A graduate of the Paris film-school La Fémis in 2011, Kamal Lazraq is shooting his first feature film Les Meutes, for which he also wrote the script. The scenario is about a father and son. They live in a deprived area of Casablanca, surviving only by working for the local mafia. One night a man …
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France – the Arab World / Registration for the Cinemed and Aflamuna professional meetings now open
In a new initiative, Cinemed and Aflamuna / Beirut DC are launching an industry gathering based around independent Arab cinema. The event will take place in Montpellier on October 25th and 26th during Cinemed. Selected film-makers will be able to present their projects to French and international backers and producers, with registration open here until …
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Spain / The Mostra de València organises its 1st International Co-production Forum
During the 37th Mostra de València, the organizers will present their 1st International Co-production Forum. According to the festival’s press release, this new gathering of film professionals is to encourage co-productions across the Mediterranean basin, and for that reason “puts the festival into the production sector”. The Forum will take place during the festival, on …
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France / Project call open for the Mediterranean Co-production Forum
The Mediterranean Co-production Forum has launched a call for projects. It is open until July 20th. The fourth of these Forums will be held in Marseille from October 19th to 21st 2022. Organized by Méditalents, the event allows “professionals from both shores of the Mediterranean to explore together […] different ways of collaborating, whether artistic, …
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Egypt / MAD Solutions has sent 11 films to the Malmö Arab Film Festival
Eleven films, all distributed by the Egyptian company MAD Solutions, were shown at the 12th Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) in Sweden from May 4th to 9th. MAFF is the largest European festival dedicated to films from the Arab world. Each year the event attracts professionals as well as film-buffs. This year it presented 56 …
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Lebanon – France / Cooperation between INA and the Lebanese public broadcaster
On April 8th the Lebanese Ministry of Information, the French Embassy in Beirut, the management of Télé-Liban and France’s Institut national de l’audiovisuel (INA) signed a cooperation agreement to preserve the Lebanese broadcasting archives. This partnership, called “Safeguarding, digitizing and enhancing media heritage”, is part of a solidarity fund for innovative projects. Financed to the …
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Tunisia / Launch of “La Route Cinématographique”
In partnership with Tunisia’s Ministry of Tourism, a German agency for international cooperation, GIZ, has launched the La Route Cinematographique or cinematographic journey. Initially planned for 2020, the project was finally announced on March 22nd this year. Also called “in the footsteps of cult films”, the project hopes to diversify Tunisia’s tourist offering by showing …
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