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Ten years after it first opened its doors, the film event Middle East: What Cinema Can Do would like to announce its up-coming 6th edition to be held from November 29 to December 8 at the cinema art-house Les 3 Luxembourg on the Left Bank.

As is the tradition, the famous trio: Leila Shahid (representing the state of Palestine in the European Union), Michel Warschawski (writer/activist living in Israel) and Dominique Vidal (journalist/writer), will be present to inaugurate the event. Making its avant-premiere in France as our opening film, A World Not Ours by Mahdi Fleifel has already achieved a certain success at international film festivals.



Completing this more compact yet rich edition are another 40 films that revolve around the evening debate themes: the right to return, the diaspora and refugee camps, cultural censorship, pillage and spoliation, occupation, repression, after Tahrir, the revolution in Libya…

This sixth edition is dedicated to our dear friend Stephane Hessel, who died in February of this year at the young age of 95. Last festival he was among us and we showed two films that painted his portrait and underlined his life's works. This year we pay tribute to him.

"Time for Outrage!" (Indignez-Vous) proclaimed Stephane Hessel, a WWII survivor who contributed to the drafting of the Declaration of Human Rights. His words resonated amongst the Middle East youth to whom we also dedicate the festival. They may not be waving placards in the streets today, but we know they are still fighting for liberty and democratic values.

Through the vehicle of this ten-day event, the audience will be able discuss these topics with filmmakers and specialists, draw information from the debates and participate in the Q&A offered at each showing. It is a rare occurrence to witness such a mix of Middle Eastern artists and to view films from Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine and Syria on the same program.
 
See you in December! 

Final Note: The Fight Goes On
Item posted : 17-02-2014
Final Note: The Fight Goes On
In 2011 at our last edition, the Arab Spring was in progress and UNESCO raised the Palestinian flag. Two years later, no earthshattering advances to report, yet the embers of change, democracy and peace are still smoldering.
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Special Screening
Item posted : 04-12-2013 -- 11:00
Special Screening
We are pleased to annonce that "Apples of the Golan" by Keith Walsh & Jill Beardsworth will be screened Sunday, Decembre 8 at 11:30.
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Open Letter from Christiane Hessel
Item posted : 04-12-2013 -- 11:00
Open Letter from Christiane Hessel
Christiane Hessel, wife of late Stéphane to whom the festival paid homage has written an open letter to distributors, disturbed that the documentary film "A World Not Ours" opening the festival and other documentaries from Palestine are not being distributed in cinemas.
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Festival Preview
Item posted : 18-11-2013
Festival Preview
Festival Director, Janine Euvrard spent a moment with Alaa Ashkar, who is showing "Route 60" at the festival.
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Opening Night - A World Not Ours
Item posted : 13-10-2013
Opening Night - A World Not Ours
Filmed over more than 20 years by multiple generations of the same family, A World Not Ours is more than just a family portrait; it is an attempt to record what is being forgotten, and mark what should not be erased from collective memory.
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At the Center of Current Events
Item posted : 08-10-2013
At the Center of Current Events
Since our last biennale in December 2011, the Middle East has barely gone a day without making the headlines. The wave of revolutions that swelled then is still rumbling in the lower depths, but its enemies have also rallied: more than 100,000 have died so far in the civil war in Syria alone.
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At First Glimpse
Item posted : 08-10-2013
At First Glimpse
The 6th edition of the biennial film event Middle East: What Cinema Can Do will unfold from the 29 November to 8 December at the usual venue, Les 3 Luxembourg. The catalogue is at the printers, invitations sent, final preparations in the works, and it is with great anticipation that we would like to share the highlights of the upcoming event.
 
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The Debates
Item posted : 08-10-2013
The Debates
Once again, the festival has invited well-known personalities to participate in the debates, such as Michel Warschawski, Bernard Hourcade, Samir Aita, Elias Sanbar and more.
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