The 35e edition of the Fameck / Val de Fensch Arab film festival is decentralized to the Cinémas Forum in Sarreguemines from October 3 to 13, 2024. An event which takes place in partnership with the Socio-cultural Center, the CMSEA prevention team, the Seniors association, CSL Beausoleil, Université Populaire and the City of Sarreguemines.
Presentation of the festival
Spotlight on Jordan
The film industry in Jordan has really grown over the past twenty years. Several world-renowned directors have adopted this country to set up their cameras during emblematic shoots, such as Ridley Scott (for Alone on Mars) or Denis Villeneuve (for the Dune saga), to name a few.
During its previous editions, the Arab Film Festival welcomed several Jordanian creations symbolizing the cinematographic dynamic that the country has today and the perspectives it opens up: Captain Abu Raed (2007) directed by Amin Matalqa – considered the first Jordanian feature film produced for decades -, 3000 Nights (2015) directed by Mai Masri, or Inshallah a son (2024) directed by Amjad Al Rasheed. Through these works, certainly still few in number but qualitative, Jordan shows its support for filmmakers exploiting the cultural and social diversity of their countries; an association between tradition and modernity where the feminine condition constitutes one of the central subjects.
More broadly, as part of its official selection comprising around forty films of all genres and formats (feature films, short films, documentaries, animated films), the 2024 festival will offer a number of productions from all origins reflecting plurality and current proliferation of Arab cinemas (to which will be added heritage films), focusing on those with the most promise and daring. Screenings coupled with the arrival of several teams and guests, but also the holding of different competitive sections whose juries are made up of personalities from the world of culture. A filmic journey in the colors of the world, rich in emotions, in poetry but often also of a rarely equaled social significance.
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Cinemas Forum
Thursday October 3 from 7 p.m. with the screening of the film
“Barbès, little Algeria”
On the program
19h – Discovery of games with the Ludothèque Beausoleil
Oriental theme decoration photo booth
20h – Entry into the room with welcome speech
Screening of the film “Barbès, little Algeria” in preview
22h – Friendship drink after the screening
Oriental buffet concocted by volunteers
Spice bar – Mint tea tasting
Oriental music – Henna tattoo – Games from the Ludothèque
Synopsis of the film “Barbès, little Algeria”
At the heart of the Syrian conflict, Zeina, 14, and her parents are among the last still living in their besieged neighborhood of Damascus. When a missile blows a gaping hole in their home, Zeina discovers a window that opens to a world of unimaginable possibilities. She likes to sleep under the stars and becomes friends with Amer, a neighbor her age. When the violence of the fighting intensifies, Zeina and her parents are forced to leave, but her father is determined to stay in their home. He refuses to be a refugee. Faced with a life or death dilemma, Zeina and her mother must make a decision.
Directed by Hassan Guerrar
Avec Sofiane Zermani, Khalil Gharbia, Khaled Benaissa, Eye Haidara, Adila Bendimerad
Duration : 1h33. – Genre: Comedy-drama
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Click to discover the festival films at Cinémas Forum Barbès, little Algeria
Inaugural opening evening Thursday October 3 from 7 p.m. – Screening at 8 p.m.
Malek, in his forties, single, has just moved to Montmartre and soon welcomes his nephew Ryiad, newly arrived from Algeria, into his home. Together they discover Barbès, the neighborhood of the Algerian community, very lively, despite the current health crisis. His meetings with local figures will allow Malek to find a part of himself that he had buried, to reconnect with his origins and to begin to mourn those who died.
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Monday October 7 at 8 p.m.
Tuesday October 8 at 5:45 p.m.
Sofiane, son of a former Algerian diplomat, has traveled a lot. Having settled in Lyon for his studies, he was the victim of an administrative decision and lived under the threat of expulsion. In the hope of regularizing his situation, he agrees to work for Muslim funeral directors. Between parties, meetings and his job, Sofiane will discover himself on an initiatory journey which will lead him to build his own identity and gradually move towards adulthood.
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Tuesday October 8 at 8 p.m.
Thursday October 10 at 5:45 p.m.
Touda dreams of becoming a Sheikha, a traditional Moroccan artist, who sings without shame or censorship texts of resistance, love and emancipation, transmitted for generations. Performing every evening in the bars of her small provincial town under the gaze of men, Touda nourishes the hope of a better future for herself and her son. Mistreated and humiliated, she decides to leave everything for the lights of Casablanca…
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Wednesday October 9 + Saturday October 12 at 1:45 p.m.
Under a baobab tree, an old man tells the children around him a story: that of the unwavering friendship between Maki, a 10-year-old child, and Zarafa, an orphaned giraffe, a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France Charles .
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Friday October 11 at 8 p.m.
Sunday October 13 at 3:45 p.m.
Intended for a Mechanical CAP, Mourad finally found himself in a general curriculum thanks to his mother’s stratagems. Objective: the baccalaureate! A formality for the “French” in the city center but a seismic event for Mourad and his entourage: the first in the city to complete the baccalaureate! The Mother had imagined everything, except that her Mourad was totally indifferent to the sacrosanct baccalaureate, assuming his part as a Gaul. According to the story of Magyd Cherfi (Zebda).
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Film-wire session
Monday October 14 at 8 p.m.
Driven by the promises of a new life, Jessica, a 19-year-old Frenchwoman, leaves for Syria to join Daesh. Arriving in Raqqa, she joins a house for future wives of fighters and quickly finds herself the prisoner of Madame, the charismatic director who holds the place with an iron fist. Inspired by real events.
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