News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
On January 27th Ahmed Bensebane was appointed Director General of Algeria’s public broadcaster, the Entreprise Publique de Télévision (EPTV). The Minister of Communication Ammar Belhimer nominated him to take over from Ferthi Saïdi, acting director since January 22nd. A graduate in economics, Ahmed Bensebane has already held numerous senior positions within Algerian public television. In …
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On January 18th a citizens’ collective in Sétif petitioned their local authorities because there is no cinema in the town. This group of cultural activists and film professionals launched an appeal,“A cinema for Sétif”, to give the local inhabitants their own space to see films. The petition begins with a reminder the town’s situation :“Setif …
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With its enormous variety of landscapes, Morocco hosts many film productions, both large and small. In April 2015, The Guardian listed the kingdom as one of the best destinations in the world for making films. Indeed the government has created many incentives to encourage film productions and to further improve its offer. Many directors are …
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After El Hayat TV, it is the turn of another channel, Beur Tv, to win approval from the Algerian Ministry of Communication. This second authorization to broadcast follows an announcement by government spokesman Ammar Belhimer that there will be “comprehensive reforms” in the communications sector. Beur Tv was founded in 2003 as an independent, secular …
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In a statement on January 17th the Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs announced the new heads of three cultural institutions. Among them, Sonia Chamkhi as director of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image. An off-shoot of the Ministry of Culture, the CNCI was created in 2012 to bring together all the different film …
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Last week marked the start of filming for The Last Planet, Terrence Malick’s latest film. It’s a hectic time for the director of The Tree of Life – on December 11th he launches A Hidden Life in French cinemas, following its success at Cannes in May. The production unit has been in Ouarzazate (Morocco) since …
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On October 8th the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Télévision Tunisienne signed an agreement at the Cité de la Culture (Tunis) to strengthen their artistic and cultural partnership. The agreement is for making television programmes, in particular using creative younger Tunisians. This use of young talent will apply to every aspect of film-making, but the …
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