FIDMarseille (Festival international de cinéma de Marseille) is an international film festival held annually in Marseille, France.

History

The festival began in 1989 and was previously known as the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film.[1]

Program

In a typical year, the festival shows more than 100 narrative and documentary films and welcomes over 20,000 spectators. Its competition categories include Best International Film, Best French Film, Best Short Film, and the Georges de Beauregard Award.[2]

The Festival has in recent years screened world premieres from notable filmmakers such as Lav Diaz, Mathieu Amalric, and Albert Serra.[3][4][5]

Reputation

FID is a prestigious[6][7] festival that is known for its documentary selections and avant-garde narrative features.[8]

Organization

FIDMarseille is part of the Doc Alliance—a creative partnership between several European film festivals.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ MacNab, Geoffrey. "FIDMarseille's Jean-Pierre Rehm on the importance of programming world premieres". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  2. ^ Dams, Tim. "FIDMarseille lines up 34 world premieres across competition sections". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  3. ^ "FIDMarseille 2022 unveils line-up including world premiere of Lav Diaz's 'A Tale Of Filipino Violence'". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  4. ^ "FID Marseille 2022: new Lav Diaz and Albert Serra among the films generating heat". BFI. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  5. ^ "42 films to world-premiere in competition at FIDMarseille". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  6. ^ Staff, T. H. R. (2012-07-17). "Babylon: FIDMarseille Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  7. ^ "FESTIVAL FOCUS: FIDMARSEILLE". MUBI. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  8. ^ Semerene, Diego (2024-07-01). "FIDMarseille 2024: 'An Oscillating Shadow,' 'Amusement Park,' and 'Kunst der Farbe'". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  9. ^ MacNab, Geoffrey. "Doc Alliance launches online distribution portal". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  10. ^ "FIDMarseille". Doc Alliance. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
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