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Moroccan director Zakaria Nouri won Best Director Award at the Tunis International Panorama Festival for his film Aicha, chosen from the 20 short fiction films and 4 short documentaries in the competition. Organised by film-maker Kamal Aouij, the event was held at the Tunisian Cinematheque from February 8th to 10th. Aicha describes the bleak life …
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Now in its 5th year, the Foça International Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Documentary Film Days (Foça Film Days) has opened its call for applications. The closing date is April 30th. Foça Film Days is a documentary film festival focussing on archaeological heritage. The theme of this year’s event is “Change/Transformation”: “how and why humans initiate …
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The 37th Mostra de València del Mediterrani will take place from October 20th to 30th 2022. In a recent press release the festival announced its awards are evolving and detailed some changes to them in this year’s event. The Palme d’or, the festival’s highest award, will be increased from €25,000 to €30,000. There is also …
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Salwa, a short film by Tunisian director Ines Ben Othman, was banned from being screened at the 8th Alexandria Short Film Festival, although it was still allowed to participate in the competition. The festival organisers told Ms Ben Othman of their decision two days before the festival opened, which was held from February 10th to …
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In a recent press release, the organizers of the Imedghassen International Film Festival announced the postponement of its 2nd edition. Scheduled for March 1st the event will now take place on May 10th 2022. According to the organizers the difficult health conditions in Algeria and around the world, combined with the closure of international airports, …
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The City and the City, directed by Christos Passalis and Syllas Tzoumerkas, was shown in the Encounters section of the 72nd Berlin Film Festival. The directors return to the genocide of the Jewish community in Thessalonica, Greece. Nicknamed “the mother of Israel”, for several centuries Thessalonica was the home of a Sephardic Jewish diaspora. Until …
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After last year’s virtual edition, the 72nd Berlin Film Festival was once again a physical event. This year 18 feature films were in the official competition. The jury, chaired by American director Night Shyamalan, awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film to Spanish film-maker Carla Simón for Alcarràs. Alcarràs takes us to the heart of …
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