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Egypt returns to Cannes with Morad Mostafa’s Aisha Can’t Fly Away. It is presented in Un Certain Regard at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. This brutal thriller explores Cairo’s underworld. It centres on a young Somali caretaker, Aisha, living in the marginalized neighbourhood of Ain Shams, home to a large community of African migrants. The …
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Shot in Morocco, Olivier Laxe’ Franco-Spanish film Sirat has been selected for the official competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The story is set in Morocco’s Jbel Saghro mountains where Louis, accompanied by his young son, is searching for his daughter who disappeared at an electronic music festival. Their search takes them across the …
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The Marjane Group, owner of several shopping centres in Morocco, is partnering with the French film company Pathé to expand its offerings by combining retail outlets with entertainment and culture. As Ayoub Azami, Chairman and CEO of Marjane Group, explains: “This partnership is part of our strategy to develop high-value-added services designed to enrich the …
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The Franco-Algerian series El’Sardines won Special Mention in the Short Formats competition at the Series Mania festival in Lille. This is the first time an Algerian series has been presented at this event. Directed by poet Zoulikha Tahar, this short series (six 11-minute episodes) is set in Oran. Six days before her younger sister’s wedding, …
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Films Femmes Mediterranee launches its workshop, season 7. This two-day event will take place in Marseille on the 13th and 14th of november, during the 20th edition of FFM. It is dedicated to promoting encounters between the women filmmakers selected and professional producers also coming from the Mediterranean region. Its aim is two-fold: to support …
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Named after the first French female film director and created in January 2018 by journalist Véronique Le Bris, the Alice Guy Award honours an international female director every year. This year the award was won by Lina Soualem for her film Bye Bye Tibériade. “I discovered Alice Guy,” the director says, “at the same time …
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The Palestinian Film Institute (PFI) published a call for projects, now closed, for those wishing to take part in the Cannes Film Festival’s film market, Cannes Docs. Before the market, leaders of the projects selected by an international jury will be given advice on strategy by the Institute’s industry consultants. Then, at Cannes, they will …
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