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NORTH AFRICA / Launching the 2nd cycle of the North African Cultural Programme

NACP

The North Africa Cultural Programme (NACP) has opened an application call for its second cycle (2024-2027). Created by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) and financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the NACP is a three-year programme open to five North African countries: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Libya. …

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EGYPT / CineGouna SpringBoard unveils its winners

El Gouna Film Festival

After announcing the cancellation of its 6th edition because of the war between Hamas and Israel, the El Gouna Film Festival was finally held from December 14th to 22nd. During the event the professional section, CineGouna, announced the winners of this year’s SpringBoard. CineGouna SpringBoard is a project development and co-production lab. providing creative and …

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ARAB WORLD / Film festivals postponed out of solidarity with the Palestinians

Two major Egyptian festivals have been postponed due to the war between Hamas and Israel. The management of the El Gouna Film Festival announced in a press release the indefinite postponement of their event: “the GFF team hopes to resume the 6th edition when the situation in the Palestinian territories stabilizes.” The deferment of the …

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EGYPT / The 6th El Gouna Film Festival opens

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During a press conference, the organisers of the El Gouna Film Festival announced the films for the 6th edition which will be held from October 27th to November 2nd. This international festival specialises in discovering new voices while also being a catalyst for developing film-production in the Arab world. 14 films will be shown in …

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SCREENINGS OF PriMed 2022 FILMS IN JORDANIA

Royal Film Commission

The CMCA in collaboration with the Royal Jordan Film Commission is organizing a series of screenings in Amman, Jordan. The documentaries will be broadcast from July 17 to 19 from 8 p.m. This event is free and it is organized for the promotion of the festival PriMed. Find here the detailed program of screenings. Monday …

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MOROCCO / “The Mother of All Lies” wins the Sydney Film Festival’s Official Competition

The Mother Of All Lies

Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir won the Official Competition of the Sydney Film Festival for The Mother Of All Lies. Conceived as a drama-documentary, the film explores the director’s family history and the lies told around the devastation and violence of the 1981 riots in Casablanca. Without using archival images or photographs, she meticulously recreates …

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EGYPT / The director Marianne Khoury appointed artistic director of the El Gouna Film Festival

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Having recently announced the dates of the 6th El Gouna Film Festival (October 10th– 20th), the organisers have now revealed the name of the new artistic director: Egyptian producer/director Marianne Khoury. Her appointment will help the festival increase its support for Arab and Egyptian film-makers. Following the announcement, Mrs Khoury said she will “expand the …

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