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ALGERIA / “196 mètres/Algiers” submitted for the Oscar nominations

196 mètres Algiers

The Commission algérienne has submitted Chakib Taleb-Bendiab’s Algiers for the 2025 Oscar nominations. Co-produced by Algeria and Canada, Taleb-Bendiab’s film is about an investigation led by a psychologist, Dounia, and a police Inspector trying to find a little girl kidnapped during the Algerian civil war. The film is Chakib Taleb-Bendiab’s first feature. Before that he …

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ALGERIA / 19th Béjaïa Rencontres cinématographiques

19e édition des Rencontres cinématographiques de Béjaïa

The 19th Béjaïa Film Meetings will take place from September 24th to 29th. Organized for the past 20 years by the Project’heurts association, these Rencontres are Algeria’s oldest film event. Open to the public and professionals, they promote international films and develop film projects in the region. Each year, the programme shows short films and …

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ALGERIA / The Oran Arab Film Festival returns after 6 years absence

Festival International du Film Arabe d’Oran

Having closed its doors in 2018, the Oran Arab Film Festival returns from October 4th to 10th for a 12th edition and with a new name: the Oran International Arab Film Festival. The person in charge of this revival is actor / director Abdelkader Djeriou: “the Oran International Arab Film Festival established itself as a …

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ALGERIA / 5th Journées Internationales du Cinéma in Sétif

Journées Internationales du Cinéma de Sétif

The 5th Sétif International Cinema Days took place from May 4th to 7th. The idea was initiated by Sétif’s Office of Tourism and Culture, whose director Khaled Mehennaoui says the event “offers a space for industry professionals – film-makers and operators – to get together, Algerians but also from outside the country.” The Days provide …

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ALGERIA / Inauguration of the TMV multiplex

TMV Cinemas

On April 21st in a suburb of Algiers the TMV multiplex was inaugurated in the presence of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture and Arts, Sid Ali Sebaa. During the ceremony, Ait Aoudia, founder of the TMV Cinema group, said: “We are honoured by the presence of the Minister’s representative to celebrate this …

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ALGERIA / Broadcasting watchdog calls television channels to order

ARAV

Faced with some television channels’ excessive practices, the Audiovisual Regulatory Authority (ARAV) has reiterated its rules about advertising. The ARAV made its point in a press release that “some [national television channels] significantly exceed the time allowed for advertising. This is detrimental to the viewer’s interests.” According to the TSA, some advertising slots are more …

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THE ARAB WORLD / 14 projects chosen for MAFF’s Industry Days

MAFF

The 10th Industry Days, part of the Malmo Arab Film Festival, will be held from April 23rd to 26th. 14 projects from 14 countries have been selected from the 36 applications received. The selected projects will compete in three categories: short films in development, feature-length dramas in development and films in post-production. The Industry Days’ …

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