The Moroccan government has drawn up a draft bill on the film and audiovisual industries. The aim is to create a legal framework enabling Moroccan film-makers to “accompany the major developments, in particular digital and technological, in the cinematographic sector” and thus create a true film industry. In particular the bill creates new powers for …
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ISRAEL / The award winners of the 25th Docaviv
On May 17th Israel’s largest documentary film festival, Docaviv, announced the winners of its 25th edition. The jury of the National Competition – film-makers Paweł Łoziński, Alon Marom and Paul Sng, the producer Anath Kandell and Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival programmer Angeliki Petrou – gave the Best Film Award to Inbal Perlmutter: If You Let …
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ITALY / The European Film Market focusses on Italy
During the Cannes Film Festival, it was announced that Italy would be the Country in Focus at the next European Film Market (EFM). Held in February alongside the Berlin Film Festival, the European Film Market is one of the three main meeting places for the international film industry. Every year since 2017 the event has …
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ROMANIA / 22nd edition of the Transylvania International Film Festival
Twenty-two first and second feature films have been selected for the 22nd Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF). The event takes place from June 9th to 18th in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Twelve of those selected films are in the official competition. Spain is represented this year by two films, Alberto Gastesi’s Stillness in the Storm and Upon …
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MEDITERRANEAN / MEDITALENTS announces the winners at Lab Doc
Launched in 2011, MEDITALENTS is a support platform for young Mediterranean film-makers. Based on the Lab Med and Lab Doc workshops, MEDITALENTS invites experienced film professionals and screenwriters to help young talents in the writing, production and showing of their projects. Sponsored by director Claire Simon, the 4th Lab Doc welcomes 9 participants from the …
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EGYPT / Haya Khairat, 1st Egyptian woman to win the Angénieux Special Encouragement Award at Cannes
Egyptian director and DOP Haya Khairat won the Angénieux Special Encouragement Award at the recent Cannes Film Festival – the first time an Egyptian cinematographer has won this award. Since 2013 the Pierre Angénieux Tribute ceremony has honoured directors of photography, and since 2018 the work of promising cinematographers. Pierre Angénieux founded the camera lens …
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MOROCCO / Marrakech International Film Festival: candidate call
The 20th Marrakech International Film Festival has announced that the application call for this year’s festival is now open. The call is also open for the 6th Atlas Workshops. Created in 2001, the Marrakech International Film Festival will be held this year from November 24th to December 2nd. The call for films is not only …
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