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EGYPT / The 7th El Gouna Film Festival comes to an end

El Gouna Film Festival

The 7th El Gouna Film Festival was held from October 24th to November 1st. This year the event, which showcases new voices in world cinema, offered 83 films from 48 countries divided into 5 categories – including the Fiction Feature Film Competition and the Documentary Film Competition. On the fiction side, the films included Algiers …

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MOROCCO / The FIFM presented the projects selected for the Ateliers de l’Atlas

Ateliers de l’Atlas

The Marrakech International Film Festival announced the projects selected for the Atlas Workshops which will be held during the Festival from December 1st to 5th. Launched in 2018, these Workshops support a new generation of emerging Moroccan, Arab and African film-makers by creating an environment for exchanges between professionals. This year, the Atlas Workshops will …

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ITALY / The Middle East Now Festival prepares for its 15th edition

Middle-East-Now-Festival

The festival for Middle Eastern documentaries, Middle East Now, is preparing its 15th edition which will be held in Florence from October 15th to 20th. This year’s theme: Ecologies of Resistance. For the festival organisers this theme covers both the climate crisis and war, two tragedies they consider “deeply intertwined”. Using the earthquakes which hit …

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MOROCCO / “Triple A” in Moroccan cinemas since September 11th

Triple A

Premiered on September 10th at Casablanca’s Megarama cinema, Jihane Bahar’s feature Triple A is now on release across Morocco. Written by Ms. Bahar and Nadia Kamali Marwazi, it tells three love stories of marginalized protagonists whose destinies cross in an unexpected way. Between drama and black comedy, the film addresses many subjects such as delinquency, …

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THE ARAB WORLD / The winners at the ASBU festival

festival de l’ASBU

Many programmes won awards at the 24th Arab Radio and Television Festival, between June 26th and 29th. One of the countries present, Tunisia, won six awards for its television and radio programmes. The Établissement de la Télévision tunisienne received second prize in the “Variety and Shows” category for Palestine in the Heart while three programmes …

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FRANCE– MOROCCO / Celebration of Moroccan cinema at the Angoulême Festival of French-language Film

Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême

The 17th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (FFA), from August 27th to September 1st, devoted part of its programme to Moroccan cinema. Each year the Festival has a rich programme, combining new productions with older classic francophone films. A competition, previews, a film concert, an open-air screening and many other events enhanced this year’s festival. Placing …

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MOROCCO / Fire at the Ouarzazate Cinema Museum

On June 21st a fire devastated part of the Ouarzazate Cinema Museum. Apparently the fire was caused by the special effects used during a film shoot. No casualties were reported but a large part of the museum’s equipment, sets and other material were destroyed. Covering an area of ​​2 hectares, the Ouarzazate Cinema Museum was …

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