Cinema in Motion 3 Awards

On the occasion of Cinema in Motion 3, all of the collaborators present want to emphasize the excellent level of the films selected this year.

In first place, each of the four films selected will receive a total of 13,000 euros toward subtitles in Spanish by Casa Arabe. This will promote the dissemination of the four films not only in Spain but also Latin America, and particularly in the tours organised with the Tarifa African Film Festival.

Secondly, it has been decided to provide particular support to the following films:

SALT OF THIS SEA, by Anne-Marie Jacir (Palestine)
This film will receive:

• aid toward post-production from CCM (Moroccan Cinematographic Center), to be determined in agreement with production.
• aid toward post-production for the amount of 15,000 euros, provided by the MACTARI mixing auditorium (www.mactari.fr) in Paris
• one 35 mm copy provided by the Amiens Festival

RECYCLE, by Mahmoud Al Massad (Jordan)
This film will receive:

• aid toward post-production from CNC (Centre National de la Cinématographie), for the amount of 15,000 euros
• digital calibration provided by Mikros Image
• conversion from digital to 35 mm provided by Swiss Effects and Kodak Suisse - subtitles in French and English provided by Titra Film
• one 35 mm copy provided by the Fribourg Festival

Donostia – San Sebastián, 24 September 2007

Cinema in Motion is a space at the International Film Festival open to feature films either in process of completing their shooting or at the post-production stage, made by filmmakers from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and the Portuguese-speaking African countries.

With Cinema in Motion 3, the San Sebastian, Amiens and Fribourg Festivals, in collaboration with the Tarifa African Film Festival, jointly explore new ways to help materialise as yet unfinished films, while serving as an efficient link between professionals, companies and institutions from these countries, Europe and Latin America.

Cinema in Motion 3 comes with several different incentives offered by the following collaborating entities:

• Mactari mixing auditorium - €15,000 in services.
• Casa Arabe-IEAM - €13,000 in aid towards post-production
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) - €15,000 to cover the cost of post-production in Europe.
• Amiens Festival – one 35 mm copy.
• Fribourg Festival – one 35 mm copy.
• Mikros Image – post-production adapted to the specific needs of the chosen film.
• Swiss Effects and Kodak Suisse – conversion from digital version to 35 mm film for an approximate value of €30,000.
• Titra Film – French subtitling.
• The chosen filmmakers will have the opportunity to participate in the yearly Cinema in Motion tour of Latin America, organised by the San Sebastian and Tarifa Festivals, and in screenings of Cinema in Motion at different centres belonging to the international network of Cervantes Institute centres.

Professionals attending the Sales Office will also have the chance to view two films formerly presented at Cinema in Motion and which have now been completed: “Algérie, histoires à ne pas dire”, by Jean-Pierre Lledó (Algeria-France) and “Vivantes”, by Said Ould- Khelifa (Algeria-France).

Cinema in Motion thanks the said companies and institutions, in addition to the Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània (Barcelona), Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI), Commission du Film d’Ile-de-France, Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM), Fundación Audiovisual de Andalucía, Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE) and the Portuguese Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia (ICAM)