Ciné-Palestine-Toulouse Occitanie

Ciné-Palestine-Toulouse Occitanie

Since 2014, the Ciné-Palestine Toulouse Occitanie Festival, organized by the NGO, La Compagnie Ici, Là-Bas & Ailleurs),  has offered a vibrant nine-day annual rendezvous for a loyal and ever-growing audience in Toulouse and towns across the region. It collaborates with a wide network of cultural partners, including La Cinémathèque de Toulouse and the University Jean-Jaurès Cinéma School ENSAV. Each edition presents stories long silenced on the silver screen through feature films, documentaries, and short films—including many premieres—alongside readings, talks, discussions, masterclasses, exhibitions, and more. Though non-competitive, the festival stands as a powerful celebration of Palestine and Palestinian artistic expression.

Contact

Jeanine Arabi

Présidente, 

WhatsApp: 00 (33) 6 14 41 01 00

Email: contact@cine-palestine-toulouse.fr 

https://cine-palestine-toulouse.fr/

Toulouse

https://www.instagram.com/cinepalestine.toulouse

https://cine-palestine-toulouse.fr/

Sard, Palestinian Films Festival - Rennes Métropole

Sard, Palestinian Films Festival - Rennes Métropole

Since 2023, SARD, the Palestinian Film Festival, has been held every year in the Rennes metropolitan area. The Arabic word ‘Sard’ means “narrative” in English and ‘récit’ in French. The term echoes what has driven the association since the festival was founded, which is to promote Palestinian cinematographic narratives in all their richness and diversity. With the Sard festival, it is Palestinian cinema that tells its own story. The Festival's main aim is to promote Palestinian cinema in all its different facets (repertory and contemporary films, short films, documentaries, professional meetings, etc.). In addition, Sard has developed a partnership between the University of Rennes 2 and Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, enabling students to exchange views and activities and develop exchanges around the cinematographic approach.

Contact:

Anaïs Pitkevicht

festivalsard@gmail.com

festivalsard@gmail.com

Facebook: Sard, festival de cinéma palestinien/Instagram: festivalsard_

https://festivalsard.my.canva.site/festival-du-cinema-palestinien-rennes

Rennes and Brittany (France)

Festival Ciné-Palestine

Festival Ciné-Palestine

Since 2015, Festival Ciné-Palestine has established itself as a key event in the cultural calendar of Paris and its surrounding suburbs. Showcasing the quality of Palestinian cinema and furthering its distribution remain the festival’s primary goals. Transcending the restrictions imposed by borders, FCP offers Palestinian artists the opportunity to connect with audiences and creates a space for discussion, exchange, and debate around Palestinian cinema.

Contact

contact@festivalcinepalestine.org

www.festivalpalestine.paris/fr/

https://www.instagram.com/festivalcinepalestine?igsh=MWowYWtvaHE4ZGlyZg==

+33 7 53 20 05 75

festivalpalestine.paris

Paris, France

Coorigines Production

Coorigines Production

Coorigines Production is a film production company committed to supporting independent cinema that connects places, time, and cultures. It champions films that foster human connection through everyday life stories and intercultural exchange.

Founded by Laura Nikolov, whose background in history, cinema, and international cultural work informs its approach, Coorigines focuses on international co-productions and amplifying rarely heard voices. A central pillar of the company’s identity is its close and ongoing collaboration with celebrated Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi, a leading voice in Palestinian cinema. Together, they have co-produced several of his latest key works — fiction and documentary alike — including Passing Dreams (2024), Recovery (2021), Diary of Gabrielle Street (2021), and the collective project From Ground Zero (2024), shot in Gaza by young Palestinian filmmakers and shortlisted for the 2025 Oscars.

Other notable titles include Aisha Can’t Fly Away Anymore (Morad Mostafa), selected for Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2025, and Spring Came Laughing (Noha Adel), winner of four awards at the Cairo International Film Festival. Coorigines is currently developing From Ground Zero Plus and has recently expanded into film distribution to further amplify underrepresented and distant voices on the global stage.

Contact

Laura Nikolov

laura.nikolov@coorigines.fr

 +33 2 23 44 97 18

info@coorigines.fr
https://www.coorigines-production.fr/

Rennes, France

MOMENTO!

MOMENTO!

Momento Productions was founded in 1994 by Armelle Laborie, Eyal Sivan, and Rony Brauman, and has since specialized in the production of feature-length documentaries, auteur films, and curated DVD releases. In 2006, Pierre Menahem joined the company, and together with Laborie and Sivan, they launched Momento Distribution (Scalpel)—a distribution label focused on bringing auteur films from the Global South to international audiences.

Contact

Eyal Sivan

contact@momento-films.com

http://www.momento-films.com

+33 (0)1 43 66 86 04

2bis rue Dupont de l›Eure

75020 Paris

France

Les Films de Zayna

Les Films de Zayna

Les Films de Zayna was established in Paris in 2008 by Raed Andoni and Palmyre Badinier. The company develops projects through close collaboration with writers, technicians, and artists—primarily from the Arab world and Europe. However, its sources of inspiration transcend geography, embracing global perspectives and diverse sensibilities. Les Films de Zayna’s productions have been screened at major international film festivals, including Sundance and Cannes, and have received theatrical releases and television broadcasts worldwide. As main producer, the company’s recent filmography includes En Terrain Connu (2013), a short documentary by acclaimed director Nassim Amaouche; the collective documentary Family Albums (2012); the award-winning Fix Me (2009) by Raed Andoni, and Ghost Hunting (2017).

Contact:

Raed Andoni

rdandoni@gmail.com

93100 Montreuil, France

FreeBird Films

FreeBird Films

FreeBird Films is a production company dedicated to developing and producing creative short and feature-length independent documentaries. We are drawn to cinematic forms that observe reality, explore our relationship with time, and critically engage with the contemporary world through a singular, personal, yet generous and sensitive lens. Since our founding, we have produced the short film Mediterranean Spring for BBC Arabic, as well as the feature documentary Route 60 – An Itinerary Beyond Borders, which has been screened in numerous cinemas across Europe and the Middle East.

Contact

Alaa Ashkar

+ 33 (0) 7 87 70 49 72

ala.ashkar@gmail.com

16 rue Sainte Marguerite

33800 Bordeaux

France