CINÉMED

IMPORTANT: due to severe damage from recent weather events, Cinemed will not take place at the Corum - the festival will be held at Pathé Comédie and Centre Rabelais.

The 48th edition of Cinemed, the International Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier, will take place from October 16 to 24 at Pathé Comédie, Centre Rabelais, and in the city's cinemas.

With nearly 200 films scheduled over 9 days, CINEMED is the film festival for all audiences and tastes, eclectic and friendly, taking place throughout the city!

Cinemed highlights Mediterranean cinema through retrospectives and tributes.

Highlights of this 2026 edition:

► Tribute to Marco Bellocchio — A look back at the work of the great engaged Italian filmmaker, featuring several of his major films and his recent foray into series with Esterno notte and Portobello.

► The Arab Fantastic — A program dedicated to Arab genre cinema, featuring djinns, ghouls, and fantastic tales, including two rarities: Baba Amin by Youssef Chahine and Fangs, the Egyptian remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

► Highly anticipated premieres — Several films presented exclusively in the presence of the teams, including L’Affaire Marie-Claire, En haut de la pile by Louis-Julien Petit, and Un bon petit soldat by Stéphane Brizé.

► The New Egyptian Cinema — A focus on a new generation of directors with a selection of short films, documentaries, and fictions produced in the last five years, accompanied by meetings with the filmmakers.

► Cinemed for Kids — Family screenings including the 10th anniversary of La Chouette du cinéma, short films from ESMA, and Mon ami robot by Pablo Berger.

► Vittorio De Sica Retrospective — A tribute to the master of neorealism and Italian comedy, director of classics like Bicycle Thieves, Sciuscià, and Umberto D.

► Honored Guests — Camélia Jordana, actress and singer, and Pablo Berger, Spanish director known for Blancanieves and Mon ami robot, are among the highlighted personalities.

► A very broad program — Competitions of feature and short films, documentaries, Regards d’Occitanie, master classes, meetings with filmmakers, exhibitions, restored copies, Talents en court, and youth screenings are also on the agenda.

Find the preliminary program below.

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