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ISRAEL – PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / No Other Land wins the Oscar for Best Documentary

No Other Land

The Israeli-Palestinian documentary, No Other Land, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Shown at several festivals, the film has been a great success. In 2024 it had its world premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival and won both the Documentary Feature Award and the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary. Directed …

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MONTENEGRO – SERBIA / The documentary Nothing for you to change begins post-production

Nothing for You to Change - Đorđe Vojvodić

Director Đorđe Vojvodić has begun post-production on his feature-length documentary, Nothing for You to Change. Co-produced by Bitter Frames (Montenegro) and Biberche Productions (Serbia), Vojvodić’s documentary follows the daily life of his older brother, Luka. Aged 29, an eternal student and member of a rock band, Luka still lives with his parents. The director followed …

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GREECE / Winners of the 25th TIDF

The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TIDF) closed on March 16th. Before the awards ceremony, Deputy Culture Minister Iason Fotilas praised the festival’s work and the importance of documentaries: “Documentaries don’t just depict images,” he said, “they guide us to see beyond them. They allow us to perceive the world more consciously, to listen to …

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CROATIA / “Fiume o Morte!” wins the Grand Prix at the Rotterdam IFF

Fiume o Morte!

Igor Bezinović’s docu-fiction Fiume o Morte! has won several awards at the 54th Rotterdam International Film Festival. In addition to the festival’s Grand Prix, the film won the Critics’ Award and the Audience Award. At the closing ceremony producers Vanja Jambrović and Tibor Keser said: “We are deeply touched by this recognition, especially since it’s …

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SERBIA / Three Serbian films in box office top ten

Film Center Serbia

Among the Hollywood blockbusters, three Serbian titles are in the country’s box office top ten. Le long-métrage Nedelja, réalisé par Nemanja Ćeranić et produit par Telekom Srbija et Pelicula Production, est en tête du palmarès avec 347 622 entrées. Ce biopic retrace la carrière du célèbre chanteur serbe, Džej Ramadanovski. As for the other two …

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ALGERIA / Launch of the magazine Cinémathèque

Centre Algérien de la Cinématographie

In February the Centre Algérien de la Cinématographie launched the first issue of Cinémathèque. This quarterly magazine is supervised by Adel Mekhalfia, who runs the Cinémathèque d’Alger. “The aim,” he explains, “is to provide readers with a comprehensive and stimulating overview of the cinematographic landscape, while celebrating the talents which shape it.” According to the …

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FRANCE / Lina Soualem, director of Bye Bye Tibériade wins the Alice Guy Award

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Named after the first French female film director and created in January 2018 by journalist Véronique Le Bris, the Alice Guy Award honours an international female director every year. This year the award was won by Lina Soualem for her film Bye Bye Tibériade. “I discovered Alice Guy,” the director says, “at the same time …

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