http://www.arabfilm.net/ Le site du film documentaire arabe. fr SPIP - www.spip.net http://www.arabfilm.net/Merely-A-Smell-Upcoming-Festivals.html http://www.arabfilm.net/Merely-A-Smell-Upcoming-Festivals.html 2008-07-13T12:19:09Z text/html en Muzna Al-Masri 30th Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, 24 Oct.-2 Nov. 2008. International competition. 12th Annual Arab Film Festival, California 16-28 October 2008. International competition. Doclisboa 2008, Portugal - 16-26 October, 2008. International competition. Boston Palestine Film Festival - 4-12 October, 2008. 31e Festival de cinéma de Douarnenez, France - 16-23 August, 2008. Lemesos International Documentary Film Festival, Cyprus - 6-10 August 2008. Rodos International Films & (...) - <a href="http://www.arabfilm.net/-Merely-A-Smell-.html" rel="directory">Merely A Smell</a> <div class='rss_texte'><p><a href='http://www.cinemed.tm.fr/' class='spip_out'>30th Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival</a>, 24 Oct.-2 Nov. 2008. International competition.</p> <p><a href='http://www.aff.org/' class='spip_out'>12th Annual Arab Film Festival</a>, California 16-28 October 2008. International competition.</p> <p><a href='http://www.doclisboa.org/eng/noticias.html' class='spip_out'>Doclisboa 2008</a>, Portugal - 16-26 October, 2008. International competition.</p> <p><a href='http://bostonpalestine.bside.com/2008/films/category/Documentary+Short/page/2' class='spip_out'>Boston Palestine Film Festival</a> - 4-12 October, 2008.</p> <p><a href='http://www.festival-douarnenez.com/fr/festival_2008' class='spip_out'>31e Festival de cinéma de Douarnenez</a>, France - 16-23 August, 2008.</p> <p><a href='http://www.filmfestival.com.cy/festivals/docfest08/index.html' class='spip_out'>Lemesos International Documentary Film Festival</a>, Cyprus - 6-10 August 2008.</p> <p><a href='http://www.ecofilms.gr/03.1.films_en.asp' class='spip_out'>Rodos International Films & Visual Arts Festival</a>, Greece - 24-29 June 2008 - International competition</p> <p><a href='http://www.kortfilmfestivalen.no/engframeset-1.html' class='spip_out'>Shoot Me film Festival</a>, The Hague, Netherlands - 16-22 June 2008 - Official Selection</p> <p><a href='http://www.kortfilmfestivalen.no/engframeset-1.html' class='spip_out'>Norwegian Short Film Festival</a>, Grimstad, Norway - 12-17 June 2008 - Official Selection</p> <p><a href='http://www.festivaledoc.org/site/2008/' class='spip_out'>Encuentros del Otro Cine EDOC</a>, Ecuador - 8 - 25 May 2008 - Selected for the International Competition.</p> <p><a href='http://www.documentamadrid.com/' class='spip_out'>Documenta Madrid</a>, Spain - 2-11 May 2008 - Selected for the International Competition</p> <p><a href='http://www.ashkalalwan.org/sub.aspx?ID=113' class='spip_out'>Ashkal Alwan</a> - Home Works IV: A Forum on cultural practices - Beirut, April 12-20, 2008</p> <p><a href='http://www.itsalltrue.com.br/2008/noticias/internacionais.asp?lng=I' class='spip_out'>It's All True International Documentary Film Festival</a>, Brazil - 26 March - 6 April 2008 - Best International Short film Award.</p> <p><a href='http://www.cinereel.org/index.php?lang=en' class='spip_out'>"Cinema du Reel"</a> - Paris, France - 7-18 March, 2008. Selected for the International Competition.</p> <p><a href='http://www.tamperefilmfestival.fi/2008/eng/index.htm' class='spip_out'>Tampere Film Festival</a> - Tampere, Finland - 5-9 March, 2008. Selected for the International Competition.</p> <p><a href='http://www.dox-box.org/' class='spip_out'>DoxBox</a> - Documentary film event in Syria - 15-20 February, 2008.</p> <p><a href='http://www.docpoint.info/eng/info.html' class='spip_out'>DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary film festival</a> - Helsinki, Finland. 