MOOOV World Film Festival puts Palestine in spotlight
The Flemish film festival MOOOV is turning the spotlight on Palestine this year. The organisers want to emphasise the importance of cinema as a window on the world, “especially when those in power look away and human stories threaten to disappear from public debate”.
MOOOV will show stories about Palestine in seven films. The organisers say that with these films, the world film festival “shows how love, humour and sadness come together in the stories of a people who continue to fight for humanity and visibility”.
The festival will take place at five locations: Beringen, Bruges, Lier, Turnhout and southwest Flanders, from 23 April to early May. The full programme will be announced shortly.
In the Sembène selection, MOOOV is showing Flemish premieres and international films “that deserve a second life on the big screen”. All films in this section are eligible for the Sembène Award, the audience and quality award that MOOOV presents annually to the best world film shown in Flemish cinemas. Last year's winner, the Iranian film It Was Just an Accident, will also be screened.
The festival also shows films that would otherwise struggle to find their way to Flanders. The films will be shown in the thematic categories Coming of Age, Female Stories, Family Matters, Lens on Life (documentary) and Moving Music.
With Peuterspeelpunt, MOOOV is organising free film screenings for toddlers and pre-schoolers on 24 and 30 April.
Prizes will again be awarded by various juries: an international jury, a jury of inmates from Merksplas prison and a youth jury. An audience award will be presented, chosen by festival visitors.
#FlandersNewsService | Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir presents her film Palestine 36 at the Carthage Film Festival in Tunis © PHOTO FETHI BELAID / AFP
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