industry section has teamed up with Beirut-based cultural nonprofit Aflamuna on a new initiative, under which 10 film and doc projects from a wide range of Arab countries will soon be unveiled to prospective partners.
Emerging Arab directors and producers will take part in the curated Cinemed Meetings event, which runs Oct. 24-26 in Montpellier, France, after pitching their projects on Oct. 24. “After the success of the first edition of Cinemed and Aflamuna Encounters that took place last year, we are more than confident of the relevance of our collaboration,” said Christophe Leparc, artistic director of the Montpellier Fest, in a statement.