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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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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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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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Cinemas in Italy did really well in the first half 2015. Between January and June, there was a 5% increase in attendance with 51 million admissions against 49 million in the same period in 2014. Income amounted to 330 million euros against 302 million the previous year, an increase of 9.4%. The figures were announced …
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The Egyptian actor Omar Sharif died July 10th at the age of 83. He began his film career in 1954 in Youssef Chahine’s “Struggle in the Valley” (1954) and “Dark Waters” (1956). But it was his role as the desert prince Sherif Ali in David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962) which made him an international …
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“La Belle Promise”, a Palestinian film by Suha Arraf, was released in French cinemas on June 10th. Arraf is particularly known for her work as script-writer on Eran Riklis’ “The Syrian Bride” and “Lemon Tree”, and for winning the “Mediterranean Issues Grand Prix” at the 2011 PriMed for her documentary “Women of Hamas”. Set in …
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In June, members of the Turkish-Armenian Film Platform – directors, actors, producers, academics and film professionals – gathered for their biannual meetings. Created in 2007 at the 47th International Yerevan Film Festival, the Platform works on both sides of the Armenian-Turkish border to develop cultural exchanges on joint film projects. Members of the organisation want …
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