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ALGERIA / Chabane Lounakel, new Director General of EPTV

Mr. Chabane Lounakel

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

Accord festival Algérie Egypte

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

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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NORTH AFRICA / Special productions for Ramadan 2021

Ramadan 2021 2M

In Morocco and Algeria, Ramadan begins on April 14th and ends on May 12th. In Europe, Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon the month of Ramadan in the year 1442 AH begins on Tuesday April 13th. The Muslim’s holy month is also the month with the highest audience figures for Arab television, thanks mainly to …

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ALGERIA / Candidate call for the 2021 Ali-Maâchi Award

Prix Ali Maâchi 2021

The candidate call for the 2021 President’s Award for Young Creators, Ali-Maâchi, has been launched by the Algerian Ministry of Culture and Art. Young writers and artists from various artistic fields are asked to participate. The award is open to writers, musicians and composers, actors, choreographers and dancers, visual artists and film-makers between the ages …

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ALGERIA / The Algerian government wants to relaunch the film business

Cinematheque Algérie

In February Bashir Youcef Sehairi, Secretary of State responsible for the Cinema Industry under the Minister of Culture and Arts, and Saida Naghza, chair of the Confédération Générale des Entreprises Algériennes (CGEA), met in Algiers to discuss the development prospects of the country’s film industry. The meeting ended with a planned cooperation agreement to place Algeria at …

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ITALY / 26th MedFilm Festival

The theme of the 26th MedFilm Festival was “a new way of being together.” All the selected films were available on the Mymovies platform from November 9th to 15th. This year’s festival featured 70 films from 30 different countries – 38 of them being screened in Italy for the first time. The official competition, for …

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