2011 MESA FilmFest

The MESA FilmFest was started in 1983 by Ellen-Fairbanks D. Bodman of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The first FilmFest showed 11 films, and now screens over 36 documentaries and 4 to 6 feature films annually. Mrs. Bodman was responsible for creating the prestigious film and video collection, now known as the Ellen-Fairbanks D. Bodman Collection of Middle East and Islamic World Films housed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Media Resource Library.

The FilmFest runs concurrently and continuously through the MESA conference: December 01-04, 2011 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. Entry to the FilmFest is part of conference registration. You must be a registered attendee with a badge to gain entrance.

For information, contact Nadia Hlibka, FilmFest Coordinator (520-621-7073; nhlibka@email.arizona.edu).

FilmFest SPONSORSHIPS

A new opportunity is available to get your "name up in lights"! Your name (or your group's name) will be mentioned (if you have a logo image, that can be included as well) in the MESA annual conference FilmFest program. Different levels of fiscal sponsorship are available.

FilmFest SUPPORTER $250

Benefit is listing as a FilmFest Supporter in the MESA program and on the website (logo in B/W in program; logo in color on the web).

FilmFest SPONSOR $375

Benefit is listing as a FilmFest Sponsor in the program and on the website; plus a quarter-page ad in FilmFest program and logo in color on the web. 

FilmFest PATRON $650

Benefit is listing as a FilmFest Patron in the program and on the website; plus a half-page ad in the MESA program (logo in B/W in program; logo in color on the web).

FilmFest Hours

December 01 Thursday	10:00am-9:30pm
December 02 Friday	9:00am-6:30pm 7:00pm-8:30pm-President's Address & Award Ceremony 8:45pm-10:00pm-feature film
December 03 Saturday	8:00am-12:58pm 1:00pm-2:30pm MESA Members Meeting 2:30pm-4:30pm-FilmFest Panel 4:40pm-10:30pm
December 04 Sunday	8:00am-12:00nn 12:00nn-2:00pm Viewer's Choice

 

FilmFest Schedule

Thursday, December 01
Friday, December 02
Saturday, December 03
Sunday, December 04

December 01 Thursday
10:00am	Mad, Mad, Mad World (4) MESA FilmFest logo Hand of Fatima (75)
11:20am	Cairo Garbage (60)
12:20pm	PEPE LE MOKO (94) Feature Film
2:00pm	Silky Eloquence (Premiere) (10)
2:10pm	The 10 Conditions of Love (56)
3:10pm	Strangers in the Neighborhood (58)
4:10pm	Hassan and the Graduates (26)
4:45pm	The Human Turbine (55)
5:45pm	Voices from Inside (64)
7:00pm	Letters from Iran (78)
8:20pm	PASSION (98) Feature Film
December 02 Friday
8:00am	Women of Turkey (52)
8:55am	Women of Tahrir (3) Premiere
9:00am	The Third Rider (55) Premiere
10:00am	The Way North (60)
11:05am	Between Two Worlds (70)
12:25pm	WHITE MEADOWS (92) Feature Film
2:00pm	City of Borders (66)
3:10pm	Lion Women (53)
4:05pm	Egypt: The Story Behind the Revolution (60) Premiere
5:10pm	Muslims in Love (25)
5:40pm	The Other Town (45) (Premiere) Filmmaker present-Nefin Dinc
7:00pm-8:30pm PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS & AWARDS CEREMONY
8:45pm	TRUE NOON (QIYAMI ROZ) (83) Feature Film
December 03 Saturday
8:00am	Addicted in Afghanistan (78)
9:25am	The Oath (96) *This screening is sponsored by the American Institute for Yemeni Studies
11:05am	The Green Wave (80) Premiere
12:30pm	Silky Eloquence (10) Premiere
12:45pm	Friends of Jenin Freedom Theatre (12)
1:00pm-2:30pm MESA Members Meeting
2:30pm-4:30pm FilmFest Panel "New Challenges in Documentary Filmmaking"
4:40pm	The Last Harvest (25) Premiere Filmmaker/Principal present-Jonathan Friedlander
5:15pm	Neither Allah Nor Master (75) Premiere
6:35pm	Gaza Shield (18) Premiere Filmmaker present-Tania Khalaf
7:00pm	Waiting for Mercy (68)
8:10pm	Destructive Beast (41) Premiere
9:00pm	BEFORE YOUR EYES (MIN DIT) (102) Feature Film Director in attendance-Miraz Beraz *This screening is sponsored by the Kurdish Studies Association (KSA)
December 04 Sunday
8:00am	Valentino's Ghost (93) Special work-in-progress screening
9:45am	Voices Unveiled (69)
12:00nn-2:00pm Viewer's Choice