Category: CINEMA

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Tunisia / 33rd Carthage Film Days

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The 33rdJournées Cinématographiques de Carthage(JCC – Carthage Film Days) took place from October 29th to November 5th. Created in 1962, this festival celebrates films from the African continent and the so-called “Southern” cinema. Managing Director Sonia Chamkhi values ​​heritage films as much as contemporary work, regardless of genre and style. Above all, she highlights “original …

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Spain / First Valencia Film Afers

Valencia Film Afers

Focussing on Mediterranean cinema, this year’s Valencia Film Festival launched its first international co-production forum, Valencia Film Afers. Taking place on October 22nd and 23rd, in parallel with the main festival, Afers was created to encourage investments and secure international co-productions. For its launch the organisers chose 10 projects from Europe and the Middle East. …

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Greece / 8 projects selected at Thessaloniki’s Agora

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Agora Works in Progress has announced the 8 short listed projects. Agora is an industry event on the sidelines of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF). For one week every November Agora Works in Progress welcomes professionals from many countries to discuss the films and production issues in the countries of South-Eastern Europe and the …

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Romania / FILM+ unveils a selection of 15 projects

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FILM+, a programme which finances films, has unveiled 15 selected projects. FILM+ helps young directors of independent, low-budget films. Its programme is spread over several months, with invited professionals guiding the project leader on an artistic level and then providing them with technical resources, whatever stage of development the film is at. This summer’s call …

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Croatia / The Zagreb Film Festival closed on October 30th

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For two decades the Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF) has been showing and supporting first films by independent film-makers, both national and international. Based in the Croatian capital, and this year running from October 23rd to 30th, the organisers claim it is now “the biggest international festival in Croatia.” There were the usual sections: the International …

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Algeria / Project for a film city in Timimoun

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Soraya Mouldji, the Algerian Minister of Culture and the Arts, is launching a major national film project with the creation of the first film-production city in southern Algeria, in Timimoun. Known as “Oasis-cinema”, the project was launched by signing an agreement to transfer ownership of the 1.5 hectare site. The idea is to promote and …

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North Macedonia / Winners at the Kine Nova International Film Festival

Kine Nova International Film Festival

The KineNova International Film Festival was held from October 7th to 14th in Skopje, North Macedonia. Now in its 7thyear, the festival specialises in the work of new film-makers from the region and around the world. It defines itself as “a place where new film-makers can present new stories and offer a new perspective of …

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