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EGYPT / The al-Ahram studios devastated by a fire

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On the night of March 15th to March 16th a fire broke out in Cairo’s historic al-Ahram studios. Spotted after the filming of a Ramadan soap opera, the fire ravaged the entire studio and spread to neighbouring buildings and dwellings. According to Al-Ahram Hebdo, the public prosecutor’s office has appointed a group of experts to …

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EGYPT / The 6th El Gouna Film Festival opens

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During a press conference, the organisers of the El Gouna Film Festival announced the films for the 6th edition which will be held from October 27th to November 2nd. This international festival specialises in discovering new voices while also being a catalyst for developing film-production in the Arab world. 14 films will be shown in …

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Egypt – Tunisia / The Tunisian film Salwa banned from being shown at the Alexandria Short Film Festival

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Salwa, a short film by Tunisian director Ines Ben Othman, was banned from being screened at the 8th Alexandria Short Film Festival, although it was still allowed to participate in the competition. The festival organisers told Ms Ben Othman of their decision two days before the festival opened, which was held from February 10th to …

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ALGERIA EGYPT / Cooperation and partnership agreement signed between two festivals

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The International Short Film Festival in Algeria and the Cairo Short Film Festival have signed a cooperation and partnership agreement. The cooperation and partnership agreement signed between both festivals specifies: organising joint training sessions, so industry professionals can exchange their experiences organising a monthly cultural forum with seminars and discussions about the world of cinema, …

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EGYPT / The return of the “butterfly” Sherihan, former star of an Egyptian Ramadan series

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20 years after she left the small screen, Egyptian actress Sherihan (real name Sherihan Ahmed Abdelfattah al-Chalqati) made a comeback during Ramadan 2021. In a 4-minute commercial for Vodafone Egypt, the star repeats the choreography and music from an emblematic series “Fawazeer Ramadane” (The Riddles of Ramadan), first broadcast in the 1980’s during the iftar of Ramadan. …

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EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVALS AND MARKETS

Dans cette page vous pouvez consulter, en ordre chronologique, le calendrier des festivals et marchés euro-méditerranéens attentifs au développement et à la valorisation du genre documentaire. Un regard spécial sur ceux qui s’occupent en particulier de la promotion du film méditerranéen (même s’ils sont basés loin de la Mare Nostrum). Cliquez sur le mois qui …

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MEDITERRANEAN / PriMed flies into Egypt and Italy for the Mediterranean Young People’s Award 2019

PriMed travels! A stopover in Egypt was the first stage of the 2019 Mediterranean Young People’s Award. PriMed went to Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said where 400 young people watched three selected films, discussed them, wrote their comments about them and finally voted for the one they thought best. An exercise designed to make them …

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