Produced by Algerian Television, some of the filming for Amar Mohsene’s Souika was done in the square outside Constantine’s Ahmed Bey Palace. Like the film about Youcef Zighoud, Souika celebrates the Algerian veterans of the French occupation, this time describing events of the Algerian war which happened in Souika, one of Constantine’s old quarters. The …
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ALGERIA / Making a film about the life of Youcef Zighoud
The town of Mila’s old quarter has been chosen for shooting some of the film about Youssef Zighoud, fighter and leader of the National Liberation Front (FLN). Produced by the Ministry of War Veterans (which protects and promotes Algerian Revolution veterans) and directed by Mounès Khamar, the announcement of this bio-pic comes as part of …
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EGYPT – ALGERIA / The Life After at the Luxor African Film Festival
Anis Djaad’s The Life After was screened at the 12th Luxor African Film Festival. Organized in the town of Luxor, the festival was held from February 4th to 10th. Created in 2012 to remedy the low representation of African films in Egypt, the event champions African films and encourages partnerships between the continent’s film-makers. The …
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ALGERIA / Launch of the “Cinéma de l’université” project
On January 17th the Algerian Minister of Culture and the Arts, Soraya Mouloudji, and the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kamel Baddari, inaugurated a project called Cinéma de l’université. The inauguration was held at the M’hamed Bougara University of Boumerdès, attended by representatives from the project’s main partner, the Centre National de la …
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THE ARAB WORLD / The Red Sea Fund unveils its supported projects
The Red Sea Fund, linked to the Saudi Red Sea International Film Festival, has announced the 36 selected projects which will receive its financial support. According to its organisers the Fund is “unleashing the biggest funding boost for the industry this year”, with an overall grant of $14 million (€13 million). Selected Saudi, Arab and …
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Algeria / The ban on “Ben M’hidi” lifted
Banned in Algerian cinemas four years ago, Ben M’Hidi has now been approved by the viewing committees of the Ministry of Culture and the Arts and the Ministry of Mujahideen and Rights Holders. Directed by Bachir Derrais and written by Mourad Bourboune, the film traces the life of Larbi Ben M’hidi, from his childhood in …
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Algeria / Restoring 10 classic Algerian films in 2023
During the international symposium “Cinema and Citizenship Issues” in Oran, Mourad Chouihi, director of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel (CNCA) announced that the Centre will be restoring and digitizing at least 10 classic Algerian films in 2023. Since 2012 the CNCA has restored 16 films, including L’aube des damnés (1965) by Ahmed …
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