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Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab won the Audience Award at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival, which took place from September 19th to 27th. Selected as Tunisia’s official submission for the 98th Academy Awards, this docudrama is about a six-year-old girl from Gaza, Hind Rajab, killed by Israeli forces in January …
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The Mains à l’œuvre association is opening its doors to four writer-directors for a seven-week residency to create a collaborative documentary on the theme “Guardian of the Mediterranean.” The residency will be at Villa Rocabella (near Toulon) from November 3rd to December 20th. Accommodation, meals, and a travel grant are provided. Registration is open to …
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Roqia, the first feature film by director Yanis Koussim, premiered at the 82nd Venice Film Festival during International Critics’ Week. Produced by Supernova Films, the film takes place in 1992. Suffering from amnesia after a car crash, Ahmed returns to his village where nothing seems familiar, neither his wife nor his children. His youngest son, …
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The Astra Film Festival has announced its selection for this year’s event, which runs from October 17th to 26th in Sibiu, Romania. There will be five competitions, including a new category, DocShorts, with ten short documentaries. These will include Aitana by Marina Alberti (Spain), Beware of the Southern Stars by Christos Karteris (Greece), and Cosmonauts …
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The Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani has opened the call for projects to participate in the fourth edition of València Film Afers, the co-production forum for fiction and non-fiction feature films in development. The event will take place on October 29 and 30, 2025, during the festival. Projects can be submitted until Thursday, …
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Beirut-based production company Abbout Productions, headed by Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine, will receive the Raimondo Rezzonico Award at the 78th Locarno Film Festival. The event will be held from August 6th to 16th. Presented by the municipality of Minusio, this award recognises exceptional work by independent producers. This year it celebrates Abbout Production’s contribution …
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A government council has appointed Mohamed Reda Benjelloun Director of the CCM (Centre Cinématographique Marocain). Maroc Hebdo says people were expecting this appointment because “since 2021 the position has been occupied on an interim basis by the Secretary General of the Communications Department, Abdelaziz El Bouzdaini. The CCM’s last Director General was Sarim Fassi Fihri.” …
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