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The Last Prisoner is the latest film by Bujar Alimani. Released in France on July 22nd, this feature film shows the desperate manoeuvring by the Communist Albanian government to remain in place during the 1990’s. When Envers Hoxhua’s dictatorship ended, his successors managed to maintain their hold on power – keeping the country isolated from …
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Waraet Gameya was released in Egyptian cinemas during Eid el-Adha (July 30th to August 3rd). Directed by Ahmed El-Bably and featuring Egyptian stars Mohamed Adel, Sahar el-Saigh and Samy Fahmy, Waraet Gameya is a comedy about the owner of a hair salon, Umm Abdullah, who has to provide for her sister and her family. Having …
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Actor, director and script-writer Edoardo Leo is the first Italian director to start shooting a new movie once the lock-down ended. On July 7th the crew started filming Lasciarsi un giorno a Roma in Rome. Edoardo Leo is both director and principal actor, playing the title-character Lasciarsi. An Italian-Spanish co-production, the film is produced by …
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On July 15th Palestinian director Hany Aby-Assad resumed shooting Huda’s Salon. Filming began earlier this year, but had to shut down in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Huda’s Salon is set in Bethlehem on the West Bank. Before the production was put on hold, the crew had been working in Nazareth, Abu-Assad’s home town, …
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Piargy by Macedonian director Ivo Trajkov is currently in post-production. This black and white feature film is based on a short story by Slovak writer František Švantner, published in 1942. A mystical thriller about the supposed revival of the Antichrist. The film’s starting point is a young woman, Juliša, living in the village of Piargy. …
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Meditalents is organizing a residency for feature film scriptwriting, Lab Sud. Running from October 24th to 29th, the residency is open to directors and scriptwriters with a first or second feature film project. To qualify for registration, applicants must either: Live in the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur Region of Franceor Spend more than 50% of the shooting …
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Zero is the new Italian-made series from Netflix. Platform subscribers will be able to follow the story of a shy boy who has the power of invisibility. Presented as a modern hero, Omar lives in a suburb of Milan from which he longs to escape. The series shows Milan in a very different, unique way. …
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