News about audiovisual in Algeria
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On March 19th during a screening of Khaled El Kebich’s Pour Toi… Hasna at the Algerian Cinematheque, the Minister of Culture and Arts, Zouhir Ballalou, spoke about the country’s film industry. In his words Algerian cinema is “really taking-off”, thanks to “a solid dynamic visible in the screenings of films produced by the ministry and …
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The Franco-Algerian series El’Sardines won Special Mention in the Short Formats competition at the Series Mania festival in Lille. This is the first time an Algerian series has been presented at this event. Directed by poet Zoulikha Tahar, this short series (six 11-minute episodes) is set in Oran. Six days before her younger sister’s wedding, …
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In February the Centre Algérien de la Cinématographie launched the first issue of Cinémathèque. This quarterly magazine is supervised by Adel Mekhalfia, who runs the Cinémathèque d’Alger. “The aim,” he explains, “is to provide readers with a comprehensive and stimulating overview of the cinematographic landscape, while celebrating the talents which shape it.” According to the …
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Organized from February 11th to 15th the 9th National University Short Film Festival presented 22 short films, 9 of which came from universities in Tunisia, Libya and Iraq. Based on the theme “Film, a language of unity – the festival, a symbol of freedom”, the event offered a short film competition with workshops for students. …
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Organized with the support of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the National Convention on Cinema brought together more than 1,000 industry professionals. They met in January to reflect upon and discuss the development of this sector. There were five workshops, each one covering an issue affecting a different area of the industry: economy and finance, governance and …
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As the Amazigh New Year was being celebrated in Constantine, Ali Aissaoui began filming The Roché, a documentary about the city’s history. Produced by the Malek Haddad Cultural Centre, this 52-minute documentary will retrace the history of this pre-Roman town built on a rocky plateau. Filming will take place in the heart of the city …
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The 14th Luxor African Film Festival took place from January 9th to 14th. This year 11 feature films were shown in competition. The jury – screenwriter Tamer Habib (Egypt), director Moussa Sène Absa (Senegal), director Ibrahim Shaddad (Sudan), director Sofia Djama (Algeria) and actress Akosua Busia (Ghana) – awarded the Special Jury Award to Abdenour …
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