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Fifo Festival in Tahiti

LES POSSEDES DE FAAITE

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faaite4
Polynésie française – 2009 – 52 mn
Réalisateur : Xavier-Marie Bonnot
Production : Bonne Compagnie & RFO & Canal Overseas
Version française sous-titrée en anglais

In 1987, on the Faaite atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, six people were burnt alive in the name of God. This unprecedented massacre took place on a tiny island with only 350 inhabitants. It left behind deep wounds and brought an unknown part of the history of Polynesia to the forefront, a light and dark side to a reputedly heavenly universe. Still today questions remain unanswered. What really happened in Faaite?


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FIFO 2010

In Tahiti, in French Polynesia, the seventh edition of the Pacific International Documentary Film Festival (FIFO Tahiti) will take place from Tuesday 26th to Sunday 31st January 2010 at the Maison de la Culture in Papeete. This event is open to all those who have produced a documentary in Oceania over the last three years. The entry closing date is 1st October 2009. An international jury will present the jury grand prix and three special jury prizes. These prizes will incorporate a financial award.

Fifo 2010 Poster

Fifo 2010 Poster

Key words

Australia culture digital director documentary encounter fiction film Films formation France ICA Internet mélanésie Maori New Caledonia New Zealand Oceania Papeete Papouasie Polynesia research RFO Tahiti television TNTV Video Workshop