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Two Tunisian cinemas, the Amilcar and Ciné Jamil, closed their doors in March. The single-screen, 211-seat Amilcar, which opened in 2015 near the Tunis-Manar university campus, closed down on March 13th. The Ciné Jamil, on the outskirts of Tunis in the Menzah 6 district, closed soon afterwards. According to Ciné Jamil’s team they closed because …
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After winning the Golden Bear at the 2021 Berlinale, Radu Jude returns with a new film, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, currently in post-production. Divided into two parts, the film follows an overworked and underpaid production assistant who is researching a video on safety in the workplace commissioned by …
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Khalid Saidi, acting CEO of the Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM), has announced that in 2022 foreign filming in the country earned two billion dirhams, or around €179 million. That nearly doubles October 2022’s original forecast of just over one billion. As a reminder, the turnover in 2019, the last year before all filming was halted, …
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Andamion Murataj’s first feature Man of the House has officially begun production. Man of the House is about Fran who, although born a woman, has chosen to live as a celibate man in the recognised tradition of Albanian Sworn Virgins. By taking a vow of chastity Fran is given the status of a man, allowing …
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The 20th Sofia Meetings co-production market was held from March 22nd to 26th as part of the Sofia International Film Festival (March 16th – 31st). Every year more than 700 producers, distributors and professionals in the region come together for these 5 days. Sofia Meetings offers screenings, workshops, conferences and pitching sessions in which project …
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The organizers of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) have announced that the 45th edition will be held from November 15th to 24th. CIFF is one of the oldest and most regular festivals in the Arab world and Africa, with Hussein Fahmy the current president and Amir Ramses, a film-maker, the artistic director. It is …
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The Union Radiophonique et Télévisuelle Internationale (URTI) is organizing the 42nd International Grand Prix for creative documentaries. Registration is open until April 18th. Participation in the 42nd URTI Grand Prix is open to public and private television companies as well as associations and institutions working in the audiovisual medium (maximum of two programmes per company). …
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