23 - 27 January 2008</p> <p><a href='http://www.dok-leipzig.de/v2/cms/en/about-dok/index.html' class='spip_out'>DOK Leipzig</a>, The International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film - Germany, 29 October - 4 November, 2007. Awarded the Golden Dove - The International Jury for Documentary Film award for Documentary Films and Videos / Short Metrage.</p></div> http://www.arabfilm.net/Merely-A-Smell,42.html http://www.arabfilm.net/Merely-A-Smell,42.html 2007-09-27T23:01:56Z text/html fr Muzna Al-Masri Merely a Smell Synopsis : On a boat bringing aid to a besieged Beirut, a loudspeaker lauds the passengers for their courage in coming to the rescue of the afflicted. From under the rubble of destroyed buildings, relief workers pull the bodies of the dead. Moving between light and darkness, life and its extinction, bodies redraw the boundaries of other bodies, the smell of death cloaking all. Credits and information Filmed & Directed by : Maher abi samra Editing : Ammar albeik (...) - <a href="http://www.arabfilm.net/-Merely-A-Smell-.html" rel="directory">Merely A Smell</a> <div class='rss_texte'><dl class='spip_document_1201 spip_documents spip_documents_center'> <dt><img src='http://www.arabfilm.net/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH400/MerelyASmell_Still-1a228.jpg' width='500' height='400' alt='JPEG - 138.7 ko' style='height:400px;width:500px;' /></dt> <dt class='spip_doc_titre' style='width:350px;'><strong>Merely a Smell</strong></dt> </dl> <p><strong>Synopsis :</strong> On a boat bringing aid to a besieged Beirut, a loudspeaker lauds the passengers for their courage in coming to the rescue of the afflicted. From under the rubble of destroyed buildings, relief workers pull the bodies of the dead. Moving between light and darkness, life and its extinction, bodies redraw the boundaries of other bodies, the smell of death cloaking all.</p> <p><strong>Credits and information</strong> <br /><img src="http://www.arabfilm.net/local/cache-vignettes/L8xH11/puce-32883.gif" width='8' height='11' class='puce' alt="-" style='height:11px;width:8px;' /> Filmed & Directed by : Maher abi samra <br /><img src="http://www.arabfilm.net/local/cache-vignettes/L8xH11/puce-32883.gif" width='8' height='11' class='puce' alt="-" style='height:11px;width:8px;' /> Editing : Ammar albeik <br /><img src="http://www.arabfilm.net/local/cache-vignettes/L8xH11/puce-32883.gif" width='8' height='11' class='puce' alt="-" style='height:11px;width:8px;' /> Sound Design : Nadim mishlawi (db studios) <br /><img src="http://www.arabfilm.net/local/cache-vignettes/L8xH11/puce-32883.gif" width='8' height='11' class='puce' alt="-" style='height:11px;width:8px;' /> Produced by : Maher Abi Samra <br /><img src="http://www.arabfilm.net/local/cache-vignettes/L8xH11/puce-32883.gif" width='8' height='11' class='puce' alt="-" style='height:11px;width:8px;' /> Co-Production : Les Films D'Ici - Serge Lalou</p> <p><img src="http://www.arabfilm.net/local/cache-vignettes/L8xH11/puce-32883.gif" width='8' height='11' class='puce' alt="-" style='height:11px;width:8px;' /> Duration : 10 minutes <br /><img src="http://www.arabfilm.net/local/cache-vignettes/L8xH11/puce-32883.gif" width='8' height='11' class='puce' alt="-" style='height:11px;width:8px;' /> Original Language : Arabic <br /><img src="http://www.arabfilm.net/local/cache-vignettes/L8xH11/puce-32883.gif" width='8' height='11' class='puce' alt="-" style='height:11px;width:8px;' /> Subtitles Available : English <br /><img src="http://www.arabfilm.net/local/cache-vignettes/L8xH11/puce-32883.gif" width='8' height='11' class='puce' alt="-" style='height:11px;width:8px;' /> Year of Production : 2007</p> <p>For more information : <a href='http://merelyasmell.blogspot.com/' class='spip_out'>http://merelyasmell.blogspot.com/</a></p></div>