2012 TUNISIAN FILM FESTIVAL HOLLYWOOD

2012

TUNISIAN FILM FESTIVAL HOLLYWOOD

PRESENTED BY FREE TUNISIA

Tunisian Film Festival, Free Tunisia 5619 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028 USA 001 424 242 3856

PRESENTATION

About The Festival

For the first time ever here in Los Angeles and in the United States we will

meet together to attend the first edition of the Tunisian Film Festival.

The story continues, it began after the Tunisian revolution, the Free Tunisia

team and friends from all over the world met around this unique idea to

bring closer Tunisian cinema and culture to this great city. This particular

vision centers around bringing the world closer to this already vibrant

community of Hollywood.

Consider what was accomplished: the enthusiasm of Tunisian citizens who

brought us the “Arab Spring” and the ambitions of our friends here in

America lead us to put together this unique event with a starting date on

January 10th 2012, the week of the one year anniversary of the great

Tunisian uprising.

The dawn of Democracy in Tunisia after years of dictatorship will be in full

display with the arrival of filmmakers, artists and cultural ambassadors

including up and coming young artists and actors some of them for the first

time here in Hollywood.

This festival will embody the freedom and diversity of Tunisian Cinema.

It will commemorate the advent of freedom and celebrate cinema free from

censorship and speak of amazing talent.

The events that shook the world and changed it forever started in Tunisia

and showed us how small our planet is, from Sidibouzid, Tunisia to Occupy

Wall street and now Occupy LA. Boundaries are no longer relevant and

societies are one!

Tunisian Film Festival, Free Tunisia 5619 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028 USA 001 424 242 3856

Promoter of The Event

Free Tunisia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting

freedom, justice and equal opportunities for all Tunisians. We are committed

to fully supporting Tunisian democracy and human rights by promoting

principles of tolerance and equality, fighting

poverty and reinforcing individual social and

economic rights. We believe in freedom of speech,

in free exercise of beliefs for every Tunisian and in

an impartial judiciary system for Tunisia independent of any political

interference.

We believe that economic prosperity and political liberty are not

mutually exclusive; rather they must come together for a sustainable and

equal future for all Tunisians.

Tunisian Film Festival, Free Tunisia 5619 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028 USA 001 424 242 3856

Program

Location:

Barnsdall Gallery Theater:

4800 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood CA 90027.

Date:

from January 10 to 12 2012.

The First day 01/10/2012

6:00 Pm: Opening ceremony music by artist Yasser Jeradi, Hamza

Malouche and professor Mark Levine on guitar, Festival’s presentation by

actress Rym El Banna and the TFF direction team.

6:30 Pm : Projection of the film “ The project “

Duration: (--) mn Fiction

Film maker: Mohamed Ali Nahdi

Confirmed

7:00 Pm: Projection of the film “Hikayat Tounsiya”

Duration: 00 Fiction

Film maker: Nada Mezni Hafaiedh

confirmed.

8:00 Pm : Projection of the film “ Hiya ou Howa “

Duration: (--) Fiction

Film maker : Elyes baccar

confirmed

9:00 Pm: Projection of the film “ Moisson Magique”

Duration: 18 mn Doc

Film maker: Anis Lassoued

Confirmed

-The film makers that are attending the festival will do a Q & A and debate

issues on the films.

Tunisian Film Festival, Free Tunisia 5619 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028 USA 001 424 242 3856

10pm: Closing music by artists Yasser Jeradi and Hamza Milouche with

MC-Rai and Mark Levine.

==> Exhibition of photography for two days about Tunisia before, during

and after the revolution. It will encompass the diversity of Tunisian society

by a collection from young Tunisian artists and Calligraphy work by

International Artist Yasser Jeradi.

Confirmed

The Second day 01/11/2012

6:00pm: Program opener with Music from the festival musical guests.

6:30Pm: Projection of the film “ Fallega 2011 “

Duration: 52 Mn Doc

Film maker: Tawfik Omrani

Confirmed.

7:00 Pm: Projection of the film “ Caravan of Erg”

Duration: 45mn Doc

Film maker: Hazem berrabah

Confirmed

8:00 Pm : Projection of the film “ Making off”

Duration: (–) Fiction

Film maker : Nouri bouzid

confirmed

9:00 Pm: Projection of the film “Ken Ya Maken“

Duration: (--) min Doc

Film Maker: Hichem Ben Ammar

Confirmed

-The film makers that are attending the festival will do a Q & A and debate

issues on the films.

9:30 Pm: Closing music by artist MC-Rai, Professor Mark Levine and

Hamza Milouch on piano with a surprise guest singer.

Tunisian Film Festival, Free Tunisia 5619 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028 USA 001 424 242 3856

9:50 Pm: A closing note from the team of the festival to all the sponsors and

contributors behind it.

The Third Day 01/12/2012

Studio and Film School (American Film Institute, Los Angeles Film

School...) Tour for the Tunisian delegation, a behind the look at Hollywood.

Meet and great fellow American directors, actors, film student and Industry

members at their work for a workshop and potential cooperation.

Festival closing reception / Dinner with final words from the visiting artists

and music by the festival guest musicians.

Staff in Los Angeles & San Francisco, California

Organization committee:

Executive Producer: Bechir Blagui

Contact : ( +1)4242423856

E_mail : Tunisianfilmfestival@freetunisia.org

www.tunisianfilmfest.com www.freetunisia.org

Fund-raising Director: Jordan Elgrably

Contact: (+1) 310733 0741

E-mail: Tunisianfilmfestival@freetunisia.org

Artistic Advisor: Mohammed Chaoua

Contact: (+1)3106961195

E-mail: tunisiafilmfestival@freetunisia.org

Media Liason: Walid Mathlouthi

Contact: (+1)9252360216

E-mail: tunisianfilmfestival@freetunisia.org

Staff in Tunis & Gabes, Tunisia

Communication Director: Esma Riden

Contact: 011 (216) 24965038

E-mail: Tunisianfilmfestival@freetunisia.org

Artistic Coordinator: Ahmed Achour

Contact: 011 (216) 92586279

Tunisian Film Festival, Free Tunisia 5619 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028 USA 001 424 242 3856

Tunisian Film Festival, Free Tunisia 5619 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028 USA 001 424 242 3856

Festival’s Promoter

Festival’s partners

Tunisian Film Festival, Free Tunisia 5619 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028 USA 001 424 242 3856