odette Makhlouf obtained a diploma in Cinema from USEK in 2000. In 2004, she obtained her Masters Gegree in Cinema Studies from the University of Paris 8. 'The Wall' has been awarded the Best Short Film Scenario by Metropolis and the delegation of the European Union to Lebanon at the 17th European Film Festival.
The Wedding
Short Fiction Competition‎
Director: Marina Seresesky
Synopsis: Mirta is Cuban and she lives in Madrid. Like many other immigrants, she works as a cleaner.
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The Wedding
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Marina Seresesky

synopsis:
Mirta is Cuban and she lives in Madrid. Like many other immigrants, she works as a cleaner. Today her daughter gets married at 06:00 pm, but nothing goes as she planned.

Country of Production: Spain

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 12 minutes

Production House: TeatrMeridional S.L.

About Marina Seresesky

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1969, MirnaSeresesky is an Actress and Director of cinema and theater. Her latest short film, 'The Cortége', has been selected in more than 350 regional and international film festivals, receiving more than 100 prizes.
Time Won't Stop
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: Monika Siimets
Synopsis: Malle doesn't want to live anymore. She doesn't come out from bed, watches whodunits on TV, which makes her feel worse than she already does.
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Time Won't Stop
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Monika Siimets

synopsis:
Malle doesn't want to live anymore. She doesn't come out from bed, watches whodunits on TV, which makes her feel worse than she already does. The only meaning of Malle's life is her daughter Miina. One day there is an unexpected surprise behind her door and Malle has to make an important decision.

Country of Production: Estonia

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 22 minutes

Production House: Baltic Film - Media School

About Monika Siimets:

MoonikaSiimetshas directed several TV-programs, documentary and short feature films. Her last documentary films have been selected to be part of many international film festivals and have won several prizes. At the time being, Moonika works as a Journalist and studies Directing Fiction at the Baltic Film and Media School in Estonia.
Vanished Into Blue
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: Abdurrahman Öner
Synopsis: A woman prepares dinner for her husband. It is a single shot film where the final resolution to decades of marital hostility is solved with extreme prejudice.
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Vanished Into Blue
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Abdurrahman Öner

synopsis:
A woman prepares dinner for her husband. It is a single shot film where the final resolution to decades of marital hostility is solved with extreme prejudice.

Country of Production: Turkey

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 12Minutes

Producer (s): Abdurrahman Öner - MithatToroğlu

About Abdurrahman Öner

Born in 1984 and studied mathematics at Dicle University. He was awarded a scholarship to study filmmaking at Istanbul Kültür University and graduated in 2011.
Watermelon (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition‎
Director: TatoKotetishvili
Synopsis: Somewhere off the beaten track, far away from big cities, a man puts up his stand selling watermelons. This kind of a business cannot be profitable. Only tourists stop to take a photo of this peculiar attraction.
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Watermelon (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition
Director: TatoKotetishvili

synopsis:
Somewhere off the beaten track, far away from big cities, a man puts up his stand selling watermelons. This kind of a business cannot be profitable. Only tourists stop to take a photo of this peculiar attraction. To make things worse, a competing enterprise emerges on the other side of the metalled road. The film shows one day in the life of a watermelon seller.

Country of Production: Poland

Year of Production:2012

Duration:10 minutes

Production House: Polish National Film School in Lodz

About TatoKotetishvili

Born in Georgia in 1987, Tatois a student of the Cinematography Department at the Film School in Todź. He has worked as a cameraman on numerous students’ films. He is also a Director and photographer; his photos have been exhibited, among others, in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Russia.
With You (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition‎
Director: Christian Mejia Carrascal
Synopsis: Antonio, an old homeless cardboard recycler, longs to return to the village from which he fled many years ago. But everything changes when
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With You (ME Premiere)
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Christian Mejia Carrascal

synopsis:
Antonio, an old homeless cardboard recycler, longs to return to the village from which he fled many years ago. But everything changes when on an evening of hard work, he finds amid trash and cardboard, something nobody would expect: love.

