Category: CINEMA

All about cinema in Mediterranean

USA / Mediterranean Films for the 2016 Oscars

Every country had until October 1st to nominate the film it wants to compete in the race for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category. From the full list, five films will be selected to participate in this 88th edition of the Oscars to be held February 28th 2016. Those five will be …

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EGYPT / A new series about Talaat Harb

The newspaper Egypt Independent has reported that the historical TV series “Talaat Harb”, which has been talked about for many years, is finally being made, with Mohamed al-Sayed Eid as writer and Sherif Arafa (“Dark Birds”, “Halim”) directing. Talaat Harb (1867-1941) was an Egyptian economist, founder of Banque Misr (Bank of Egypt) and other large …

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SPAIN FRANCE / Series “Cannabis”

Arte, the Franco-German channel, is preparing its new series “Cannabis”. The six 52-minute episodes will be directed by Lucie Borleteau. The series will follow cannabis trafficking through Morocco, Spain and France. According to the newspaper Libération, “in the scenario the bosses and drug lords are given more air-time, rather than the police, leaving room for …

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UAE / the Sanad Foundation: 20 projects chosen

The Sanad Foundation, giving production aid to Arab World films, published the 2015 list of those film projects which will receive grants either for development or post-production. From the 178 applications, 20 projects were selected – 11 in development and 9 in post-production. 50% of recipients are women film-makers. There are five Tunisian projects (1 …

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TUNISIA / “Cinéma au musée”, a new event

From September 10th to 13th a new event dedicated to the cinema of the past, “Cinéma au musée” (Cinema at the Museum), was launched at the Archaeological Museum in Sousse (Tunisia). The project was organized by the Association Culturelle Afrique-Méditerranée and the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image. Through Tunisia’s film heritage it shows …

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FRANCE / Increase in cinema production

The Fédération des Industries du Cinéma, de l’Audiovisuel et du Multimédia (FICAM) announced in a press release the figures for French film production for the first half of this year. Between January and June, the production of French initiative feature films reached a record high of 92 projects put into production in 2015, against 57 …

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FRANCE GREECE / Support for 5 Franco-Greek projects by the CNC

As part of the development fund for Franco-Greek co-productions set up by Frédérique Bredin in Cannes in May 2014, the Franco-Greek committee has continued its task of developing cinema co-productions between France and Greece: the films must be at least 60 minutes or longer, any genre (drama, animation, documentary), and aiming for a first release …

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