Mehdi Hmili’s Streams was shortlisted for the official competition of the International French Film Festival in Namur (French: FIFF),  Belgium, and the Mediterranean Film Festival – Mostra de Valencia, Spain, which hold their 36th edition this year.

Streams is among ten feature films in the official FIFF competition scheduled for October 1-8 in Wallonia. The Mediterranean Film Festival – Mostra de Valencia, Spain, will take place from October 15 to 24.

Streams, a feature-length drama (122′) written and directed by Mehdi Hmili, is a production of Yol Film House with MAD Solutions for distribution.

This international co-production involves Tunisia, France and Luxembourg. It has the support of three co-producers, namely Tarantula Luxembourg, MPM Film and Clandestino Production.

This is Hmili’s second feature film. It focuses on issues in relation to the most disadvantaged people in a country plagued by corruption against the backdrop of a turbulent political context.

Here is the list of films selected for the official competition:

STREAMS by Mehdi Hmili (Tunisia/Luxembourg/France)

ENTRE LES VAGUES by Anaïs Volpé (France)
ÎNTREGALDE by Radu Muntean (Romania)
LUI by Guillaume Canet (France)
LA MESURE DES CHOSES by Patric Jean (Belgium/France)
LA MIF by Frédéric Baillif (Switzerland)
MON LÉGIONNAIRE by Rachel Lang (Belgium/France)
SOUTERRAIN by Sophie Dupuis (Quebec)
LA VRAIE FAMILLE by Fabien Gorgeart (France)
ZINDER d’Aicha Macky (Holland/France/Germany).

Source: TAP News Agency