Country of Production: Colombia

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 20 minutes

Production House: RedOne

About Christian Mejia Carrascal

Christian Mejia Carrascal studied Social Communication and Journalism. He has directed several music videos and short films, which have received awards and participation in festivals in his country and abroad. His short film CONTIGO (With You) received a grant from the Ministry of Culture of Colombia for its production.
Yidir
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: TaharHouchi
Synopsis: Jugurtha, a jailed activist, forbids Yidir, his 11 –year old son, to go to the dominator’s school. The grandmother decides to ignore the forbidding.
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Yidir
Short Fiction Competition
Director: TaharHouchi

synopsis:
Jugurtha, a jailed activist, forbids Yidir, his 11 –year old son, to go to the dominator’s school. The grandmother decides to ignore the forbidding. Yidir’s desire to follow the way to school will turn into fear and frustration into scare; as his first day at school becomes a nightmare.

Country of Production: Algeria - Switzerland

Year of Production:2012

Production House: Cultures Nord-Sud- GENEVA

AboutTaharHouchi:

TaharHouchi has a B.A. in Linguistics and French from the University of Algiers. He began training as a Field Journalist before specializing in Film Criticism. Houchi has covered for several national and international newspapers, innumerous film festivals including Cannes, Locarno, Venice, Dubai and Berlin. He is Founder and Artistic Director at the Geneva Film Festival.
Zakarya
Short Fiction Competition ‎
Director: Emad Maher
Synopsis: Zakaria is prohibited from eating chicken by the doctors' orders. Driven by his fear of the consequences of breaking the rules and giving in to his desires, he abstains completely from chicken even to the afterlife.
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Zakarya
Short Fiction Competition
Director: Emad Maher

synopsis:
Zakaria is prohibited from eating chicken by the doctors' orders. Driven by his fear of the consequences of breaking the rules and giving in to his desires, he abstains completely from chicken even to the afterlife. Zakaria is an adaptation and a tribute to the Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz's novel 'Dreams'.

Country of Production: Egypt

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 14 minutes

Production House: Bibliothica Alexandrina

About Emad Maher

Emad Maher is a Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Colorist and Graphic Designer. He studied Architecture at Alexandria University in 2001, and then undertook a workshop on Filmmaking organized by the Jesuit Cultural Center. He directed four short films; 'Lamba Neon' 2008, 'Atef' 2009, 'ThawretShabab' 2011, and 'Zakaria' 2012.
Creamen
Animation Film Competition ‎
Synopsis: “Creamen”- taken from the latin word crimen, meaning “crime”, is a colorful, symbolic story about the global warming crisis,
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Creamen
Animation Film Competition

synopsis:
“Creamen”- taken from the latin word crimen, meaning “crime”, is a colorful, symbolic story about the global warming crisis, which brings together an unlikely group of anthropomorphic ice-cream characters who are forced to confront the challenge of a potentially devastating future together - our future.

Country of production: USA - Spain

Year of production: 2013

Duration: 11 min

Producer: Esther Casas Roura

Production House: Charged Studios

About Esther Casas Roura:

Esther Casas Roura is from Barcelona, Spain. She was a professional Molecular Biologist but eventually found herself gravitating towards filmmaking. She moved to New York and became specialized in the combination of film, sculpture and computer animation. Esther is now a Freelancer Director and stop-motion Animator.
Dance Macabre
Animation Film Competition ‎
Synopsis: The animated “Danse Macabre” is a rhythmic and hypnotizing reflection on death, that one day will inevitably ask each of us to dance.
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Dance Macabre
Animation Film Competition

synopsis:
The animated “Danse Macabre” is a rhythmic and hypnotizing reflection on death, that one day will inevitably ask each of us to dance.

Country of Production:Poland

Year of Production: 2013

Duration:5 min

Producer: Małgorzata RŻANEK

Production House: Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

About Małgorzata RŻANEK:

Małgorzata RŻANEK graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw with a MA degree in 2012. She was granted a degree with honors from the Hieronim Neumann's Studio of Animated Film and Lech Majewski's Studio of Graphic Design. She specializes in animation, effects, short films, promotional videos, music videos, scenarios and storyboards.
Linear
Animation Film Competition ‎
Director: AmirAdmoni
Synopsis: A line is a dot that went for a walk.
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Linear
Animation Film Competition
Director: AmirAdmoni

synopsis:
A line is a dot that went for a walk.

