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AFRICA / Look back at the 14th Luxor African Film Festival

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The 14th Luxor African Film Festival took place from January 9th to 14th. This year 11 feature films were shown in competition. The jury – screenwriter Tamer Habib (Egypt), director Moussa Sène Absa (Senegal), director Ibrahim Shaddad (Sudan), director Sofia Djama (Algeria) and actress Akosua Busia (Ghana) – awarded the Special Jury Award to Abdenour …

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MOROCCO – EGYPT / The Moroccan film “Ana Machi Ana” dubbed into Egyptian Arabic

Hicham El Jebbari’s Ana Machi Ana is the first Moroccan feature to be dubbed into Egyptian Arabic and distributed in Egyptian cinemas. Interviewed by the online magazine 360, the director said he is: “very proud of this initiative, a first for a Moroccan film. By dubbing Ana Machi Ana into Egyptian Arabic we wanted to …

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BULGARIA / Winners of the 28th Golden Rhyton Film Festival

The 2024 Golden Rhyton Film Festival was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from December 13th to 19th. Specialising in Bulgarian documentary and animation, this 28th edition screened 53 films in competition and 19 in the Open Horizons selection. The jury – writer Radoslav Bimbalov, animation director/producer Dimitar Petrov, cinematographer and documentary film-maker Nikolay Stefanov, art history …

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BULGARIA / Iglika Triffonova’s “Kalunyo” starts production

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Bulgarian director Iglika Triffonova has started production of her feature film Kalunyo. The first phase of filming was in November 2024, the second phase will continue between May and June 2025. Adapted from a best-selling Bulgarian novel by G. Bozhinov, the film revisits the book’s ethical and philosophical themes through a story set during the …

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TUNISIA / A look at the 35th “Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage”

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The 35th Carthage Film Festival was held from December 14th to 21st 2024. After its cancellation in 2023 in support of the Palestinian people, the Festival continued its commitment by putting Palestine “at the heart of the JCC” with a selection of Palestinian films as well as a tribute to director Hany Abu-Assad. This 35th …

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JORDAN / The first Mosaic Post-production LAB

Mosaic Post-production LAB

In November 2024 the Royal Film Commission of Jordan opened the first Mosaic Post-production Lab. This new initiative is a regional training programme designed to support Arab film editors and directors during the post-production of their first or second feature film. The programme aims to help them by providing expert advice and support for their …

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MOROCCO / “Happy Holidays” wins FIFM’s Gold Star

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The 21st Marrakesh International Film Festival closed on December 7th 2024. The jury, chaired by Italian director Luca Guadagnino, viewed 14 films presented in the official competition. The big winner this year was Happy Holidays by Palestinian director Scandar Copti. Two of the film’s actresses, Manar Shehab and Wafaa Aoun, also won the Best Actress …

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