mec film is a Distributor and World Sales Agent who specializes on innovative and aesthetically outstanding films exclusively from the Middle East. We focus on artistic quality and present films that offer a different perspective on the region.

The company was founded in 2002 by Irit Neidhardt and is based in Muenster, Germany.

Each year we release one to two of the finest full length films from the Middle East in German theatres and pick up to four high quality short and medium length art and documentary films for World Sales.

In 2005 we started a DVD-edition of selected work from the catalogue. For sales to academic and research libraries mec film works with prestigious agent Harrassowitz.

Irit Neidhardt was awarded with a governmental business award for the growth concept of mec film, of which co-production is a mayor element.

Among the films released in German theatres are
- Academy Award Nominee PROMISES by BZ Goldberg, Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado
- RANA\'S WEDDING by Hany Abu Assad, which opened the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes in 2002
- ROUTE 181 - Fragments of Journey in Palestine-Israel by award winning directors Michel Khleifi and Eyal Sivan.
- Tawfik Abu Wael\'s full length feature film ATASH, winner of the Critic\'s Award of the Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2004
- Amos Gitai\'s NEWS FROM HOME which had it\'s World Premiere at Berlinale 2006 (theatrical opening September 2006)

mec film is the World Sales Agent of Tawfik Abu Wael\'s internationally successful short film DIARY OF A MALE WHORE and European Sales Agent for Annemarie Jacir\'s award winning LIKE TWENTY IMPOSSIBLES.