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.

We are pleased to annonce that "Apples of the Golan" by Keith Walsh & Jill Beardsworth will be screened Sunday, Decembre 8 at 11:30.

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.

Festival Director, Janine Euvrard spent a moment with Alaa Ashkar, who is showing "Route 60" at the festival.

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.

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.

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.
 

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.