14/11/2013 - The 3rd edition of the festival organised by the French Academy in Rome on 21-26 November unveils its programme

The 2013 edition of Cinemondo, the film festival organised by the French Academy in Rome will open on Thursday 21^st  November with two films from the cinematheque of Tangier: Vue du Grand Socco et du Petit Socco by Gabriel Veyre, the first images ever shot in Morocco (1934-35) and J’ai tant aimé, a Franco-Moroccan documentary by Dalila Ennadre.

The Panorama section, meant to open a window on the current production of Maghreb, is opening on the 22^nd with the Franco-Tunisian Millefeuille [+see also:
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The Rooftops [+see also:
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The pluri-awarded Rengaine [+see also:
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The special guest of this year’s edition is Tariq Teguia, whose films offer a disenchanted glimpse into today’s Algeria. Two of his films, Roma wa la n’touma and Gabbla, will be screened during the festival. Meanwhile the world premiere of Zanj Revolution, his last feature, will be presented at the Rome Film Festival

As already announced, the festival counts also on a few original and multi-awarded documentaries that question the past to understand the current situation of these countries. The Spaziodoc includes Le Thé ou l’électricité by Jérôme Le Maire (a coproduction of Morocco, France and Belgium), the Franco-Algerian Fidaï [+see also:
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Artistic video installation will be exposes as well during the festival, in the section SpazioOff on video art in the Maghreb countries.

Cineuropa will take part in the festival for the first time as a media partner.