MedFilm Festival, Rome, November 5th - 19th

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The Medfilm Festival starts in Rome on Sunday (November 5th). More than 220 feature films, shorts and documentaries from 40 countries will be screened at the event, which will end on November 19th. Algerian Mohamed Rachid Benhadj's "For Bread Alone," "Rue des Figuiers" by Yasmina Yahiaoui, "Douar de femmes" by Mohamed Chouikh, Ali Mazif's "Nana Taous", 'La télé arrive'' by Tunisian Moncef Dhouib and "Visa, la dictée" by Ibrahim Letaief will be presented in the different festival sections. Tunisian-born Italian legend Claudia Cardinale, who is an honorary president of the festival, called on film directors to do their bit to "bring about world peace".

Algerian, Tunisian films to be featured at MedFilm Festival in Rome

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Mediterranean film festival

Some 200 films from 40 countries are on show in Rome for the 12th edition of the MedFilm Festival, 5-19 November. The theme for this year’s festival is “identity and work”, and among the highlights are a selection of recent Algerian films as well as a number of premieres, including that of Iberia by the Spanish director Carlos Saura. Four venues are taking part: the Auditorium della Conciliazione, Cinema Trevi, Museo di Roma in Trastevere and the Casa dell’Architettura. Entrance is free to events at the Cinema Trevi (normal-length films), the Museo di Roma in Trastevere (shorts and documentaries) and the Casa dell’Architettura (seminars). Tickets for the main films, shown at the Auditorium della Conciliazione, cost €2.50 each, or €10 for a weekly pass. The complete programme can be seen at Med Film Festival.