Category: CINEMA

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FRANCE / Touscoprod: call for web-series projects

Touscoprod, the crowdfunding platform for cinema and broadcasting, wants to encourage new talent in the world of web content by launching a call for projects connected with web-series. Any genre is allowed (animation, documentary, comedy, gaming) with no limit on length. Candidates must have a minimum fund-raising goal of €3,000 and a teaser or a …

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FRANCE / “Marseille” – the series – in production

Shooting “Marseille”, the first French series produced by the US giant Netflix, began on August 31st – in Marseille. The series, presented as a French “House of Cards”, will consist of eight 42-minute episodes, directed by Florent Emilio Siri, Thomas Gilou and Dominique Carrara. The audience will find themselves immersed in an electoral battle of …

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FRANCE / “Much Loved” wins Valois d’or

At the 8th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, held from August 25th to 30th, the jury chaired by French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade awarded the Valois d’or to the Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch for his film “Much loved”. The actress Lubna Abidar won the Valois for Best Actress. There were 9 other films in competition. “Much loved” …

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USA / Mediterranean Films for the 2016 Oscars

Every country had until October 1st to nominate the film it wants to compete in the race for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category. From the full list, five films will be selected to participate in this 88th edition of the Oscars to be held February 28th 2016. Those five will be …

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EGYPT / A new series about Talaat Harb

The newspaper Egypt Independent has reported that the historical TV series “Talaat Harb”, which has been talked about for many years, is finally being made, with Mohamed al-Sayed Eid as writer and Sherif Arafa (“Dark Birds”, “Halim”) directing. Talaat Harb (1867-1941) was an Egyptian economist, founder of Banque Misr (Bank of Egypt) and other large …

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SPAIN FRANCE / Series “Cannabis”

Arte, the Franco-German channel, is preparing its new series “Cannabis”. The six 52-minute episodes will be directed by Lucie Borleteau. The series will follow cannabis trafficking through Morocco, Spain and France. According to the newspaper Libération, “in the scenario the bosses and drug lords are given more air-time, rather than the police, leaving room for …

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UAE / the Sanad Foundation: 20 projects chosen

The Sanad Foundation, giving production aid to Arab World films, published the 2015 list of those film projects which will receive grants either for development or post-production. From the 178 applications, 20 projects were selected – 11 in development and 9 in post-production. 50% of recipients are women film-makers. There are five Tunisian projects (1 …

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