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“Erasmus à Gaza”, winner of the Mediterranean Young Persons’ Award at the 26th PriMed, shown on France 3 Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur

Erasmus a Gaza

For the first time an award-winning film from PriMed has been shown on France 3 Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur. The transmission on May 4th is particularly important since it crowns the work of thousands of high school students from right across the Mediterranean. Coming from Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Italy and Southern France they viewed …

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FRANCE / Registration is open for the training offered by GREC and IUT de Corse

GREC

Since 2010 the Groupe de recherches et d’essais cinématographiques (GREC) and the Institut universitaire de technologie (IUT) in Corsica have offered a Masters 1 in Writing, Production and Directing. Lasting one year, this programme enables students to make a short film co-produced by GREC and the IUT, develop and support another writing project and obtain …

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MEDITERRANEAN  / The project call for Close Up is now open

Close-up

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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SPAIN / The 20th DocumentaMadrid comes to an end

Documenta Madrid

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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EGYPT / The Egyptian film industry gets together for the 49th Film Society Festival

49e édition du Film Society Festival

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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ARAB WORLD / OSN extends its agreement with NBCUniversal

OSN

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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ALGERIA / “La Dernière Reine” 1st Algerian film set in the 16th century

La-derniere-reine

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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