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On April 8th Italian director Mario Martone’s “Leopardi, Il giovane favoloso” was released in cinemas. The film is a biopic about the poet and child prodigy Giacomo Leopardi. “Born into an aristocratic family, he grew up under the merciless gaze of his father. Forced to study in the vast family library, he escaped by writing …
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The committee met in Paris on April 16th. Following a call for applications by the CNC (Centre national du cinéma) and MIBACT (General Directorate of Cinema Italian Ministry of Culture), 27 proposals had been sent in (9 French-initiated and 18 Italian-initiated). Of those, 8 will receive funding: 4 Italian and 4 French. The fund was …
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After the announcement by Sarim Fassi Fihri, head of the Centre Cinématographique Marocain, that in 2014 there had been record investment in film and television productions shot in Morocco, “The Guardian” newspaper claimed that Morocco is ranked among the Top Ten film locations in the world, just behind Vancouver (Canada) and ahead of New Zealand. …
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For 2015 Constantine has become “Arab Culture Capital”, an event which allows the city to breathe new life into its cultural institutions and showcase Algerian history and culture across the Arab world. During the event there will also be a frenzy of film production in the city, with fifteen films (shorts and feature films, dramas …
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The Spanish actor Antonio Resines has been acting-chair of Spain’s Academia de Cine since last February’s resignation of producer and distributor Enrique Gonzalez Macho, for “personal reasons”, less than a year after his re-election. On April 1st, when nominations closed, the only candidate was Antonio Resines. He was joined by two candidates for the posts …
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“Le Challat de Tunis”, a first feature by Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, opened in cinemas on April 1st. The film-maker based her “documenteur” (a lying documentary – or mockumentary), on a 2003 news item: “A rumour was rampant in Tunis: a man on a motorcycle, armed with a razor, was slashing the buttocks of …
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To coincide with the theatrical release of his most recent film “Révolution Zendj”, Algerian film-maker Tariq Teguia was the guest of honour at the Centre Pompidou in Paris during a 10-day tribute to him in March. Two years ago “Révolution Zendj” won the Belfort Festival Grand Prix and the Scribe Award for Cinema. It is …
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