Category: CINEMA

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MOROCCO – FRANCE / The CCM participates in the Marché International du film d’Animation (MIFA) at Annecy

The Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) has announced its participation in the Annecy International Animation Film Market (MIFA), which will take place from June 23rd to 26th. Having launched a project call for Moroccan films wanting to be shown at the festival, the CCM chose five titles: two shorts (Ilias Khlifat’s Fati la poule and Lamisse …

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PALESTINE / The 2nd Gaza International Women’s Film Festival in preparation

Following the first Gaza International Women’s Film Festival, which took place in October last year, the organisers are preparing a second edition entitled “Women Who Give Life Back.” According to its founder, Dr. Azaddin Shalah, this theme will illustrate women’s lives and their capacity to “transform pain into hope and give birth to life despite …

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EGYPT / The war in the Middle East impacts Egyptian cinemas

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Following the rise in energy costs caused by the war in the Middle East, the Egyptian government has started to react. As Reuters emphasises, “This month Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stated that Egypt’s energy import bill has more than doubled since the start of the war, forcing the government to raise fuel prices and public …

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FRANCE / The Cannes Film Market is organising a summit devoted to the “creator economy”

For the first time the Cannes Film Market is launching a half-day conference about the “creator economy”. It will take place on May 17th. The “creator economy” is the economy generated by content creators who use platforms and social media to reach their audience. According to the Film Market organisers, “this ecosystem […] is rapidly …

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CROATIA – SERBIA / The documentary Yugo Goes to America given its world premiere at CPH:DOX

The feature-length documentary Yugo Goes to America, directed by Filip Grujić and Aleks Borković, had its world premiere at the 23rd CPH:DOX, a film festival which took place in Copenhagen from March 11th to 22nd. This Serbian-Croatian co-production follows the film-makers’ journey as they cross the United States in their Yugo, a well-known car produced …

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SPAIN / D’A Film Lab Barcelona presents its chosen projects

D’A Film Lab Barcelona has announced which projects will participate in its programme. The Lab took place from March 22nd to 25th as part of the D’A Film festival. Geared to industry professionals, D’A Film Lab helps emerging Spanish talent find international distribution by supporting the development and production of first, second and third feature …

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BULGARIA / The winners at the Sofia International Film Festival

The Sofia International Film Festival announced the winners of its 30th edition at its awards ceremony on March 21st. The Festival ran from March 12th to March 21st. The programme featured 145 fiction, documentary and animated films from 60 countries and 6 continents. In the First and Second Feature Film Competition, director Ralitza Petrova won …

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