Country of production: Brazil

Year of production:2012

Duration:6 minutes

Producer:RogerioNunes

Production House: EstudioAdmoni

About AmirAdmoni

Brazilian Director, Designer and Visual Artist, Amir Admoni was born in Sao Paulo in 1977. He graduated in Architecture in the University of Sao Paulo (2001) and has a Master Degree in Design at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam (2007).
M.O
Animation Film Competition ‎
Director: JakubKouril
Synopsis: A story of a lonely grandmother deciding to spend her days with a mechanical grandfather ordered via posting service.
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M.O
Animation Film Competition
Director: JakubKouril

synopsis:
A story of a lonely grandmother deciding to spend her days with a mechanical grandfather ordered via posting service.

Country of production: Czech Republic

Year of production:2012

Duration:6 minutes 35 Seconds

Producer:Bara Prikaska

Production House:FAMU- Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

AboutJakubKouril

Born in 1987, JakubKourilgraduated from Animation and Audio-vision at the Faculty of Multimedia Communications at the Tomas Bata University in Zlin. He went on a six-month internship at ENSAD in Paris, where he also focused on animation, and now he continues his education at the Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Art in Prague. M.O is his fourth short documentary.
Randa
Animation Film Competition ‎
Director: Dani Abo Louh
Synopsis: Randa, an artist from the occupied Golan, creates a miniature clay character of herself and reconstructs her journey of discovering Damascus
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Randa
Animation Film Competition
Director: Dani Abo Louh

synopsis:
Randa, an artist from the occupied Golan, creates a miniature clay character of herself and reconstructs her journey of discovering Damascus, a place where she, for the first time, felt the belongingness to a homeland.

Country of production: Lebanon

Year of production: 2013

Duration: 4 minutes

Producer: Angie Obeid

Production House: Road2Films

About Dani Abo Louh:

Dani was born in Damascus 1983. He graduated with a degree in Theater Directing from St. Petersburg State Theater Arts Academy. In 2010 he obtained a degree in Cinema Directing from the University of Lyon, France. In 2013 Dani was the Director and Editor of short movies for “Shabab” program - Al Jazeera Channel. He was also the Director, DOP and Editor of a video art “His name was Hamzeh Bakkour” in May 2012.
Rew Day
Animation Film Competition ‎
Director: Svilen Dimitrov
Synopsis: The last day of a man’s life is seen as on a videotape, which is being rewound to the moment he wakes up in the morning, having no idea what lays ahead.
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Rew Day
Animation Film Competition
Director: Svilen Dimitrov

synopsis:
The last day of a man’s life is seen as on a videotape, which is being rewound to the moment he wakes up in the morning, having no idea what lays ahead.

Country of Production:Bulgaria

Year of Production:2012

Duration:7Minutes

Production House: Miramar Film

Producer:GeorgiDimitrov, MateyKonstantinov, IlianDjevelekov

About SvilenDimitrov:

SvilenDimitrov started drawing at the age of 5 and completed his first animated short at 11. His fascination with the moving image led him to the Bulgarian National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. He studied Direction of animated films and became known for his offbeat short films, influenced by Directors such as Tim Burton, Walt Disney Pictures and David Lynch.
Sketchaty Betakolny
Animation Film Competition ‎
Synopsis: An autobiography of myself, an artist who is very fond of his work till it swallowed him.
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Sketchaty Betakolny
Animation Film Competition

synopsis:
An autobiography of myself, an artist who is very fond of his work till it swallowed him.

Country of production: Egypt

Year of production: 2012

Duration: 2:41 min

Producer:NourAbyad

Production House: High Institute of Cinema

About NourAbyad:

Nour graduated from the High Institute of Cinema 2012 and have directed two short films to this date.
The Forest
Animation Film Competition ‎
Director: Adel EssamElDin Ahmed Elbadrawy
Synopsis: The film is about a man with a simple wish: to live happily in the forest with the wild animals...will his wish come true?
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The Forest
Animation Film Competition
Director: Adel EssamElDin Ahmed Elbadrawy

synopsis:
The film is about a man with a simple wish: to live happily in the forest with the wild animals...will his wish come true?

