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The 17th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (FFA), from August 27th to September 1st, devoted part of its programme to Moroccan cinema. Each year the Festival has a rich programme, combining new productions with older classic francophone films. A competition, previews, a film concert, an open-air screening and many other events enhanced this year’s festival. Placing …
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Cypriot film-maker Paschalis Papapetrou has begun post-production on his documentary The History of Water. Going back to ancient times, his film traces the history of the Cypriots’ use of water and irrigation in their semi-arid region. In an interview with Film New Europe, the director explains: “The documentary is based on the writings of geologist …
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CIRCLE has announced this year’s 10 selected projects for its Women Doc Accelerator programme. CIRCLE is a unique international training programme for directors, producers and non-binaries working in documentaries and drama. Its Doc Accelerator programme, created in 2018, offers training to 10 women with documentary projects. The programme consists of three modules during which the …
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The film Find Me Falling by South African-Cypriot director Stelana Kliris is the first Cypriot feature film to screen worldwide on Netflix. The online broadcast is scheduled for July 19th, the day of the film’s cinema release on the island. Find Me Falling is about an American rock star who moves to Cyprus when his …
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As part of the 17th Split Mediterranean Film Festival (June 13th – 22nd), the Egyptian Voy! Voy!Voy! won the Best Feature Film Award and the Jury Award. Directed and written by Omar Hilal, the film is about a security guard desperate to leave Egypt. Discovering blind football, he fakes blindness so he can get on …
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The 19th International Oriental Film Festival (FIFOG) was held in Geneva from June 10th to 16th. There were 45 films, 16 directed by women, presented in four competitive categories. In the feature film category the jury awarded FIFOG Gold to Tunisian director Nada Mezni Hafaiedh. Her film, Take My Breath, is about a 23 year-old …
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To attract international productions, Romania offers selected projects a 30% refund of expenses spent on its territory. The call for applications for the 2024-2026 programme will open on July 25th. To be eligible, a production must comply with the rules laid down by the Office for Cinematographic and Cultural Investments (OFIC). A feature film of …
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