Tunisian Film Festival to be held in Hollywood

Ahram Online, Sunday 18 Dec 2011

Free Tunisia, a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting Tunisia's democratic aspirations, will hold a film festival in Los Angeles celebrating one year since Ben Ali's ouster

A three-day festival marking the anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution will be held in California from 10-12 January.

The festival will highlight artistic endeavours by young Tunisian filmmakers and musicians. Short film screenings, roundtable discussions and musical performances will be held throughout the three-day event.

On 14 January 2011, Tunisian former President Zein El-Abidine Ben Ali fled the country after weeks of unrest to mark the first revolution in the Arab Spring.

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