Country of production: Egypt

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 4 Minutes

Production House: Folk Creative Solutions

Producer:MohanadHasan

About Adel EssamElDin Ahmed Elbadrawy

Adel EssamElDien Ahmed Elbadrawy was born in 1985 in Egypt. In 2006, he graduated from the High Cinema Institute with a degree from the Animation Department. He is currently studying at AnimationMentor Online School of Animation and VFX
Toto
Animation Film Competition ‎
Director: ZbigniewCzapla
Synopsis: A story of a boy raised by his lonely hardworking mother somewhere in a far province.
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Toto
Animation Film Competition
Director: ZbigniewCzapla

synopsis:
A story of a boy raised by his lonely hardworking mother somewhere in a far province. The young protagonist is being deceitfully seduced by a shady "master" and cynical collector of keys. The boy gets ‎lost on his way back home while his concerned mother embarks upon a desperate attempt to find her little son. ‎

Country of Production: Poland

Year of Production:2013

Duration: 12 minutes

Production: Tomasz Wolf – WARSZTAT FILMOWY

About ZBIGNIEW CZAPLA

Born in 1972, Czapala is aScriptwriter, Director, Animator, Painter and Graphic Artist. Hegraduated from the Graphic Arts Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. Czaplawon prizes at several festivals including the International Animated Film Festival KROK, TOFUZI, Animator, TINDIRINDIS and Message to Man.
Two
Animation Film Competition ‎
Director: MokhtarTalaat
Synopsis: ‘Two’ is an animated film about the relationship between a father and his daughter and the father's decision not to ignore a past incident.
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Two
Animation Film Competition
Director: MokhtarTalaat

synopsis:
‘Two’ is an animated film about the relationship between a father and his daughter and the father's decision not to ignore a past incident.

Country of production: Egypt

Year of production: 2012

Duration: 4Minutes

Production House:Mokaabat Studio

Producer:AbdElhakimTalaat , FatemaTalaat

About MokhtarTalaat

Mokhtar is a 33 year old, Co-Founder & Creative Director at Mokaabat Studio. ‘TWO’ is his first animation. He studied Fine Arts and has previously worked on many animated series and TV advertisements as a Character Designer, Animator and Executive Director.
Why Not Kill a Fly
Animation Film Competition ‎
Director: FarhadAlizadeh
Synopsis: A fly in a metro station erupts a fight between two passengers.
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Why Not Kill a Fly
Animation Film Competition
Director: FarhadAlizadeh

synopsis:
A fly in a metro station erupts a fight between two passengers.

Country of Production: Iran

Year of Production: 2013

Duration: 5 min

Producer:FarhadAlizadeh

Production House: Studio Mosallas

About FarhadAlizadeh:

FarhadAlizadeh was born in 1977 in Ardabil, Iran. He studied Graphic Design and Animation at Tehran TarbiatModares Art University. Farhad directed 3 short animations and four TV series.
A World Not Ours
Documentaries Competition‎
Director: Mahdi Fleifel
Synopsis: An intimate, and often humorous, portrait of three generations of exile in the refugee camp of Ein el-Helweh, in southern Lebanon.
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A World Not Ours
Documentaries Competition
Director: Mahdi Fleifel

synopsis:
An intimate, and often humorous, portrait of three generations of exile in the refugee camp of Ein el-Helweh, in southern Lebanon. Based on a wealth of personal recordings, family archives, and historical footage, the film is a sensitive and illuminating study of belonging, friendship, and family in the lives of those for whom dispossession is the norm, and yearning their daily lives.

Country of Production: Lebanon – UK – Denmark - UAE

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 93 minutes

Production House: NakbaFilmWorks

Producer:Patrick Campbell - Mahdi Fleifel

Mahdi Fleifel

Born in Dubai in 1979, he was raised in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon and later in the suburbs of Elsinore in Denmark. In 2009, Fleifel graduated from the National Film and Television School in London. His first-year film, ARAFAT & I, screened at festivals around the world and won numerous awards. In 2010 Fleifel teamed up with Irish producer Patrick Campbell. Together they set up the London based production company NakbaFilmworks.
Char The No Man's Island
Documentaries Competition‎
Director: SouravSarangi
Synopsis: Meet Rubel, a 14 year old boy smuggling rice from India to Bangladesh. He has to cross the river Ganga, the same river that eroded his home in mainland India when he was just four.
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Char The No Man's Island
Documentaries Competition
Director: SouravSarangi

synopsis:
Meet Rubel, a 14 year old boy smuggling rice from India to Bangladesh. He has to cross the river Ganga, the same river that eroded his home in mainland India when he was just four. Years later, an island called Char was formed. With his family and few homeless people, Rubel decided to settle there.

