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Monday, April 5, 2010

6th Rencontres de l'image: the controversy goes on.

Came back from the Easter break and found a controversy raging about the forthcoming 6th edition of the annual film festival "Rencontres de l'image" organized by the French Cultural Centre in Mounira and due to start on Thursday, April 8, 2010.
All seem to revolve around the inclusion in the programme of the short movie "Presque normal" directed by the Israeli filmmaker Keren Ben Rafael. This has prompted a boycott of the festival by Egyptian members of the jury and the withdrawal of at least one Egyptian film for now.
You can read articles in English about this issue by clicking on the links below:

Al Masry Al Youm
Daily News
Egyptian Gazette


I do not know if the festival will eventually take place (follow these pages for updates) but here is the link to the programme.
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