Category: CINEMA

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INTERNATIONAL / Support for international co-productions: the CNC launches a project call

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ACM Distribution, part of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), is launching a call for projects. The deadline to apply is March 8th. Open to every genre of feature-length films, this fund aims to boost the distribution and circulation of international co-productions throughout the world. To be eligible, the films must …

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ITALY / Ticket sales increase in Italian cinemas

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According to Cinetel data two significant increases in the Italian cinema industry marked 2023: a 61.6% increase in revenue (€95.6 million) and a 58.6% increase in the number of admissions compared to 2022. The new figures show the Italian film industry is on an upward curve and stabilizing after the disruptions caused by the pandemic, …

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TUNISIA / The Cinémathèque tunisienne is organising “Tunisia 2011: the Time of the Documentary”

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From January 17th to 31st the Cinematheque tunisienne, in partnership with the Direction Générale Des Arts Scéniques et Audiovisuels, is offering a series of screenings: “Tunisia 2011: the Time of the Documentary”. The programme looks back at the events of January 14th 2011 and the Tunisian revolution through the lenses of film-makers. The selected films …

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ITALY / Filming Paola Randi’s “Facciamo tutti centro”

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Produced by Fandango, in collaboration with Rai Cinema and the Swiss company Spotlight Media, Paola Randi’s latest feature, Facciamo tutti centro, was filmed in Milan and Rome. Written by Paola Randi and Valia Santella, known for her work on screenplays for the films of Nanni Moretti (Towards a Bright Future, Tre Piani) and Marco Bellocchio …

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MOROCCO / Pathé opens its first cinema in Casablanca

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The French group Pathé Cinemas continues its expansion in Africa with the opening of its first cinema in Morocco. Having built others in Tunisia and Senegal, Pathé opened the Pathé Californie Casablanca on December 19th with the group’s president, Aurélien Bosc, officiating. During the ceremony Monsieur Bosc said his group had invested the substantial sum …

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EGYPT / CineGouna SpringBoard unveils its winners

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After announcing the cancellation of its 6th edition because of the war between Hamas and Israel, the El Gouna Film Festival was finally held from December 14th to 22nd. During the event the professional section, CineGouna, announced the winners of this year’s SpringBoard. CineGouna SpringBoard is a project development and co-production lab. providing creative and …

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MOROCCO / “La Plaie”, Seloua El Gouni’s first feature

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Seloua El Gouni’s film La Plaie (The Wound), which recently completed shooting in Casablanca, is now in post-production. Producer Taha Benghalem, co-founder of the production company Pink Sheep, talks about the film, which is distinguished by its “100% Moroccan” character. With a budget of 4 million dirhams (around 370,000€), this drama explores the complex mix …

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