Country of Production: India, Japan, Italy, Denmark, Norways

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 88 minutes

Production House:Son et Lumière, Stefilm International S.r.l, Denmark. Cinema Oslo

About SouravSarangi

After graduating from the Presidency College, Kolkata, SouravSarangi joined the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, specializing in editing. His debut film, ‘Tusukatha’, received accolades from many leading international film festivals. Since then he has been editing, writing, directing and producing in both fiction and nonfiction genres. Sourav has also served as jury in international film festivals.His recent award winning work is an international co-production documentary titled ‘BILAL’.The traveled over fifty international festivals winning eighteen top awards. Recently he completed another international co-production CHAR, which has been selected inBerlinale 2013 in the Forum section.
Electro Shaabi
Documentaries Competition‎
Director: Hind Meddeb
Synopsis: In the slums of Cairo, the youth dance to Electro Chaabi, a new music that blends folksongs, electro beats and freestyle chanted in the style of rap.
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Electro Shaabi
Documentaries Competition
Director: Hind Meddeb

synopsis:
In the slums of Cairo, the youth dance to Electro Chaabi, a new music that blends folksongs, electro beats and freestyle chanted in the style of rap. More than just a musical phenomenon, Electro Chaabi is a healthy outlet for youth oppressed by the prohibitions imposed by Egyptian society.

Country of Production: France/ Egypt

Year of Production: 2013

Duration: 77 minutes

Production House: IPS/ Studio Mas

Producer: Karim Boutros-Ghali/ Karim Gamal El Din

About Hind Meddeb

A documentary Filmmaker, freelance Journalist and Reporter, Hind Meddeb is a citizen of both sides of the Mediterranean. Hind’s duality frees her opinions of typecasts and common judgments. She reports for ARTE TV in Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon. Her directorial debut is ‘Casablanca: One Way Ticket to Paradise’, which follows the destiny of the 14 Moroccan suicide bombers in Casablanca in May 2003.
In Search of Oil & Sand
Documentaries Competition‎
Director: Wael Omar - Philippe L. Dib
Synopsis: The film tracks the historian Mahmoud Sabit who inherited a palace that dates back to the royal family
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In Search of Oil & Sand
Documentaries Competition
Director: Wael Omar - Philippe L. Dib

synopsis:
The film tracks the historian Mahmoud Sabit who inherited a palace that dates back to the royal family, as he unveils the story behind 'Oil and Sand', an 8 mm film shot by his parents and members of the royal court a few weeks before the Royal Egyptian family was overthrown in a coup d'état in 1952.

Country of Production: Egypt - UAE

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 58 minutes

Production House: Middle West Films

Producer (s): Wael Omar - Philippe L. Dib

About Wael Omar

Wael Omar is a native Cairene. He took a liking to the stage at an early age, acting his way through school and university, eventually graduating from Emerson College, one of the top performing arts and media schools in the US. Since 2001 he has worked up and down the production line, from credits on Hollywood features to shooting conflict zone documentaries in Central Africa. In 2005 he produced and directed Democracy 76. In 2007, with a focus on culturally-minded stories, Wael co-launched Middle West Films, whole-heartedly dedicated to the indie film scene in the Euro-Med region. AboutPhilippe L. Dib

Philippe L. Dib is an independent Filmmaker of Franco-Lebanese origin currently residing in Cairo. He has explored various avenues of cinema such as a Scriptwriter and Actor in short films in London, L.A. and Cairo. In 1996 he co-wrote and directed his first feature film, Welcome Says the Angel, and then he wrote and directed El Tanbura, which won the GoldenTuron in the Etnofilm Festival in Cadca and the Jury'sprize award in the Sawi DocumentaryFilm Festival in Cairo.
Lion Souls
Documentaries Competition‎
Director: Manu Gerosa&Salva Muñoz
Synopsis: Evoking the soul of a country, through a story of adversity, courage andhope, Lion Souls is a journey in Zimbabwe following the lives of two men
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Lion Souls
Documentaries Competition
Director: Manu Gerosa&Salva Muñoz

synopsis:
Evoking the soul of a country, through a story of adversity, courage andhope, Lion Souls is a journey in Zimbabwe following the lives of two men,brought together not by fate, but faith in the hope of a brighter future.It’s a parable of healing. And not of just one man...

