Arab World Film Festival Of Montreal 2012, Nov 2-4

This weekend brings the Arab World Film Festival Of Montreal, the cinema portion of Le Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal (Arab World Festival of Montreal).

The opening film will be the Moroccan film Andalousie mon amour (Andalusia, My Love!) by Mohammed Nadif.

The festival continues with screenings of Sur La Planche (On the Edge) by Leila Kilani; Cairo 678 by Mohammed Diab; and a double-bill of It's All In Lebanon by Wissam Charaf followed by Hady Zaccak's Marcedes.

Unique to its genre in North America, the Arab World Festival of Montreal is a thematic event dedicated to the meeting of and dialogue between Arabic and western cultures. Through its three sections - Performing Arts, Culture Forum and Cinema - the FMA presents original productions in dance, music, theatre, and multidisciplinary arts. Dozens of innovations, original creations, performances, screenings, exhibitions, conferences, seminars, as well as a multidisciplinary production, all grouped under an original and topical theme, will be part of an exceptional Fall program. A special feature is Dieu en 3D (God in 3D), a new creation where the three dimensions of the sacred – Jewish, Muslim and Christian – meet, rounding out le Cercle de l’Extase (Circle of Ecstasy), a major FMA hit. Audiences will discover world music headliners and revelations: the illustrious pianist Abdel Rahman El Bacha, master of malouf music Hamdi Benani, the Violons Barbares, Sepideh Raissadat, the Mezrab Ensemble, Zohreh Jooya and the Ensemble afghan.

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Schedule for the Arab World Film Festival Of Montreal 2012

Friday November 2nd 7:00 pm
ANDALOUSIE, MON AMOUR !
Friday November 2nd 7:00 pm
Morocco. 2011. Dir.: Mohammed Nadif. Digital Projection. 86 min. With Zakaria Atifi and Yasmina Bennani.
Original French version

Saturday November 3rd 7:00pm
SUR LA PLANCHE
France-Morocco-Germany. 2012. Dir.: Leila Kilani. Digital Projection. 110 min. With Soufia Issami and Mouna Bahmad.
Original French version with French subtitles

Saturday November 3rd 9:00pm
CAIRO 678
Egypt. 2011. Dir.: Mohammed Diab. Digital Projection. 99 min. With Bassem Samra and Nahed El Sabaï.
Original Arabic version with English subtitles

Sunday November 4th 7:00pm
IT’S ALL IN LEBANON followed by MARCEDES
IT'S ALL IN LEBANON
Lebannon. 2011. Dir.: Wissam Charaf. Digital Projection. 60 min.
Original Arabic version with French subtitles
MARCEDES
Lebannon. 2011. Dir.: Hady Zaccak. Digital Projection. 68 min.
Original Arabic version with English subtitles