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Call for films for PriMed 2017

logo PriMedThe PriMed – International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary Film and Reportage is open to all directors, producers and distributors who, through their programmes or films, contribute to a better understanding of the countries of the Mediterranean basin in its widest sense, from the Atlantic coasts to the Black Sea. The audiovisual works presented should be about the culture, heritage, history, societies and life of the men and women living in Mediterranean countries.
They must not contain any form of advertising or propaganda. Each work can only be entered for one category, and the choice must be clearly indicated in the application form.

Registration for the PriMed is free.

Deadline for submissions : April 20th 2017.

 


> APPLICATION FORM pdf version

> APPLICATION FORM .doc version

> RÈGLEMENT

 


The competition has three phases:
– January / February / March 2017 : call for films
– May 2017 : an international Selection Committee chooses the films which will be shown in the finals
– November / December 2017, finals of PriMed : the International Jury watches the films and decides the winners; public screenings; meetings; awards ceremony

The presented works:

  • must have been produced after January 1st, 2016;
  • must not have already been submitted to a previous edition of PriMed;
  • in the case of a documentary series or a film with more than one episode, only one episode can be submitted;
  • in the case of a co-production, the programme may only be entered into the competition by one of the producers, with prior agreement from the other partners. The name of all the co-producers must be included in the application form.

To enter the competition, the following material must be provided:

for all works, except for those of the category “Mediterranean Multimedia”

  • Two DVDs of the film, copied from the master, subtitled in French (priority), English or Italian

  • The application form

  • A synopsis of the work presented, maximum 10 lines, in French and English (by e-mail)

  • A biography of the director, maximum 10 lines, in French and English (by e-mail)

  • Some pictures of the work (sent via e-mail or on CD)

  • Any additional promotional material: photos, articles, press kit, etc… (optional)

for the works of the category “Mediterranean Multimedia”

  • The internet link where the work is presented (by e-mail: prix@cmca-med.org)

  • A presentation of the project, maximum 10 lines, in French and English (by e-mail), with the date of creation, the partners, the name and the presentation of the creators, some pictures.

  • The application form

  • Any additional promotional material: photos, articles, press kit, etc… (optional)

For any questions please contact : prix@cmca-med.org


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The winners of PriMed 2016

The 20th edition of PriMed is coming to the end. Thanks to the directors present and to the many spectators who participated in the exciting debates organized after the screenings. A total of 6000 spectators attended the screenings and the various events organized during this PriMed 2016.
This 20th edition was also placed under the sign of image education, with an new organization that allowed 2,500 high school students from the PACA region, Switzerland and the Mediterranean (Algeria, Egypt, Italy).

Regardez ici la Remise des Prix du PriMed 2016

See here the awards ceremony on CMCA’s WebTv.

 

THE WINNERS OF 20th EDITION

MEDITERRANEAN ISSUES award
sponsored by France Télévisions
LA GRANJA DEL PAS by Silvia MUNT

MEDITERRANEAN MEMORY award
sponsored by INA (Institut National de l’Audiovisuel)
MY OWN PRIVATE WAR by Lidija ZELOVIC

FIRST FILM award
sponsored by RAI
WHEELS OF WAR by Rami KODEIH

MEDITERRANEAN ART, HERITAGE AND CULTURES award
TISSEUSES DE RÊVES by Ithri IRHOUDANE

MPM AVERROES JUNIOR Award
sponsored by Métropole Aix-Marseille Provence
AUBE DORÉE, UNE AFFAIRE PERSONNELLE by Angélique KOUROUNIS

SHORT MEDITERRANEAN (audience award)
FAYROUZ, DAY OF GLORY by Hicham AÏT OUGUERRAB and Fouad ZAARI

MEDITERRANEAN MULTIMEDIA award
sponsored by Orange
TROUBLED WATERS by Isabelle SYLVESTRE

ASBU SPECIAL MENTION
LORO DI NAPOLI by Pierfrancesco LI DONNI

BROADCASTING AWARDS
2M (Maroc) : LES DERNIERS NOMADES by Hamdi BEN AHMED
France 3 Corse ViaStella : DAESH, PAROLES DE DÉSERTEURS by Thomas DANDOIS and François-Xavier TREGAN
RAI 3 (Italy) : NAPOLISLAM by Ernesto PAGANO

PriMed news

MPM Averroes jr 2016 Award

This 20th edition of the festival was under the sign of image education, with an unprecedented device that allowed 2500 high school students from the PACA region, Switzerland and the Mediterranean (Algeria, Egypt, Italy).
Among them, 1100 took part in the 4th edition du Prix MPM Averroès Junior, organized by CMCA and Des Livres Comme Des Idées association. Read more “MPM Averroes jr 2016 Award”

PriMed news

SOLO

29 minutes, 2016
Director: Shelby BEN BRAHIM (Tunisia)
Production: Association Santé Sud (France), Picandcom (Tunisia)

From the family abuse to the abuse of medical staff, through the judgment that children suffer, “Solo” is a documentary film that presents the situation of single mothers in Tunisia. It brings together poignant accounts of these women and interviews with the authorities (public and religious), actors of associations, medical or academic advisor.
This film was made in March 2016 by Health South, with the financial support of the French Development Agency and the European Union, as part of a project to better social and professional integration of single mothers in the Maghreb.

 

Shelby BEN BRAHIM

Born in 1977 in Zarzis in southern Tunisia, and fascinated by the image from  young age, Shelby BEN BRAHIM is photographer.
She began her career as graphic designer at Xelios North Africa, leading company in the field of strong authentication and computer security, then she was promoted as artistic director.
In 2013, in company with Akram SAKJI, photographer and director of photography, they create an audiovisual production agency focused Picandcom communication, based in Sousse in Tunisia. The same year she made his first TV commercial on behalf of the Mövenpick Resort & Marine Spa Sousse.
Since the creation of the agency, Shelby BEN BRAHIM directed and participated in the creation of several TV commercials, corporate videos and recordings of cultural events.
In 2015, following the bombing of Sousse, he collaborated with BBC News and France 3 for coverage and BBC Panorama for the reconstruction of this tragic event. “Solo” is his first documentary as a director.