Moroccan director Yassine Marco Marroccu has started production of his feature film Scirocco. The film is set in Casablanca in the spring of 1961. Edoardo (43) embarks on a mission to salvage a mysterious ship wrecked on the Atlantic coast in a dangerous area controlled by local tribes and the Moroccan army. The ship is …
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CROATIA / HAVC, a look back at 15 years of existence
The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) celebrates its 15th anniversary this year – an opportunity to organize screenings through the year of important films which have marked its existence. Titles such as People from the Milky Way by Miroslav Mikuljan (2010), Dear Lastan by Irena Škorić (2014) or Bigger Than Trauma by Vedrana Pribačić and Mirta …
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SPAIN / D’A Festival: “Un Sol Radiant” wins the Talents Award
Un Sol Radiant, a feature film made by a Catalan collective, has won the Talents Award, the most prestigious award of the D’A – Barcelona Film Festival. The 13th edition of this international festival took place from March 23rd to April 2nd. The festival’s Talents Competition showcases first and second features by international directors. During …
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EUROPE / ENACTING Digital Film Festival: call for films
The European digital film festival ENACTING, which will be held online on April 28th and 29th, has extended its call for documentaries. The deadline for submissions was initially April 15th but has been extended to April 20th. The competition is open to film-makers (professional or amateur) from all over the world and the documentary entered …
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ITALY – PORTUGAL / Filming Miguel Gomes’ new feature
Portuguese director Miguel Gomes is currently in Italy shooting his new film Grand Tour. The story begins in 1917 in Rangoon, Burma. Edward, a British colonial administrator, runs away from his fiancée, Molly, the day she arrives for their wedding. As he travels, panic gives way to melancholy. Faced with the emptiness of his existence, …
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ITALY – SERBIA / Co-production agreement signed
On March 21st during the Forum for Economic and Scientific Cooperation in Belgrade, a film co-production agreement was signed by Maja Gojković, the Serbian Government’s Vice-President and Minister of Culture, and Antonio Tajani, Vice-Chair of Italy’s Council of Ministers’ and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This agreement concerns every type of cinematographic and …
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TUNISIA / Closure of two cinemas
Two Tunisian cinemas, the Amilcar and Ciné Jamil, closed their doors in March. The single-screen, 211-seat Amilcar, which opened in 2015 near the Tunis-Manar university campus, closed down on March 13th. The Ciné Jamil, on the outskirts of Tunis in the Menzah 6 district, closed soon afterwards. According to Ciné Jamil’s team they closed because …
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