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The first event in Italy to show films and documentaries on the Middle East

FILM MIDDLE EAST NOW is an international film and documentary event on the culture and society of Middle Eastern countries. The last edition of the event took place in Florence from 3 to 7 February 2010.

5 days of screenings for both the inhabitants of Florence and an international audience, showing the most recent work of young but well-known international award-winning directors from Iran, Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Central Asia. The programme has been devised to showcase films that would not normally be distributed in Italian cinemas, and aims to bring the filmmakers to Italy so that the Italian public can meet them and discuss their films.

FOCUS IRAN. The last edition of the event intended to highlight new Iranian cinema: because recent events have kept the country in the global spotlight, and also because Iranian society is amongst those that currently best represent the confrontation between traditional and modern values.

OTHER EVENTS, DEBATES AND CHAT SHOWS. The programme was supplemented by a series of cultural events, encounters with the directors, talk shows hosting people related to Middle Eastern, to sustain debate and involve attendees in the festival themes, as well as aperitifs and themed tastings.

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