The 14th edition of LabMed brings together 9 writers and directors of first or second feature films from across the Mediterranean region. Under the artistic direction of Adriano Valerio, they will be guided by Fabrizio Mosca, Aude Py, Claire Barré, and Laïla Marrakchi over the course of three one-week residencies. The sessions take place in Marseille from March 20 to 25, June 16 to 21, and October 13 to 18, 2024. The first session was followed by the co/Lab, a series of professional meetings held in partnership with the Music & Cinema Festival in Marseille.
In a land where it seems impossible to imagine the future, a journey through inherited traumas and forgotten memories unfolds: Shira, a punk torn between two loves, and her stubborn mother embark on a harrowing quest to repair her grandmother's broken past. As she goes through an unexpected pregnancy, Shira attempts to untangle three generations of family secrets, connecting the memories of Aleppo with the present of Haifa, so that she can finally imagine the future.
Aïcha, cleaning lady at CERN and undisputed queen of makrout, dreams of her son Joseph taking a CAP in mechanics. He prefers muscles and anabolics. As their relationship fractures, the laws of the universe begin to waver. Maybe the end of the world.
In a conservative Druze village, a widow ostracized by her community after her husband's suicide embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth about his death, recruiting a determined police officer whose investigation reveals secrets that threaten to shatter their world.
Abducted in Albania and forced into prostitution in Italy, a young swimmer must not only find the strength to rebel against her traffickers, but to obtain her citizenship in her new country, she must also undertake a difficult journey to reclaim her honor and dignity, even if it requires the ultimate sacrifice.
Against the backdrop of Lebanon's economic collapse, five high school friends embark on a risky secret plan to make their dreams come true. Their bodies are transforming in strange ways and they will soon face the unexpected cost of growing up.
We forget a lot of things as we grow up. Marianthi needs to remember what it's like to be a child.
At the twilight of the French yoke, the city of Casablanca reclaims its image, builds the milestones of its cinema, takes refuge in dreams... and spreads its wings towards infinite freedom.
Fabrizio Mosca studied economics at La Sapienza University in Rome before working as a currency trader at the London branch of Banco di Santo Spirito from 1986 to 1989. Since 1998, he has dedicated himself to film production, with landmark works such as I Cento Passi by Marco Tullio Giordana and Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese. I Cento Passi received international acclaim, winning ten David di Donatello awards and earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Both films were selected to represent Italy at the Oscars.
Through his company Acaba Produzioni, he has supported emerging talents such as Claudio Cupellini, Paola Randi, Claudio Giovannesi, Antonio Piazza, and Fabio Grassadonia. He also produced Salvo, which won the Grand Prize and the Revelation Prize at the Critics’ Week in Cannes in 2013.
From 2015 to 2017, he headed the film division of Casanova Multimedia, producing Brutti e Cattivi by Cosimo Gomez, screened in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival, and Thanks! by Gabriele Di Luca.
Since 2019, based in Paris, he has been developing Franco-Italian co-productions and has co-produced Onoda by Arthur Harari as well as France and L’Empire by Bruno Dumont.
He has been nominated four times for Best Producer of the Year at the David di Donatello Awards and is a member of the European Film Academy and the Atelier du Cinéma Européen (ACE).
Aude Py is a screenwriter. Born in Geneva, she lives and works in Paris. After studying philosophy at the Sorbonne, she turned to screenwriting. Since then, she has collaborated with directors of diverse styles, including Bertrand Bonello (Tiresia, Official Selection – Cannes 2003), Christian Carion (Joyeux Noël, Official Selection – Cannes 2005, French submission to the Oscars), Erick Zonca (Julia, Official Selection – Berlin 2008), Damien Odoul (The Fear, Jean Vigo Prize 2015), Jacob Berger (A Jew Must Die, Official Selection – Locarno 2016; nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Film – Swiss Film Awards 2017), and Yohan Manca (La Traviata, My Brothers and I, Official Selection – Cannes 2021). She also teaches screenwriting at La Fémis and Paris Nanterre University. Since 2023, she has served as curator of the Art Book for the Pop-Up Edgelands Institute, a project active in several cities around the world, including Medellín, Cúcuta, Nairobi, Geneva, and Houston.
Claire Barré, novelist and screenwriter, made her debut with "Ceci est mon sexe" (2014) for Hugo&Cie, discovered by publisher Stéphane Million. Under his direction, she published "Baudelaire, le diable et moi" (2015) and "Phrères" (2016) with Robert Laffont, as well as a story about shamanism, "Pourquoi je n'ai pas écrit de film sur Sitting Bull" (2017), and the novel "Chant d'amours" (2019) with Sable polaire. In collaboration with Ernie LaPointe, she has signed "Sun Dancer, Wisdom and Visions of a Native American" (2021). Winner of the Sopadin Prize in 2014, she co-wrote the screenplays for "Un monde plus grand" and "Police" and has a forthcoming film, "Hommes au bord de la crise de nerfs", scheduled for May 2022. Her latest book, "La Ballade de Nicthevo", was published by Guy Trédaniel in January 2022.
