▁Festival ▁that ▁F EP AC I ▁( Pan - A fr ican ▁Federation ▁of ▁Fil mm akers ) ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁developing ▁a ▁foundation ▁for ▁South - S outh ▁film ▁co operation . ▁ ▁The ▁Con ferences ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁sessions ▁have ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁as ▁a ▁res er voir ▁of ▁ideas ▁and ▁gain ing ▁momentum , ▁the ▁Car th age ▁Film ▁festival ▁has ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁en rich ed ▁its ▁programming ▁by ▁hosting ▁works ▁from ▁all ▁background s . ▁ ▁To ▁better ▁meet ▁the ▁expect ations ▁and ▁needs ▁of ▁film ▁profession als , ▁the ▁Car th age ▁Film ▁festival ▁has ▁expanded ▁its ▁scope ▁of ▁action ▁with ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁various ▁devices ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Work shop ▁Project , ▁Master ▁Class , ▁and ▁Produ cer ' s ▁Network . ▁E min ent ▁personal ities ▁of ▁the ▁arts , ▁writers , ▁film m akers , ▁critics , ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁jur ies ▁in ▁various ▁official ▁compet itions ▁ ▁to ▁award ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Tan it . ▁But ▁the ▁true ▁constant ▁of ▁the ▁Car th age ▁Film ▁Festival ▁remains ▁the ▁ad her ence ▁of ▁an ▁exception al ▁audience ▁of ▁loyal ▁and ▁passion ate ▁mov iego ers . ▁The ▁festival ▁is ▁a ▁real ▁popular ▁event ▁which ▁attract s ▁crow ds ▁to ▁the aters ▁and ▁creates ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Tun is ▁a ▁considerable ▁animation . ▁Ro oted ▁in ▁its ▁Arab ▁and ▁African ▁specific ity , ▁this ▁meeting ▁of ▁film m akers , ▁produ