All about cinema in Mediterranean
On Monday April 2nd 11 short documentaries, called collectively “Syrian Stories”, were screened at Amman’s Rainbow Theatre. The anthology is the product of a series of workshops held last year in Amman, Beirut and Istanbul, organised by the British Consulate, the Scottish Documentary Institute and Bidayyat, a Syrian organisation for Syrian film-makers outside Syria. 35 …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/jordan-awareness-about-the-crisis-in-syria-through-documentaries/?lang=en
The London-based Al Araby TV has decided that throughout April its weekly programme “Hikayat Al-Cinema” (Stories of Cinema) will honour Tunisia. The programme, intended for the general public, is produced by the British production company “Nostalgia Media”, itself run by the Egyptian producer Hany Beshr. The programme’s creators want to encourage the Arab public’s interest …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/tunisia-the-programme-hikayat-al-cinema-focusses-on-tunisian-films-for-a-month/?lang=en
A project called “Girls for Change” was inaugurated in Beirut on March 29th. Created by Sam Lahloud, founding chairman of the Beirut Film Society, the project is supported by Unicef, in partnership with Canon and the International Film Festival of Notre Dame University. Having set up the Beirut Women’s Film Festival, Sam Lahloud has created …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/lebanon-launch-of-girls-for-change-project/?lang=en
The first part of the first Film Festival Academy was held in Tunisia from April 6th to 10th, organized by the Tunisian Federation of Film Clubs, the Centre national de cinéma et de l’image and the Tunisian Film Library. These different organisations are part of a network of Tunisian film festivals working in partnership with …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/tunisia-1st-film-festival-academy/?lang=en
At a press conference in Algiers, Sami Bencheikh, director general of ONDA, the Algerian national office for copyright and associated rights, presented the organisation’s results for 2017 and objectives for 2018. In 2017 ONDA achieved nearly 9% growth. It has also contributed more than €3 million to festivals and other cultural events. Bencheikh also announced …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/algeria-world-congress-for-broadcasting-authors-in-algiers-in-april/?lang=en
The 9th “La première fois”, a festival for long, medium-length and short films, was held in Aix en Provence and Marseille from February 20th to 24th. All the films were first documentaries. This year’s guest of honour, Jean-Gabriel Périot, gave a masterclass on the first day, which was followed by the official opening. Several Mediterranean …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/france-9th-edition-of-the-premiere-festival/?lang=en
Cinema attracts more and more people in Europe, that at least is the conclusion of the International Union of Cinemas’ annual survey. The provisional update was released on February 14th, a more detailed report on the region will be available in the spring. Some Mediterranean countries show a clear increase in cinema attendance, for example …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/europe-unic-presents-its-update-on-attendance-in-european-cinemas-in-2017-2/?lang=en
