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MADRID -- The inaugural Ibiza and Formentera International Film Festival announced Thursday that it will screen 18 films during its May 29-June 7 run.

The films are divided between six regional sections: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, Africa and co-productions. The winners of each section will compete against each other for the top prize, the Eleanor Falcon.

The European section comprises Juan Carlos Falcon's La Caja from Spain, Roberto Ando's Viaggio Segreto from Italy and Cristian Nemescu's California Dreamin' from Romania.

From Asia, there will be Lee Hyung-gon's The Fox Family from Korea, Yibai Zhang's The Longest Night in Shanghai from Japan and Mani Ratnam's Guru from India.

From the U.S., there will be Steve Barron's Choking Man, Douglas McGrath's Infamous and Richard Linklater's Fast Food Nation.

Latin America will offer three Argentine productions: Enrique Gabriel's co-production with Spain, Suspiros del Corazon; Santiago Otheguy's La Leon; and Ariel Winogerad's Cara de Queso.

On offer from Africa are Laura Muscardin's Billo le grand dakhaar, from Italy-Senegal, Laurent Salgues' Dreams of Dust from France-Canada-Burkina Faso and Salif Traore's Faro, la reine des eaux, from Mali-France-Burkina Faso.

ROME --Films from Italian distributor Medusa -- owned by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi -- are becoming critics' picks at the RomaCinemaFest, with Giuseppe Tornatore's La Sconosciuta (The Unknown) attracting rave reviews Thursday. Medusa brought three major titles to Rome after boycotting last month's Venice International Film Festival, reportedly because that festival did not select any Medusa films for competition. In addition to La Sconosciuta, other Medusa films attracting attention in Rome are Martin Scorsese's The Departed and psychological drama Viaggio Segreto (Secret Journey), from Roberto Ando. The Departed screened earlier in the festival. Viaggio Segreto premieres Friday.

ROME --Films from Italian distributor Medusa -- owned by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi -- are becoming critics' picks at the RomaCinemaFest, with Giuseppe Tornatore's La Sconosciuta (The Unknown) attracting rave reviews Thursday. Medusa brought three major titles to Rome after boycotting last month's Venice International Film Festival, reportedly because that festival did not select any Medusa films for competition. In addition to La Sconosciuta, other Medusa films attracting attention in Rome are Martin Scorsese's The Departed and psychological drama Viaggio Segreto (Secret Journey), from Roberto Ando. The Departed screened earlier in the festival. Viaggio Segreto premieres Friday.

ROME -- Medusa, one of Italy's largest independent distributors, which boycotted the Venice Film Festival after none of its titles were selected for competition there, is throwing its weight behind the new RomaCinemaFest. The company confirmed Tuesday that Roberto Ando's psychological drama Viaggio Segreto (Secret Journey) and Giuseppe Tornatore's La Sconosciuta (The Unknown Nanny) will screen in Rome. The third film is Martin Scorsese's The Departed, which Medusa will distribute in Italy. Medusa officials wouldn't say if the exclusive relationship with Rome would last beyond this year, but it does give a boost to the first-year event, which will run Oct. 13-21.

ROME -- Medussa, one of Italy's largest independent distributors, which boycotted the Venice Film Festival after none of its titles were selected for competition there, is throwing its weight behind the new RomaCinemaFest. The company confirmed Tuesday that Roberto Ando's psychological drama Viaggio Segreto (Secret Journey) and Giuseppe Tornatore's La Sconosciuta (The Unknown Nanny) will screen in Rome. The third film is Martin Scorsese's The Departed, which Medussa will distribute in Italy. Medussa officials wouldn't say if the exclusive relationship with Rome would last beyond this year, but it does give a boost to the first-year event, which will run Oct. 13-21.