FRANCE / Films Femmes Méditerranée: Project Call 2024

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Films Femmes Méditerranée has launched its Season VI Journées Pro as part of the 19thRencontres FFM which are due to take place in Marseille from November 30th to December 6th. This professional day brings together selected film-makers and producers from the Euro-Mediterranean area. Who can participate? Any director who identifies as a woman or non-binary …

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FRANCE / Cannes Film Festival, the Offical Selection

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The organizers of the 77th Cannes Film Festival have announced this year’s selection. The Festival runs from May 14th to 25th. In the Official Competition 19 feature films are competing for the Palme d’Or, with 12 European directors, including the Italian Paolo Sorrentino with his new film Parthenope and the Greek Yorgos Lanthimos with Kinds …

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AFRICA / The Khouribga International Festival of African Film announces its 24th edition

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The 24th Khouribga International Festival of African Film (FFICAK) will be held from May 11th to 18th. Created in 1977 by the National Federation of Moroccan Film Clubs and the Khouribga Film Club, this year’s festival will screen 13 features from 11 African countries and 14 shorts. In the feature film category, Mohamed El Samman’s …

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CROATIA / HRT adapts the Norwegian series “Skam”

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First broadcast in 2015 in Norway, NRK’s series Skam will be adapted in Croatia by HRT. After numerous adaptations in France, Spain, the Netherlands, the United States and Belgium, the series will be launched in Croatia next autumn on HRT1. The series follows a group of teenagers, with a different main character for each season. …

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MOROCCO / Audience figures rising for SNRT and 2M

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In a press release SNRT, Morocco’s National Radio and Television Company, published its recent audience figures. From the 1st to the 25th day of Ramadan, in the prime segment after ftour (breaking the fast), the broadcaster’s audience share reached 40%. Compared to 2023, this represents an increase of 23%. Al Aoula, SNRT’s generalist channel, increased …

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FRANCE – TURKEY / M6 adapts the Turkish drama “Persona”

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French broadcaster M6 has launched Mémoire Vive, a series adapted from the Turkish Persona. Produced by Calt Studio, the French adaptation will have four 60-minute episodes. Written by Laurent Burtin, Anne-Gaëlle Daval and Hélène Lombard, this version, unlike the Turkish, will feature a female protagonist played by Clémentine Célarié. The series follows two apparently unrelated …

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PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / Alana Hadid joins a Palestinian production company, Watermelon pictures

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Alana Hadid, fashion designer and sister of Bella and Gigi Hadid, has announced the launch of an independent film production and distribution company, Watermelon Pictures. Described as a being owned by Palestinians, Watermelon will promote cultural representation, social advocacy and amplify the voices of under-represented film-makers around the world. Why the name? The company explained …

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