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ARAB WORLD / The ACC announces the winners of the Arab Film Critics’ Award

The Arab Cinema Centre (ACC) announced the winners of the 10th Arab Film Critics’ Awards. The ceremony took place on May 16th during the Cannes Film Market. At the event, ACC founders Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab reiterated that the role of these awards is to “highlight the best Arab films and talent and help …

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ROMANIA / Radu Jude prepares to start filming Love Diptych

Romanian director Radu Jude is currently preparing to film his new feature Love Diptych, which is scheduled to begin in June. In an interview with Film New Europe (FNE), Jude explains that this project is a “dialogue with Roberto Rossellini’s L’Amore” and he hopes the film will express his indebtedness to his country, to the …

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ROMANIA / Romanian Creative Week combines cinema and venture capital

The Romanian Creative Week, an event specifically for the creative industries, took place in Iași from May 13th to 24th. The RCW defines itself as a platform where “technological innovation and cultural trends […] intertwine to create fertile spaces for the development of new forms of communication and collaboration.” The event fosters interdisciplinary co-operation between …

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EGYPT / Beam Cinemas, a new chain of cinemas opens in Cairo

An Egyptian production and distribution company, Oscar for Distribution and Theatres, has launched a new cinema chain, Beam Cinemas, with a multiplex in Cairo called Ōma offering the highest quality cinematic experience. Ōma is a radically new type of cinema with viewers watching films from private balconies, recreating the atmosphere of traditional theatres. The French …

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FRANCE / The Cannes Film Festival announces its Official Selection for 2026

The 79th Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its official selection, and it includes several Mediterranean productions. The festival will take place from May 12th to 23rd. In the Un Certain Regard section, Moroccan director Laila Marrakchi will present her third feature La mas dulce (Strawberries). The film follows two young Moroccan women working in southern …

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MOROCCO – FRANCE / The CCM participates in the Marché International du film d’Animation (MIFA) at Annecy

The Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) has announced its participation in the Annecy International Animation Film Market (MIFA), which will take place from June 23rd to 26th. Having launched a project call for Moroccan films wanting to be shown at the festival, the CCM chose five titles: two shorts (Ilias Khlifat’s Fati la poule and Lamisse …

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FRANCE / The Cannes Film Market is organising a summit devoted to the “creator economy”

For the first time the Cannes Film Market is launching a half-day conference about the “creator economy”. It will take place on May 17th. The “creator economy” is the economy generated by content creators who use platforms and social media to reach their audience. According to the Film Market organisers, “this ecosystem […] is rapidly …

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