The Union Radiophonique et Télévisuelle Internationale (URTI) has launched its 33rd annual competition for the International Radio Grand Prix. This year’s theme: “the question of gender in tomorrow’s world”. The application deadline is September 1st 2021. Participation in the URTI Grand Prix is open to all international public and private radio organizations as well as associations and institutions working in …
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ARAB WORLD / Candidate call for the 2021/2022 CLOSE UP programme
CLOSE UP, a Brussels-based not-for-profit organization, puts artists from “broken” societies in touch with others, working to build bridges despite censorship: “passionate, talented and courageous film-makers with a deep understanding of the complexities of their communities […] who shine a light on the most pressing social and political realities.” CLOSE UP invites directors from Afghanistan, …
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FRANCE MOROCCO / Crowdfunding campaign for “Rahma et Abraham” via KissKissBankBank
After her trilogy “Nos mères, nos daronnes”, “On nous appelait beurettes” and “Meufs de (LA) Cité” director Bouchera Azzouz has launched a crowdfunding appeal on the KissKissBankBank platform for her new documentary “Rahma et Abraham”. “In order for women to count we must tell their stories!” In 2015 870,000 people watched a documentary on France 2 about militant …
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ITALY / €40 million to help re-open cinemas
Dario Franceschini, Italian Minister of Culture, has allocated an additional €40 million to the fund supporting the country’s film industry, making a total of over €275 million. The Italian government has supported the film and broadcasting sector – “the country’s main creative industry” – since the start of the pandemic and now is helping the …
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GREECE / “Unfortunately it was paradise” returns from May 30th to June 30th in Athens
“Unfortunately it was paradise” returns to Athens with a rich programme of Greek, Middle Eastern and North African films. The not-for-profit organization Locus Athens and the AIN Association have jointly organized open air and indoor screenings and conferences in Athens’ Tavros district. Launched in September 2020, the project was supposed to be a monthly programme …
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SPAIN / CulturaMadrid, a new broadcasting platform
CulturaMadrid is a new Spanish audiovisual content site already offering more than 100 works to viewers who love dance, cinema, music and the fine arts. Created by the capital’s administration, Comunidad de Madrid, the platform offers free and open access to interviews with artists, reports on the city’s theatres and museums while also giving access each …
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ITALY / Candidate call for the 15th Terra di Tutti Film Festival
The 15th Terra di Tutti Film Festival (TTFF) will be held in Bologna and online from October 4th to 10th 2021. The films must have been produced after January 1st 2018. The call for applications is open to short, medium and feature-length films, documentaries, animation, docu-dramas or web series, with no restrictions on the director’s age or nationality. To register, …
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