Country of Production: Italy, Spain

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 68 minutes

Production House: OneWorldDocuMakers

Producer(s): Manu Gerosa, Salva Muñoz

About Manu Gerosa&Salva Muñoz

Manu Gerosa and Salva Muñoz began working as a freelance Directors and Editors in different kind of productions in 2001. Since 2007 they startedrealizing documentaries trying to use their professional skills and personalsensibility to develop projects focused on the real issues that people possess.
Sleepless Nights
Documentaries Competition‎
Director: ElianeRaheb
Synopsis: Sleepless are the nights of AssaadShaftari, the former high-ranking intelligence officer in the Lebanese Forces militia, who feels guilt for his bloody acts during the civil war
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Sleepless Nights
Documentaries Competition
Director: ElianeRaheb

synopsis:
Sleepless are the nights of AssaadShaftari, the former high-ranking intelligence officer in the Lebanese Forces militia, who feels guilt for his bloody acts during the civil war, and the nights of Maryam Saidi, who’s still searching for her son Maher, a young Communist fighter who disappeared in 1982.

Country of Production:Lebanon, Palestine, UAE, Qatar, France

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 2h08

Production House: Itar Productions

Producer:Nizar Hassan

About ElianeRaheb

Born in Beirut, ElianeRahebdirected 2 shorts;'Al Aard al Akhir', andLika'a, and 4 documentaries;'KaribBaiid', 'Intihar', 'HaydaLubnan' and 'Sleepless nights'. She is also a Founding Member of Beirut DC Cinema Association where she was the Artistic Director of 6 editions of the festival Ayam Beirut Al Cinema'iya. In 2011 she founded with Nizar Hassan the cross media documentary project ArabiHor, which produced and aired 160 short documentaries from the Arab world.
Space Metropoliz
Documentaries Competition‎
Director: Fabrizio Boni-Giorgio de Finis
Synopsis: The occupants of Metropoliz decide to leave the barricades and to escape from the city that puts them on the margins of society.
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Space Metropoliz
Documentaries Competition
Director: Fabrizio Boni-Giorgio de Finis

synopsis:
The occupants of Metropoliz decide to leave the barricades and to escape from the city that puts them on the margins of society. Their plan is: build a rocket to go live on the moon. This is the story that two Directors and Anthropologists have imagined, to tell the mestizo city who lives illegally in Metroploiz for 4 years.

Country of Production: Italy

Year of Production: 2013

Duration: 98 minutes

Production House: Irida Produzioni and Inside Productions

Producer(s):Fabrizio Boni and Luca Argentero

About Fabrizio Boni

Fabrizio Boni (1973) Sociologist and filmmaker have been working for years with issues related to the city and urban culture. Author of ethnographic and socio-anthropological documentaries on folk traditions, urban homeless people and Gypsy people, he continues his work as a Researcher and independent Filmmaker.

• Giorgio de Finis

Giorgio(1966) is an Anthropologist, Journalist, Filmmaker and Photographer. He is the Author of several books and scientific papers. He collaborates with cultural newspapers and magazines and have held research and teaching activities in Italian and foreign universities. For television, he created more than 400 documentaries as a Writer and Director.
The Act of Killing
Documentaries Competition‎
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
Synopsis: When the government of Indonesia was overthrown in 1965, more than one million people were killed in less than a year
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The Act of Killing
Documentaries Competition
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer

synopsis:
When the government of Indonesia was overthrown in 1965, more than one million people were killed in less than a year.In The Act of Killing, Anwar and his friends agree to tell us the story of the killings. But their idea of being in a movie is to be stars in their favorite film genres.

Country of Production: Denmark- Norway- UK

Year of Production:2012

Duration: 159 minutes

Production House: Final Cut for Real APS

Producer:Signe ByrgeSørensen

About Joshua Oppenheimer

Joshua Oppenheimer has worked for over a decade with militias, death squads and their victims to explore the relationship between political violence and the public imagination. Educated at Harvard and Central St. Martins, he is currently Senior Researcher on the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Genocide and Genre project.
True Stories About Love, Life, Death & Sometimes Revolution
Documentaries Competition‎
Director: Nidal Hassan
Synopsis: It never occurred to NidalHassan and Lilibeth Rasmussenthat the day of her arrival to Damascus, the 16thof March 2011, would be the dayprecedingthe uprising in Syria.
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True Stories About Love, Life, Death & Sometimes Revolution
Documentaries Competition
Director: Nidal Hassan

synopsis:
It never occurred to NidalHassan and Lilibeth Rasmussenthat the day of her arrival to Damascus, the 16thof March 2011, would be the dayprecedingthe uprising in Syria. The film tries to gather stories of absent women who would present their own testimoniesabout love, life, and death and sometimes about the revolution.

