The Med (Brussels Mediterranean Cinema Festival) is celebrating its 18^th edition from 30 November to 7 December and will be honouring young talent with a programme that continues to showcase a diverse range of film productions from numerous Mediterranean countries.

The feature film competition contains eight films, including the stand-out features Her Job [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Nikos Labôt
scheda film] by the Greek director Nikos Labôt, selected at Toronto, Smuggling Hendrix [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Marios Piperides
scheda film] by Marios Piperides (Cyprus) and Sofia [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Meryem Benm'Barek
scheda film] by Meryem Benm’Barek, selected at Cannes in the Un certain regard section. The competition also features Sibel [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Çağla Zencirci e Guillaume…
scheda film] by Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti – a French, German, Luxembourgish and Turkish co-production presented at Locarno – and Carmen y Lola [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Arantxa Echevarría
scheda film] by the Spanish director Arantxa Echevarría, which was well received at the Directors' Fortnight and will be opening the festival. The Cineuropa Jury will be awarding a prize.

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The festival’s large Panorama section also has a rich programme on offer, including two first Belgian films, For a Happy Life [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Salima Glamine and Dimitri Linder, very well-received at Namur Film Festival, and Escapada [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Sarah Hirtt
scheda film]by Sarah Hirtt. Other first features in this section include Consequences [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Darko Štante
intervista: Timon Sturbej
scheda film] by Darko Štante (Slovenia/Austria), Boys Cry [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Damiano e Fabio D’Innocenzo
scheda film] by Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo, Tazzeka [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Jean-Philippe Gaud (France/Morocco) and The Load [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ognjen Glavonić
scheda film] by Ognjen Glavonić (Serbia/France/Croatia). The Panorama section also makes room for established filmmakers from the Mediterranean, such as Nadim Tabet (Un jour comme un autre), Merzak Allouache (Divine Wind [+leggi anche:
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