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FRANCE TUNISIA / The Franco-Tunisian actor Sami Bouajila receives the César for Best Actor

Un Fils

Sami Bouajila won the César for Best Actor for his role as Farès in “Un Fils” by Mehdi Barsaoui, a Tunisian-French co-production by 13Productions, Dolce Vita Films (France) and Cinétéléfilms (Tunisia). This is the second award he has received for his performance, after the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival. The actor trained …

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FRANCE / Arab stars celebrated at the Institut du Monde Arabe

Divas Arabes IMA

The Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) honours the Arab world’s best female singers and film actresses of the last century. From Fayrouz to Dalida, from North Africa to the Middle East, the exhibition traces the social and political history of these Arab performers, producers and artists, the cultural changes they brought about through their commitment and the …

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ITALY / The Italian government supports minority Italian co-productions

Ministère Italien de la Culture

In 2019 the Direzione Generale Cinema e audiovisivo, part of Italy’s Ministry of Culture, created this fund. The goal is to strengthen international collaboration by encouraging Italian film-makers to think globally – “promoting cross-border co-productions while also helping Italian and European films and audiovisual productions find distribution in Italy and abroad”. Among the winners of the …

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ROMANIA / Romanian director Radu Jude won the Berlinale’s Golden Bear

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Romanian director Radu Jude won the Golden Bear at the 2021 Berlinale for “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn”. The 71st Berlinale took place online between March 1st to 5th, reduced from its usual eleven days to just five. “A vitriolic portrait of contemporary society, from the military to the religious, not forgetting the nouveau riche and …

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ITALY / A TUTTO SCHERMO puts 10 documentary films online until April 18th

In A Future April

Organized by Rete degli Spettatori and MyMovies, A TUTTO SCERMO continues its mission of creating an outlet for independent films and documentaries. From February 19th to April 18th 2021, a selection of 10 documentaries produced in Italy will be available on demand on the MyMovies platform. This year the documentaries have been chosen to “illustrate the variety of approaches …

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MOROCCO / End of May release for the first science fiction film shot in Morocco

Lumina

“Lumina” is the first science fiction feature film shot in the Kingdom of Morocco. Canadian director Gino McKoy filmed in the regions of Marrakech and Ouarzazate, particularly in the Agafay desert and the mountains of that region. In an interview with La Tribune de Marrakech he promises a “mix of drama, action and science fiction.” The plot follows …

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SPAIN / “Las niñas” wins 4 awards at the 35th Goyas ceremony

Las niñas

Pilar Palomero and her independent film “Las niñas” (“The girls”) took home 4 major awards at the 35th Goyas ceremony: Best Film, Best New Director, Best Original Screenplay – and Best Photography for Daniela Cajias, the first woman to receive this award. Women triumphed at this year’s Goyas: 40% of the nominees were women, a historic …

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