On September 27th, Favvs, Algeria ’s first virtual festival of videos to increase public awareness, was launched in El Kala National Park. Organized by the digital agency Elevatîn, the event hopes to bring amateur and professional content creators together to create projects of public interest: for this first year, the theme is eco-tourism. “Favvs is …
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ALGERIA LIBYA / Cooperation agreement between Annaba and Mizda
The Digital Portal of the Annaba Short Film Festival in Algeria and the Mizda International Short Film Festival in Libya have signed a cooperation agreement to “support and promote the work of young talents making short films”. The agreement is to organise joint internships and workshops for film training and short film production techniques. More …
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ALGERIA / The Ministry of Art and Culture organises a documentary film competition
On June 24th the Ministry of Art and Culture launched a competition for documentary films with the theme “Documentary film…memory and image meet” to document and describe Algeria’s cultural wealth. The competition is open to documentary film-makers of all ages, amateur or professional. There are 3 awards: Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Documentary. The films …
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SWITZERLAND / “Papicha” wins the Golden Fifog for Best Feature
The 16th Festival international du film oriental de Genève (Fifog) was held from June 21st to 27th. “Hope” was this year’s catchword, with the objective of promoting film, diversity and intercultural dialogue in the world through 50 films from 20 different countries. “Papicha” by Franco-Algerian director Mounia Meddour won the competition’s most prestigious award: the Golden Fifog …
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ALGERIA / Chabane Lounakel, new Director General of EPTV
Mr. Chabane Lounakel is the new Director General of EPTV, the Algerian public television (formerly ENTV). His appointment was formalised at the channel’s headquarters, in the presence of Amar Belhimer, Minister of Communication and Government Spokesman. The Minister declared that this appointment responded to “national, regional and international media challenges which require everyone’s mobilization and …
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ALGERIA EGYPT / Cooperation and partnership agreement signed between two festivals
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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ALGERIA / Death of the Algerian actress Fatiha Nesrine
Actress Fatiha Nesrine, whose real name was Fatiha Benmohamed, died from cancer in Algiers on March 29th. At 74 she was an icon of Algerian cinema; the Algerian Ministry of Culture paid tribute to her contribution to the country’s artistic life. The Algerian National Theatre and the Centre national du cinéma et de l’audiovisuel also offered their …
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