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EcransMed’s third edition Mediterranean Cinema Under the Spotlight in Montreal A rich and inspiring event starting 10 May through 21 May
Montreal, April 28, 2014— The third edition of EcransMed festival (EM3) will take place between May 10 and 21 2014, featuring a selection of internationally renowned and award-winning emerging young filmmakers from 17 Mediterranean countries: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. The event offers free-of-charge screenings of exceptional productions including 27 short films from 14 different countries of the Mediterranean basin, 7 video art projects from 7 different countries, plus EM2.2: a collection of films previously screened at EcranMed-1 and EcranMed-2, in addition to multiple public screenings in several outdoor and indoor spaces. The Short Films Program will be held at the Cinématheque québécoise, while the Video Art Program, plus EM2.2, will be hosted by the MAI (Montreal, arts interculturel.) Other events will take place in different public spaces (metro stations, cafés, parks, etc.)
Short Films Program The Cinématheque québécoise is hosting EcransMed for the first year. The festival’s main program consists of short films made by filmmakers from Mediterranean countries, and presents a set of creations that share a common cultural and historical substrate. Jean- Bernard Marlin’s “The Runaways” (France) has won numerous awards including the prestigious Golden Bear at the Berlinale 2013, and was also honored at the Césars 2014 with the Best Short Film Award. It is supposed to be screened along with Abdurrahman Öner’s first film “Vanished into Blue” (Turkey), as part of the remarkable range of selection that EcranMed-3 is offering this year.