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EGYPT / El Gouna Film Festival announces its programme

The 8th El Gouna Film Festival, running from October 16th to 24th in the Egyptian tourist resort of the same name, has announced the films in competition this year. This year’s organisers want to showcase young Egyptian film-makers by showing their first or second feature films. One of these is Mohamed Rashad’s The Settlement. This …

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FRANCE / Call for applications for documentary residency

The Mains à l’œuvre association is opening its doors to four writer-directors for a seven-week residency to create a collaborative documentary on the theme “Guardian of the Mediterranean.” The residency will be at Villa Rocabella (near Toulon) from November 3rd to December 20th. Accommodation, meals, and a travel grant are provided. Registration is open to …

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MOROCCO / A new law on the film industry

The reform of the Moroccan film industry and re-organisation of the CCM (Centre Cinématographique Marocain) became law on September 1st 2025. In its press release, the CCM explains that the objectives of this law, No. 18.23, “are to strengthen Morocco’s attractiveness for national and foreign investment, create new job opportunities, comply with public service management …

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ITALY – ALGERIA / The Algerian horror film “Roqia” screened at the Venice Film Festival

Roqia, the first feature film by director Yanis Koussim, premiered at the 82nd Venice Film Festival during International Critics’ Week. Produced by Supernova Films, the film takes place in 1992. Suffering from amnesia after a car crash, Ahmed returns to his village where nothing seems familiar, neither his wife nor his children. His youngest son, …

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SPAIN / LAST WEEK TO SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT TO VALÈNCIA FILM AFERS

The Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani has opened the call for projects to participate in the fourth edition of València Film Afers, the co-production forum for fiction and non-fiction feature films in development. The event will take place on October 29 and 30, 2025, during the festival. Projects can be submitted until Thursday, …

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TURKEY / Prof. Mehmet Zahid Sobacı Reappointed as the Director General of TRT

Prof. Mehmet Zahid Sobacı, who has served as the Director General of Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT) since July 2021, has been reappointed to the position. “As we have done over the past four years, we will strive to take our achievements even further in the new term,” Mr. Sobacı stated upon his reappointment. Prior …

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SPAIN / 33.6 % drop in foreign film investment

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In a recent report, PROFILM, an association of production companies, revealed a 33.6% drop in foreign film investment in Spain in 2024. The reason for this decline? Spain has apparently become less competitive than its European neighbours. The report, summarised by Cineuropa, shows that investment fell from €197.4 million in 2023 to €129.9 million in …

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