THE 26TH EDITION PRESENTED AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE

Valérie GERBAULT, General Delegate of the CMCA unveiled the program for the new edition of PriMed during the press conference on Thursday, October 27 at the Hôtel de Région, in the presence of Nathalie FEDI, First Vice-President Commission for Youth, Student Life and Intergenerational Links of the South Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur Region.
The occasion to remind that PriMed has been developing for several years a program of Euro-Mediterranean citizenship education through images. Created by the CMCA, the Prix des Jeunes de la Méditerranée allows nearly 3,000 high school students from the Region Sud, Canada and other countries in the Mediterranean basin (Algeria, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia) to become jurors of the PriMed festival. After watching three documentaries in class, the students will meet at the Alcazar, the Mucem and the Artplexe Canebière to debate and vote for their favorite film. High school students will also be able to exchange different points of view, reflect on the construction of a common future and learn together the rules of democracy.

This year, the CMCA received 427 films from 39 countries. 22 films were selected for the PriMed. 11 films are directed or co-directed by women. Find here the statistics about the registered films.

The PriMed 2022 offers the Marseille public 30 hours of free screenings in the presence of the directors at the Bibliothèque l’Alcazar, at the Mairie du 1&7 and at the Mucem. 12 awards will be attributed during the Award Ceremony organized on Friday December 10 from 4:30 p.m. at the Artplexe Canebière cinema.

Find all the details of the 26th edition in the Press Kit available >> HERE

NON.OUI

75 minutes, 2020
Director : Mahmoud JEMNI (Tunisia)
Production : Klil Productions (Tunisia), Baburka Production (Italy), Play Production (Tunisia)

“Non.Oui” is about a young black graduate, originally from Gabes in south-eastern Tunisia, who returns to her homeland determined to use her communication skills to help her own people. But her many contacts open her eyes to discriminatory attitudes which run counter to the religious precepts and political choices of her country. “Non.Oui” also follows other protagonists of different age-groups, generations and social backgrounds, including an elected representative, someone from an association, a sociologist and a psychiatrist. The documentary deals with the issue of racism on historical, geographic, economic, cultural, psychological and social levels. An indictment against racism, through the eyes of strong, moving characters.

Mahmoud JEMNI was René Vautier’s assistant on the documentaries “Avoir vingt ans dans les Aurès” (1972) and “La folle de Toujane” (1974). He has made three short films with 11 or 12 year-olds. He has also produced and mentored short films made by adolescents. He is a film critic, author of the book “Quarante ans de cinéma tunisien : regards croisés”. in 2015 he created and is president of the Gabes Film Festival. His credits include the documentaries “Coloquinte” (2012), “Warda, la passion de la vie” (2015) and “Non.Oui” (2020).

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LA TERRE PASSE

(THE EARTH PASSES)
14 minutes, 2019
Director : Anne RAVEAU (France) et Nicolas TRAVAUX (France)
Production : University of Aix-Marseille – département SATIS (France)

A large, transportable map of France, with Algerian towns superimposed in large format over different neighbourhoods of Marseille. It immediately illustrates the difficulties in talking about Franco-Algerian relations. The reactions are spontaneous, diverse and often lively. At the same time, in key places in Marseille small groups react to the map. At first spontaneous, what is said in front of the map gradually becomes more structured, some opinions are based on personal experience, others generalisations and re-hashing of history.

After studying at the IAD Institut des Arts de Diffusion in Belgium in the image section, Anne Raveau began to work in image management and then in production as an assistant. She then joined SATIS in Aubagne.

Nicolas Travaux studied performing arts in Montpellier. He then became involved in volunteer projects as cameraman or director. It was by joining the SATIS special photography course that he produced the documentary “La terre passe”. This allowed him to deal with two subjects which are important for him: colonialism and its heritage.

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LA MI-TEMPS

(HALF-TIME)
24 minutes, 2020
Director : Anaïs BASEILHAC (France)
Production : University of Aix-Marseille (France), Anamorphose (France)

Located in the heart of Marseille, Lorenzo Styl’ is a renowned hair salon. Between confidences and jokes, the mainly male clientele surrenders to the expert hands of their favourite hairdresser.

With a Bachelor in Fine Arts and a Masters in anthropology, sociology and history research from the EHESS, Anaïs Baseilhac decided to turn to documentary films. She then did a Masters in writing documentaries: research and creation, at Aix-Marseille University, where she directed her first documentary film, “La mi-temps”, completed in January 2020.

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I NAUFRAGHI DI KERCH

(CASTAWAYS OF KERCH)

26 minutes, 2020
Director and producer : Stefano CONCA BONIZZONI (Italy)

Since the 19^th century a small group of Italians have lived in the Crimea at Kerch. They have survived there and now struggle to have their story told.
They were accused of supporting the fascist regime and collaborating with the Germans when the town was occupied. In January 1942 they were deported by Soviet soldiers. The entire community of 2,000 was put in freight trains and taken to the frozen steppes of Kazakhstan.
After Stalin’s death only a few managed to return.

Born in Cremona in 1982, Stefano CONCA BONIZZONI has travelled the world as a film-maker. In 2007 he obtained a diploma in intercultural and multimedia communication at the University of Pavia with a thesis on media activism and social piracy. For several years he worked as a cameraman for Sky Italia and has contributed to numerous television productions. In 2010, he trained in documentary cinema at the European Design Institute. In 2010, he made his first documentary, “La fabbrica di benzina”. In 2011, he took a specialization course in film-making at Fare Cinema, directed by Marco Bellocchio. He currently collaborates with brands and agencies on documentary films and museum installations.

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