It’s Marseilles which welcomes the 14th International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary and News Film, organised by CMCA in partnership with RAI, from the 9th to the 14th December 2009.
Two juries will judge the 36 documentaries, news films and television magazines which have been selected from amongst 300 works received.
Presided by the Egyptian writer Alaa al-Aswani, internationally well-known for his book “The Yacoubian Building”, the documentary jury will award five prizes: “Mediterranean Stakes”, “Mediterranean Memory”, “First Work”, “Mediterranean Art, Culture and Heritage”, and the “Special Jury” award.
The second jury, headed byDaniel Psenny of "Le Monde" newspaper, will choose the best film of the following categories: “Investigative Reporting”, “Sport in the Mediterranean”, and the “Faro d’Oro” award for the best TV magazine programme.
More info on the Festival
Selection of the Festival 2009