Country of Production: Syria- Denmark

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 65minutes

Production House:CPH:DOX- DOX:LAB

Producer: ShadiAbouFakher- Patricia DratiRonde

About Nidal Hassan

Born in Tartous, Syria, Nidal Hassan is an independent Syrian Director. Nidal obtained a diploma in Filmmaking from the Armenia State University.Hisworks include several feature and documentary films such as ‘JOY’, ‘Everyday Story‘and ‘Flint Mountain’. His debut,‘Salty Skin (2003)’, isconsidered to be a cornerstone in a new generation of independent Syriancinema.
Where Heaven Meets Hell
Documentaries Competition‎
Director: Sasha Friedlander
Synopsis: In Eastern Java, Indonesia, lies the active volcano, Kawah Ijen, where 500 sulfur miners carrying backbreaking loads, traverse treacherous terrain amidst spectacular vistas and toxic gases.
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Where Heaven Meets Hell
Documentaries Competition
Director: Sasha Friedlander

synopsis:
In Eastern Java, Indonesia, lies the active volcano, Kawah Ijen, where 500 sulfur miners carrying backbreaking loads, traverse treacherous terrain amidst spectacular vistas and toxic gases. Where Heaven Meets Hell relays the stories of four of these miners, who risk their lives daily in an industry we rely on for sugar, matches and cosmetics.

Country of Production: USA

Year of Production: 2012

Duration: 80 minutes

Production House: SASHA Films, LLC

Producer: Sasha Friedlander

About Sasha Friedlander

Sasha Friedlander (Director, Producer, DP, Editor) is a Filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. Sasha completed her BA from UCLA in 2007, and received her MFA in Social Documentary Film from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2011. After UCLA, Sasha received a Darmasiswa Fellowship to study at the Indonesian Art Institute in Bali. While in Indonesia, Sasha began an internship at Bali TV. In 2010, she returned to Indonesia to produce 'Where Heaven Meets Hell'. The film has won numerous awards including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Documentary Film and a Special Jury award for Outstanding Cinematography and the Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Egyption Works

Behind the Mirror

Behind the Mirror
Egyption Works
Director: Mohamed MamdouhHebeshy

synopsis:
Director: Mohamed MamdouhHebeshy

Duration: 52 min

Year of Production:2013

Mohamed Saved from the Water

Mohamed Saved from the Water
Egyption Works
Director: SafaaFathi

synopsis:
Director: SafaaFathi

Duration:95 minutes

Year of Production: 2012

From Queens to Cairo

From Queens to Cairo
Egyption Works
Director: SherifSadik

synopsis:
Director: SherifSadik

Duration:54 minutes

Year of Production: 2012

Abdo Dagher

Abdo Dagher
Egyption Works
Director: Wahid Mekhamer

synopsis:
Director: Wahid Mekhamer

Duration:

Year of Production:2013

Jews of Egypt

Jews of Egypt
Egyption Works
Director: Amir Ramsis

synopsis:
Director: Amir Ramsis

Duration:96 minutes

Year of Production:2012
Music Docs

les Petits Chats

les Petits Chats
Music Docs
Director: Sherif Nakhla

synopsis:
Director: Sherif Nakhla

Duration:N/A

Year ofProduction: 2013

Searching For Sugarman

Searching For Sugarman
Music Docs
Director: Malik Bendjelloul

synopsis:
Director:Malik Bendjelloul

Duration: 86 Minutes

Year of Production:2012

El Gusto

El Gusto
Music Docs
Director: Safinez Bousbia

synopsis:
Director: Safinez Bousbia

Duration: 88 Minutes

Year of Production:

Sing Freedom: Eskenderella and Ramy Essam

Sing Freedom: Eskenderella and Ramy Essam
Music Docs
Director: Tamer Ezzat - Ahmed El Hawari

synopsis:
Director: Tamer Ezzat - Ahmed El Hawari

Duration: 30 minutes

Year of Production: 2012