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Istanbul’s first cinema museum was inaugurated on February 26th. The Turkish Cinema Museum has opened in the heart of the Europeanized Beyoğlu district, on Istiklal Street, much-frequented by tourists. It is housed in the same building as the Atlas Cinema, built in 1870 during the reign of Sultan Abdülaziz and recently restored after two years’ …
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In February Bashir Youcef Sehairi, Secretary of State responsible for the Cinema Industry under the Minister of Culture and Arts, and Saida Naghza, chair of the Confédération Générale des Entreprises Algériennes (CGEA), met in Algiers to discuss the development prospects of the country’s film industry. The meeting ended with a planned cooperation agreement to place Algeria at …
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Thanks to a collaboration between Courrier International and Gledam.bg, major Bulgarian films will be available for free. Contemporary works, Bulgarian classics, documentaries and children’s films will all be subtitled in French. Cinephiles will have privileged access to films such as “Дами канят” (Women’s Choice), “С деца на море” (With the Children at Sea) and “Крадецът на праскови” (The …
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Released in 2020, “Oaza” (Oasis) is a co-production between France, Slovenia, Bosnia Herzegovina and the Netherlands. Presented at the Venice Film Festival, this dramatised film takes us to the heart of an unusual love triangle: Marija, Dragana and Robert are three young people with learning disabilities, living in a specialized institution. The audience becomes immersed in …
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Blerta Basholli’s first film received the Jury Award, the Best Director Award and the Audience Award in the World Cinema category at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah (United States). Her feature film looks at the difficulties facing emancipated women in Kosovo, “pointing the finger at post-war patriarchal society.” Based on a …
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The Tarifa-Tangier African Film Festival (FCAT) is launching a call to participate in its 18th edition. The deadline is midnight on March 12th. This year’s two-continent event is scheduled from May 28th to June 6th. An independent film festival, FCAT has become a reference in the Spanish-speaking world. Created in 2003, it promotes “films from the African continent …
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The TorinoFilmLab and the Annecy Festival of Italian Film launch Alpi Film Lab to strengthen film industry links between France and Italy. Two courses will be offered: to professionals and to French and Italian students. Timetable for professionals: AlpiFilmLab will help develop eight feature film projects with potential for cross-border co-production (dramas, documentaries and animated …
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