The We DoQ event was held at the CineMadart in Carthage on Saturday March 19th. 9 short documentaries were shown, all addressing LGBTQI+ rights issues. It is one of the first events to deal with this subject in Tunisia or its region. Organized by two associations, Doc House and Mawjoudin, We DoQ questions assumptions about …
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Malta / The Malta Film Commission increases the rebate on production costs
The Government of Malta is increasing the cash back available for films shot on the island. Until December 31st 2023 international productions will be eligible for a rebate of 40%. Intended for television productions (series and films), feature films, documentaries, animated films and even trans-media works, this cash back offer is capped at €1 million …
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Palestine / “The Devil’s Driver” wins the Jury award at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival was held from March 10th to 20th. Shown in competition with 12 other selected features, The Devil’s Driver won the Special Jury award. The jury – Angeleki Aristomenopoulou, Michael Graversen and Laurien ten Houten – said the “film shines a light on burning issues and gives a voice to a group …
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Croatia / “Murina” wins the Best Balkan Film award at the Sofia International Film Festival
During the closing ceremony of the 26th Sofia International Film Festival, the Best Balkan Film award went to Croat director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović for Murina. The jury – Alberto Simone, Jan P. Matuszyński and Yana Tivova – said: “this award is for the film’s undeniable aesthetic qualities, for its thrilling tension which holds the viewer …
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Spain / EURODOC’s candidate call for its Majorca workshop closes April 27th
EURODOC is organizing an intensive workshop for developing documentary projects from May 29th to June 4th in Palma, Majorca. Applications can be sent until April 27th 2022. For 20 years EURODOC (International Lab For Creative Documentary Production) has organized training sessions throughout Europe for people developing creative documentary projects. Each session consists of 3 one-week …
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Lebanon / Project to re-open a theatre and cinema in Tripoli
With the help of his NGO Tiro for Arts, Lebanese actor/director Kassem Istanbouli is restoring Tripoli’s Empire Cinema. Dating from the 1940’s the Empire is the last cinema still standing in Tell Square – where there used to be five. It has been closed since 1988. Even though Tripoli is the Lebanon’s second largest city …
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Morocco / The Marrakesh International Film Festival returns from November 11th to 19th 2022
In a recent press release, the Marrakesh International Film Festival Foundation announced that its 19th edition will be held from November 11th to 19th. The last two festivals were postponed because of the pandemic, and the Foundation has said that“this year’s event will take into account the evolving health situation in Morocco and in the …
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