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The call for projects for Close Up is open until July 9th. Close Up is an independent not-for-profit NGO based in Brussels. Every year it offers a training, development and mentorship programme for emerging documentary film-makers from South West Asia and North Africa. Participants must have made at least one short film. Only projects in …
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Organized by the Madrid City Council, the 20th DocumentaMadrid international film festival ran from May 3rd to 7th. Created in 2004, the festival tries to encompass the multiple facets of documentary films by supporting and promoting new film-makers. DocumentaMadrid defines itself as “a window on the world, its conflicts and its dreams.” The International Competition …
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The awards ceremony for the 49th Film Society Festival will be held on May 20th at the Cairo Opera House. Organized under the joint patronage of the Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Development Fund, the Film Society Festival is the oldest and one of the most important festivals in Egypt. This year it celebrates …
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A satellite broadcaster based in the United Arab Emirates, OSN (Orbit Showtime Network), has extended its licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Global Distribution. According to Rolla Karam, OSN’s Chief Content Officer, this deal will “bring even more world-class entertainment to our viewers in the Middle East and North Africa.” Many films in the NBCUniversal catalogue will …
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La Dernière Reine (The last queen), a first feature by Damien Ounouri and Adila Bendimerad, is the first Algerian film to show the country in the 16th century during Ottoman rule. Released in France on April 19th the film is expected in Algeria during the summer. Written by Adila Bendimerad, the screenplay is about the …
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Having directed and co-directed nearly 10 documentaries, Claudiu Mitcu is in mid-production of his first drama feature Rusalka. The film is co-produced by the Romanian companies Wearebasca and Chainsaw Europe. Written by Claudiu Mitcu and Mihai Mincan, the script is about a group of friends now in their 60’s and 70’s who, since they were …
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In April Srđan Vuletić began filming his third feature, Gym. Realstage (Bosnia-Herzegovina) is co-producing with Kinorama (Croatia), Iridium Film (Slovenia) and Dogma Studio (Montenegro). Gym is about a waiter, Riki, who works for a failing catering company. His colleague, friend and future brother-in-law, Ado, has a plan to revive the business, but it involves violence …
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