Category: WESTERN EUROPE

News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)

MEDITERRANEAN / LabDoc: call for projects open

MEDITALENTS

MEDITALENTS has opened the project call for its 5th LabDoc. Registration is open until December 3rd 2023. Each year, LabDoc chooses eight writers from the Mediterranean region and supports them as they work on their first or second documentary. The projects are selected by a committee of six producers and writers. The aim is to …

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MOROCCO – FRANCE / Morocco celebrated at the Fameck Arab Film Festival

Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck

The 34th Fameck Arab Film Festival took place from October 5th to 15th with Morocco as the country in the spotlight. The event, organized by the Cité Sociale de Fameck and the Ligue de l’enseignement, offered more than 40 films (feature-length dramas, documentaries and shorts), many of which are new or in preview. Film-makers from …

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MEDITERRANEAN / The 24th Euromed Docs Market

Medimed

Organized by MEDIMED, the Euromed Docs Market was held from October 12th to 15th in Sitges, near Barcelona. This Euro-Mediterranean market for documentaries puts selected project leaders together with international broadcasters, co-producers and financiers. First there was a public Pitching Forum, with the selected directors and producers presenting their projects. Then individual meetings were organised …

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MEDITERRANEAN/ Winners of the URTI Grand Prix announced

URTI

URTI – the International Radio and Television Union – has announced the official list of winners of its 2023 Grand Prix, which is divided into two categories: Television and Radio. Created in 1981 by Armand Lanoux, a French writer and URTI’s vice-president, the URTI International Grand Prix for Creative Documentary is for documentaries which stand …

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ITALY / Winners of the Final Cut in Venice

Biennal de Venise

Created in 2013 as part of the Venice International Film Festival, Final Cut in Venice is a programme supporting the post-production of films from every African country and five Middle Eastern ones: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Every year seven films are selected to participate in the three day programme (this year from September …

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MALTA / The Malta Film Commission creates new partnerships

Malta Film Commission

During the first Mediterrane Film Festival (June 25th–30th), the Malta Film Commission signed a memorandum of understanding with Malta Enterprise and separately with the British Film Commission to develop national and international partnerships. The memorandum signed with Malta Enterprise defines a collaboration framework between the two structures and will strengthen support for the film industry. …

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GREECE / Beyond Borders announces the programme of its 8th edition

beyond-borders

The 8th International Documentary Festival of Castellorizo – Beyond Borders (August 20th to 27th) has announced its programme. Organized by the Hellenic History Foundation in collaboration with the association Ecrans des Mondes (France) and the South Aegean Region, this festival encourages film-making about History and Society. In their press release the festival organisers say that …

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