La Dernière Reine (The last queen), a first feature by Damien Ounouri and Adila Bendimerad, is the first Algerian film to show the country in the 16th century during Ottoman rule. Released in France on April 19th the film is expected in Algeria during the summer. Written by Adila Bendimerad, the screenplay is about the …
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ALGERIA / Success and controversy for the series “El Dama”
Shown on Algerian public television, ENTV, during Ramadan the series El Dama achieved record viewing figures despite the controversies it aroused. Written by Sara Berretima, directed by Yahia Mouzahem and set in a working class district of Algiers, this 26-episode series is about a mother trying to save her children from drug trafficking. El Dama …
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ALGERIA / The Soummam cinema is waiting for an operator
After its restoration as part of the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, the Soummam cinema is waiting for an operator to run it. The ONCI (Office nationale de la culture et de l’information), responsible for many Algerian cinemas, has launched a call for tenders. In 2022 the Minister of Culture and the Arts, Soraya Mouloudji, …
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ALGERIA / Seven projects for short films supported
As part of a training course organized by the Centre algérien de développement du cinéma (CADC), seven scripts, from among fifty submitted, have been selected to be put into production. All by young female writers, these scripts were presented during a masterclass at the Palais de la Culture Moufdi-Zakaria. Their subject-matter is varied – covering …
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ALGERIA / Conferences planned for the cinema sector
During a Council of Ministers on February 20th, the Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, insisted meetings be arranged to discuss the cinema sector. By bringing film professionals together he hopes to improve the parliamentary bill on the film industry. The President stressed that this bill, on hold pending these meetings, “must inspire a real motivation and …
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ALGERIA / Filming “Souika”
Produced by Algerian Television, some of the filming for Amar Mohsene’s Souika was done in the square outside Constantine’s Ahmed Bey Palace. Like the film about Youcef Zighoud, Souika celebrates the Algerian veterans of the French occupation, this time describing events of the Algerian war which happened in Souika, one of Constantine’s old quarters. The …
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ALGERIA / Making a film about the life of Youcef Zighoud
The town of Mila’s old quarter has been chosen for shooting some of the film about Youssef Zighoud, fighter and leader of the National Liberation Front (FLN). Produced by the Ministry of War Veterans (which protects and promotes Algerian Revolution veterans) and directed by Mounès Khamar, the announcement of this bio-pic comes as part of …
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