June 2009

1. THE ONE MAN VILLAGE wins in Monaco, goes to Edinburgh, FID Marseilles and more festivals
2. mec film services – new site online!
3. Coming soon: ALLIGATOR – the new film by Dana Goldberg
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1. THE ONE MAN VILLAGE wins in Monaco, goes to more Edinburgh FID Marseilles and more festivals
At Charity Film Festival Monaco the Jury for documentary films honored THE ONE MAN VILLAGE with the Special Jury Award /“//for it's sobriety and excellence in movie making in tackling a simple subject on everyday's life!/” Thank you!

The next festivals to come
- Edinburgh International Film Festival (Scotland), screening dates: June 20th and 24th
- FID Marseille (France) in July
- Yerivan IFF Golden Apricot (Armenia) in July
- Dokufest Prizren (Cosovo) in August
- Lemesos International Documentary Festival (Cyprus) in August
- Film Festival della Lessinia (Italy) in August

Content
Semaan is leading a quiet life on his farm in the small village Ain el-Halazoun in the Lebanese mountains. The hamlet was completely emptied and destroyed in combats during the civil war in Lebanon between 1975 and 1990. Today, many years after an official reconciliation, its inhabitants which are all from one family regularly go back to the village to cultivate their plots of land or visit their houses and always leave before sunset.
In his comforting and humorous film Simon El Habre observes the life in his quasi ghost village and tries to reflect on the collective and individual memory in a country that seems to live in a collective amnesia and is vulnerable to a new civil war.
Simon El Habre, Lebanon 2008, 86 min, HDCAM, Arabic with English subtitles
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2. mec film services – new site online!
Some construction works are still going on there, yet the site is online!
At the site of mec film services you find information about the following services and educational offers:
Film-production and Distribution:
- consultancy for filmmakers from the Middle East
- services in distribution and sales
Workshops
- in production and distribution

Have a look!
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3. Coming soon: ALLIGATOR – the new film by Dana Goldberg
Good news for all lovers of Dana Goldberg’s work: Her new film is about to be completed.
In ALLIGATOR Goldberg tells the story of 22-year-old Ilana wandering in the ruthless, dark streets of the city, seeking human closeness and intimacy. Read more and watch some film stills.
For festivals: the screeners will be ready in about two weeks time. We will upload all relevant details for the film step by step over the next days. You are invited to order the screeners already and we will deliver asap.