Mediterranean Women's Film Festival
Women's cinema from both shores of the Mediterranean in Marseille
2026
About Mediterranean Women's Film Festival
Since 2006, the Films Femmes Méditerranée association has been showcasing cinema by female directors from both shores of the Mediterranean in Marseille, featuring fiction, documentaries, and short and feature-length films. Each edition highlights a specific country and complements the screenings with filmmaker Q&As, a masterclass, and a round table discussion. Since 2018, a professional day has brought together selected Mediterranean female directors and producers in Marseille to help facilitate the development of their film projects.
Mediterranean Women's Film Festival — edition 2026
The 21st edition takes place in Marseille from November 5 to 13, 2026, featuring over forty preview or unreleased films. Lebanese cinema takes center stage, with guest of honor Julia Kassar, the Lebanese actress. The program includes a Lebanon focus with a roundtable discussion, a cinema masterclass by Marcia Romano, a heritage screening dedicated to Heiny Srour, and professional days for female directors.
Programme Mediterranean Women's Film Festival 2026
The full 2026 program (screening schedule and times) has not yet been released by the organizers; it will be added as soon as it becomes available. Here is what the official website has announced so far.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
- 8:00 PM — Opening night: preview of Fraises by Laïla Marrakchi · L'Artplexe
Friday, November 13, 2026
- 8:00 PM — Closing night: presentation of the Jeunes-Nouveau regard Prize and the France 24 Prize, followed by a preview of Filles d'Abraham by Hanael El Yousfi · L'Artplexe
Throughout the festival (dates and times to be announced)
- Over forty preview or unreleased films, featuring guest of honor Julia Kassar, the Lebanese actress.
- Lebanon Focus: screenings, a podcast series, and a roundtable discussion titled "Emerging Voices: The Young Generation of Lebanese Female Directors," moderated by Maya Ghandour (L'Orient-Le Jour).
- Professional days: Mediterranean female directors, selected following a 2026 call for projects, will present their upcoming films to producers.
- Cinema masterclass led by director and screenwriter Marcia Romano.
- Heritage screening dedicated to Heiny Srour, featuring L'heure de la libération a sonné.
- Sound nap: listening to podcasts about Lebanon at La Vieille Charité, in partnership with the Festival Bruits Roses.
- Masterclass on Cinema and AI, "Threats or Opportunities?", with Shiraz Bazin-Moussi, Ella Altman, and Thomas Coispel.
- Screenings for high school students (short films from the Ciné Nomad School) and four screenings with Q&A sessions with directors at the Baumettes prison.
Announced venues: L'Artplexe, Les Variétés, La Baleine, Le ZEF - Scène nationale, Le Chambord, Cinéma Le Miroir (La Vieille Charité), École de la 2e Chance, Bibliothèque L'Alcazar, Auditorium Turbulence (Aix-Marseille Université), and CinéFabrique.
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