The official selection of films to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival has been published, with two north African films chosen in the “Un certain regard” section. This year’s festival, the 70th, will run from May 17th to 28th. One of the films is “Aala Kaf Ifrit” (Beauty and the Dogs) by young Tunisian …
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ITALY / “Liberami” voted Best Italian Documentary of the year
On April 27th Doc / It, the association of Italian documentary directors and producers, announced the winners of the 7th Doc / It Professional Awards, which since 2010 has rewarded the best of Italy’s documentary production. The award for Best Documentary of the Year went to Federica di Giacomo, whose “Liberami” explores exorcism in …
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GEORGIA / Spotlight on “My Happy Family”
My Happy Family, a Georgian film by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross, won the Golden Olive Tree, the Best Cinematography Award and the FIPRESCI at the 18th Festival of European Film in Lecce, southern Italy. It is about an ordinary Georgian family, with three generations living together under the same roof. In this patriarchal society, …
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FRANCE SERBIA / Inauguration of the Acid Trip at Cannes
For the first time the Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion (ACID) will organize three screenings at the Cannes Film Festival. These screenings, called collectively the ACID Trip, will be on May 19th, 20th and 21st. The idea is to give a free hand to a foreign independent film body for three screenings. The …
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ROMANIA / Box office increase for domestic films
The Romanian Cinematographic Centre has published a study showing that between 2015 and 2016 the audience for films produced in Romania more than doubled. Over the past two years, the number of tickets sold for Romanian films has risen from 204,000 to 428,000. Takings total €1.45 million, an increase of 140% for 2016. Paul …
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ISRAEL PALESTINE / “In Between”, a first film by Maysaloun Hamoud
“In Between”, Palestinian director Maysaloun Hamoud’s first feature film, was released in French cinemas in mid-April. Although the film has been praised by international critics and won awards at several festivals (Haifa, San Sebastian, Toronto), this has not prevented the 35-year-old Palestinian film-maker, born in Budapest and raised in Dir-Hana, Israel, from receiving death threats …
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Call for candidates for the URTI Grand Prix for Independent Documentary
The Union Radiophonique et Télévisuelle Internationale (URTI), in partnership with UNESCO and every international broadcasting organization, is organizing the 36th International Grand Prix of Independent Documentary – the Arman Trophy. The competition honours the best independent, creative documentaries with 4 awards: the Grand Prix (500 dollars to the award winning director), Silver Medal, Bronze Medal …
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