Category: CINEMA

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA / Filming “The Pavilion”

The Pavilion

Director Dino Mustafić has started production on his second feature film, The Pavilion. Principal photography took place in September in Zenica and the rest is planned for March 2024. Written by Croatian journalist Viktor Ivančić, in collaboration with Emir Imamović, the screenplay is about an armed rebellion by residents of a retirement home who feel …

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EGYPT / The 6th El Gouna Film Festival opens

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During a press conference, the organisers of the El Gouna Film Festival announced the films for the 6th edition which will be held from October 27th to November 2nd. This international festival specialises in discovering new voices while also being a catalyst for developing film-production in the Arab world. 14 films will be shown in …

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CROATIA / For the first time Netflix includes 12 Croatian films in its catalogue

Netflix

Although it arrived in Croatia in 2017, this is the first time the streaming platform Netflix has included 12 contemporary Croatian films in its catalogue, all from the distributor Blitz.The films were released online gradually between August 18th and September 15th. The first film offered by Netflix, The Diary of Paulina P. by Neven Hitrec …

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SERBIA / Filming “Frost”

Frost

Director Pavle Vučković began shooting his film Frost on September 7th, wrapping in October. The main location was the Pavlovac Monastery on Mount Kosmaj, near Belgrade, plus some days in Negotin and Lepenski Vir. Also scripted by Vučković, the film is about a detective, Mirjana, sent to eastern Serbia to investigate the disappearance of a …

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ALGERIA / The Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival is back after 4 years’ absence

AMFF

After an absence of four years, the Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival (AMFF) returns from November 3rd to 9th for a fourth edition. Using the tag-line “New vision”, the event’s organiser Mohammed Allal wants to “give a truly international dimension to the Annaba Festival, in particular by selecting the best films and by increasing the value …

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MEDITERRANEAN/ Winners of the URTI Grand Prix announced

URTI

URTI – the International Radio and Television Union – has announced the official list of winners of its 2023 Grand Prix, which is divided into two categories: Television and Radio. Created in 1981 by Armand Lanoux, a French writer and URTI’s vice-president, the URTI International Grand Prix for Creative Documentary is for documentaries which stand …

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ALGERIA / Algiers’ first multiplex opens

TMV CINEMAS

The first cinema complex in Algiers, TMV Cinémas, opened its doors on August 14th. It is the country’s second multiplex after Ciné-Gold opened in Oran in 2021. Housing three cinemas with a capacity of 68, 80 and 240 seats, TMV Cinémas is located to the west of the capital in Chéraga’s Garden City shopping centre. …

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