Mehdi Balamissa

Mehdi Balamissa is a Franco-Moroccan documentary film passionate who lives in Montreal, Canada. Mehdi has held key positions in programming, communication, and partnerships at various festivals worldwide, including Doc Edge, the Austin Film Festival, FIPADOC, and RIDM. In 2019, he founded Film Fest Report to promote independent cinema from all backgrounds, which led him to have the pleasure of working alongside incredibly talented and inspiring collaborators.

Cannes 2026

Mehdi Balamissa2 weeks ago

Cannes 2026 (Competition): A Few Things Happening By A River (dir. Daniel Soares) | Review

An exquisite contemporary fable about our growing impermeability to the natural world, "A Few Things Happening by a River" portrays…
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French

Mehdi Balamissa2 weeks ago

Cannes 2026 (Compétition): A Few Things Happening By A River (réal. Daniel Soares) | Critique

Fable contemporaine sur notre imperméabilité au monde naturel, "A Few Things Happening by a River" filme une humanité incapable de…
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French

Mehdi Balamissa2 weeks ago

Cannes 2026 (Semaine de la critique): Nafron (réal. Daood Alabdulaa) | Critique

Les paysages-états d’âme de "Nafron" composent un poème visuel sur le lendemain de la tragédie, dans lequel Daood Alabdulaa insuffle…
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Cannes 2026

Mehdi Balamissa2 weeks ago

Cannes 2026 (Critics’ Week): Nafron (dir. Daood Alabdulaa) | Review

The emotional landscapes of "Nafron" compose a visual poem of the day after the tragedy, in which Daood Alabdulaa kindles…
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Cannes 2026

Mehdi Balamissa2 weeks ago

Cannes 2026 (Critics’ Week): The Station (dir. Sara Ishaq) | Review

In a Yemen ravaged by cycles of violence, "The Station" is a brilliant, generous, and gripping film that celebrates sisterhood…
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French

Mehdi Balamissa2 weeks ago

Cannes 2026 (Semaine de la critique): The Station (réal. Sara Ishaq) | Critique

Dans un Yémen miné par les cycles de violence, "The Station" est un film brillant, généreux et haletant, qui célèbre…
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Spotlight: Documentary

Mehdi BalamissaApril 20, 2026

Visions du Réel 2026: For Life (dir. Ahmet Seven) | Review

Ahmet Seven delivers a gripping and deeply moving film about an overwhelming will to live, set in a land where…
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French

Mehdi BalamissaApril 20, 2026

Visions du Réel 2026 : For Life (réal. Ahmet Seven) | Critique

Ahmet Seven signe un film haletant et déchirant sur un désir de vivre plus fort que tout, dans une terre…
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Spotlight: Documentary

Mehdi BalamissaApril 19, 2026

Visions du Réel 2026: Guided Tour (dir. Alba Jaramillo) | Review

"Guided Tour" deftly depicts, with both narrative and formal ingenuity, a very real curse: the one left behind by those…
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French

Mehdi BalamissaApril 19, 2026

Visions du Réel 2026 : Visite guidée (réal. Alba Jaramillo) | Critique

"Visite guidée" dépeint, avec ingéniosité narrative et formelle, un maléfice bien réel : celui laissé par ceux qui ont autrefois…
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