The Tunisian film Who Do I Belong To (in Arabic Mé el Aïn), Meryam Joobeur’s first fiction feature, has been selected for the official competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. Written and directed by Ms. Joobeur, the film is about a mother, Aïcha, and her husband living with their three sons on a …
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SERBIA / The 17th Kustendorf Festival of Film and Music closes
Created by the director Emir Kusturica, the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival ran from January 23rd to 27th. 536 short films were submitted to the festival, with just 17 selected for the competition – but a selection containing a wide diversity of films, such as Maša Šarović’s 9-5 (Serbia), Nikos Kyritsis’ Highway of a Broken …
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MOROCCO / “La Mère de Tous les Mensonges” wins the Critics Award at the Geneva Black Movie Festival
The jury of the 25th Geneva Black Movie Festival (January 19th – 28th) gave its Critics’ Award to Asmae El Moudir’s La Mère de Tous les Mensonges (Mother of all lies). This Moroccan documentary (which has already won several awards) takes the viewer into a family’s memories and secrets. The film begins with the director …
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SERBIA / Vladimir Tagić’s Yugo Florida starts post-production
Vladimir Tagić, known for two television series, Morning Changes Everything and Children of Evil, has begun post-production on his first feature film, Yugo Florida. Co-scripted with Milan Ramšak Marković, the scenario was inspired by the last seven months of Tagić’s father’s life. At first the film follows the monotonous routine of a night-shift worker on …
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EGYPT / 13th Luxor African Film Festival
Organized by the Foundation of Young Independent Artists, the Luxor African Film Festival is preparing its 13th edition to be held from February 9th to 15th. Wanting to bring Egypt closer to the whole of Africa, this year’s festival will show 44 films in four competitions: the Feature Film Competition, the Short Film Competition, the …
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INTERNATIONAL / Support for international co-productions: the CNC launches a project call
ACM Distribution, part of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), is launching a call for projects. The deadline to apply is March 8th. Open to every genre of feature-length films, this fund aims to boost the distribution and circulation of international co-productions throughout the world. To be eligible, the films must …
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ITALY / Ticket sales increase in Italian cinemas
According to Cinetel data two significant increases in the Italian cinema industry marked 2023: a 61.6% increase in revenue (€95.6 million) and a 58.6% increase in the number of admissions compared to 2022. The new figures show the Italian film industry is on an upward curve and stabilizing after the disruptions caused by the pandemic, …
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