Independent film production and distribution house Semat brings back the Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema to Alexandria after the big success of the last edition in April. This time round, Caravan Nights presents 29 acclaimed feature length and short animation productions from Egypt, Tunisia, Spain, Italy, France, Britain and several other countries. Some of the highlights include the Oscar nominated The Living Forest, the first animated Tunisian feature The Carthage Castaways, and the first Egyptian audiovisual book Silver Fish. Screenings will be held in Alexandria at the Ibdaa Creativity Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina and at the French Center for Culture & Cooperation from Aug. 25 to 29. Scheduele: I. Feature Length Animation Ibdaa (Creativity Center), 6pm Saturday 25/8/2007 Azur et Asmar, France / Belgium / Spain / Italy, 101 min., 2006 Sunday 26/8/2007Panel: Challenges Facing Animation Production in the Arab World Monday 27/8/2007 The Living Forest, you'll feel its magic, Spain, 98 min., 2001 Tuesday 28/8/2007 Momo, Italy / Germany, 77 min., 2001 Wednesday 29/8/2007 Midsummer Dream, Spain, 82 min., 2005. French Center for Culture & Cooperation (CFCC), 8pm Sunday 26/8/2007 The Carthage Castaways, Tunisia / France, 85 min., 2006 Monday 27/8/2007 Azur et Asmar, France / Belguim / Spain / Italy, 101 min., 2006 Tuesday 28/8/2007 Piccolo, Saxo & Cie, France, 85 min., 2006 II. Short Animation Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 4pm Sunday 26/8/2007 Silver Fish, Egypt, 22 min. Monday 27/8/2007 BAA Title Sequence, UK, 1 20 min., 2006 Play, UK, 2 41 min., 2004 Kamiya s Correspondence, UK, 7 min., 2005 Minema Cinema: Revenge is Cold, UK, 7 min., 2004 Bus Stop, UK, 4 min. Careful, UK, 6 min., 2005 Minema Cinema: Love then first fight, UK, 7 min., 2004 Astronauts, UK, 8 30 min., 2005 Minema Cinema: Keep Going, UK, 7 min., 2004 The Great Escape, Poland, 6 25 min. Tuesday 28/8/2007 The Cathedral, Poland, 6 20 min., 2002 Fallen Art, Poland, 5 20 min., 2004 Moloch, Poland, 7 8 min., 2006 Rabbit, UK, 8 min., 2005 City Paradise, UK, 6 min., 2004 Borderline Part 1, Netherlands, 2 20 min., 1981 Borderline Part 2, Netherlands, 2 15 min., 1981 Weg Ermee, Netherlands, 2 30 min., 1982 Hands Off, Netherlands, 17 30 min., 1985 All Men are Created Equal, Netherlands, 6 30 min., 1987 L alliance, Netherlands, 2 5 min., 1995 Holy Smoke, Netherlands, 9 30 min., 2000
