News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
Eight Arab films have been selected by one of the United States’ largest short film festivals, the Palm Springs International ShortFest. It will take place online from June 16th to 22nd and show more than 300 films. Henet Ward by Egyptian director Morad Mostafa is nominated in the Best Live-Action Short category. The film follows …
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Algerians can no longer receive their public television channels using terrestrial analogue. On June 17th the country switched permanently to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) thanks to the completion of the first relay network. The release of analogue frequencies will free up resources for Digital Radio (DRM). The creation of a second DTT network is under …
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The 3rd Documed, the Mediterranean Documentary Film Festival in Tunisia, is being held online. From June 8th to 21st digital programming is replacing the physical event. For this year’s festival, 26 films from various Mediterranean countries have been selected out of more than 400 submitted. There are many themes, ranging from civic commitment to the …
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The lock-down was a creative time for several Mediterranean directors. In Morocco, the creative studio JAWJAB, in partnership with International Media Support, wanted to encourage film-makers to express themselves about this period. JAWJAB deputy general manager Younes Lazrak said the project’s aim was to record artists’ visions of the lock-down through their images. He added …
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According to the results of the 2019 study Kantar TNS Africascope Maghreb, TV5MONDE maintains its position as the leading French-language channel in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco for the target audience of 15 years and older, executives and managers. The data for the study were collected in the twelve principal towns of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. …
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On May 26th France 5 broadcast Algérie, mon amour, a documentary by journalist Mustapha Kessous. It caused an outcry in Algeria. In his film Kessous, a journalist on Le Monde, tries to explain the Hirak, an on-going popular protest movement against the state. Kessous focusses on five young Algerians under the age of 30. They …
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Abdelhamid Bouchnak’s first feature, Dachra, is also the first Tunisian horror film. When it was released in Tunisia last year it broke records for cinema admissions before touring the major film festivals. In particular it was selected for the International Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival. The film is about three young journalism students …
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