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FRANCE / Winners at the 47th Cinemed

The award winners of the 47th Cinemed in Montpellier were announced at the closing ceremony on October 25th. The jury, chaired by actress Ariane Ascaride, awarded the Golden Antigone to Les Dimanches by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Spain, France). This feature film is about a pupil at a Catholic high school, Ainara, preparing to take …

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TUNISIA – SPAIN / Kaouther Ben Hania’s “La Voix de Hind Rajab” wins awards at the San-Sebastián International Film Festival

Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab won the Audience Award at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival, which took place from September 19th to 27th. Selected as Tunisia’s official submission for the 98th Academy Awards, this docudrama is about a six-year-old girl from Gaza, Hind Rajab, killed by Israeli forces in January …

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ROMANIA / The Astra Film Festival announces its selection

The Astra Film Festival has announced its selection for this year’s event, which runs from October 17th to 26th in Sibiu, Romania. There will be five competitions, including a new category, DocShorts, with ten short documentaries. These will include Aitana by Marina Alberti (Spain), Beware of the Southern Stars by Christos Karteris (Greece), and Cosmonauts …

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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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SPAIN / 33.6 % drop in foreign film investment

PROFILM

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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SPAIN / Cine por Mujeres returns for its 8th year

The 8th Cine por Mujeres is being prepared in Madrid and will be held from October 28th to November 9th. “Since 2018,” the press release states “Cine por Mujeres has established itself as a platform for presenting films directed by women (not FOR women or ABOUT women).” The festival wants to promote the work of …

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SPAIN / The Spanish government plans to invest 1.7 billion euros in the audiovisual sector

Spain Audiovisual Hub

At the Cannes Film Festival’s Film Market, the Spanish government presented a revised version of its Spain Audiovisual Hub plan, launched in 2021. Faced with the disruption of the audiovisual sector caused by new technologies, the plan will strengthen Spanish audiovisual productions by encouraging the development of national productions and attracting external investment and foreign …

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