GREECE / The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival closes its 28th edition

The 28th Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival took place from March 5th to 15th in cinemas and online. This year a total of 252 documentaries were screened, feature-length and short, including a record 80 world premieres, 32 international premieres and 11 European premieres. Greek documentaries were also well represented with 57 across the various categories. …

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EUROPE / FRANCE TV, RAI and ZDF developing a CGI-animated series The Saddle Club

The French public broadcaster France Télévisions, Rai (Italy) and ZDF (Germany) have commissioned an animated adaptation of The Saddle Club, a series of children’s books. Created by Bonnie Bryant, The Saddle Club books were published between 1988 and 2001 and have sold 16 million copies worldwide. They are about a group of friends who go …

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EGYPT – JORDAN / Roya Media Group produces its first Egyptian series

Roya Media Group

Roya Media Group has announced the co-production of its first Egyptian comedy series, El Souq El Horra, in collaboration with the Egyptian company Stars Media for production and distribution. This comedy series is set in the duty-free zone of an international airport, where stories of transit passengers intertwine with the daily lives of airport staff. …

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TUNISIA / Tunisian Radio organises a conference on AI at the ASBU

As part of World Radio Day on February 13th, the Établissement de la Radio Tunisienne organised a symposium at the ASBU headquarters called “Media and Artificial Intelligence: From Scientific Research to Professional Practice.” Journalists, experts, and researchers were invited to the event to share their knowledge and thoughts on the use of generative artificial intelligence. …

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CROATIA / Restoration of the Kino Europa cinema in Zagreb

Having closed in 2019, Zagreb’s much-loved Kino Europa cinema is currently being restored. With €6 million from the European Regional Development Fund, the total cost of the project is €11.6 million, covering building, restoration and conservation work plus modernising the technical side. At the project launch, Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević said: “We are finally gathered …

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ALGERIA / Panorama Cinéma given official status by the minister of Culture and Arts

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The Algerian Ministry of Culture and Arts has announced that Constantine’s iconic festival, Panorama Cinéma, now has official recognition. By giving it that distinction the Ministry hopes to revive an event which “supports film-making and encourages young talent, while strengthening Constantine’s position as a cultural and artistic destination at national and international levels,” said Farid …

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SPAIN / The educational programme Ventana Cinéfila brought together nearly 320,000 young people

During the autumn of 2025 the 6th Ventana Cinéfila, an educational project to improve audiovisual literacy, reached 319,587 primary, secondary and 6th form pupils in 900 schools in Andalusia, Castile and León and Catalonia. Organised by the Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci), the Sitges Film Festival, the Seville Film Festival, the Huelva Film Festival and …

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