Category: EUROMEDITERRANEAN

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TURKEY / Turkey’s first cinema museum opens

Cinéma Atlas Turquie

Istanbul’s first cinema museum was inaugurated on February 26th. The Turkish Cinema Museum has opened in the heart of the Europeanized Beyoğlu district, on Istiklal Street, much-frequented by tourists. It is housed in the same building as the Atlas Cinema, built in 1870 during the reign of Sultan Abdülaziz and recently restored after two years’ …

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FRANCE / Candidate call for the 14th Corsican Festival MED di u Filmu Cortu

MED di u Filmu Cortu 2021

The Corsican Film Competition organized by Diffusion KVA will show the latest short films produced on the island. This year the event will be in two parts: in the first half of the year it will be in the town of Furiani, near Bastia, then at the start of summer in Porto Vecchio at the Corsican cinémathèque. The …

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TURKEY KOSOVO / New film co-operation agreement between Turkey and Kosovo

Accord bilatéral Turquie Kosovo

Turkey and Kosovo have formalized cooperation between their film industries. Signed in Ankara, the bilateral agreement should facilitate co-productions of films and TV series over the next five years, allocating financial support of between 20% to 80% to Kosovar-Turkish co-productions.  After the signing, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, praised the historical …

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ISRAEL / “Les Grandes Gueules Moyen-Orient”, the new programme from i24news

Les Grandes Gueules Moyen-Orient

The latest addition to the French version of Israel’s i24news promises “debates, opinions, and confrontations”. Launched at the end of January, the “Grandes Gueules Moyen-Orient” gives debating airtime to all sections of society – the basic requirement being “a strong temperament”. From Tel Aviv to Paris, via New York, Washington and Dubai, the channel tries to tackle …

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TUNISIA / Death of Moufida Tlatli, pioneer of Tunisian cinema and committed feminist

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Tunisian director, writer and editor Moufida Tlatli died on Sunday February 7th at the age of 74. The Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs paid tribute to the lifetime achievement of this pioneer of Tunisian cinema. “Les Silences du Palais”, the Arab woman under the weight of the past Now a cult film, her first feature “Les …

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SPAIN / Candidate call for the 2021 Cadaquès Shortfilm Festival

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It is no surprise that Cadaquès, long-time home of the illustrious Salvador Dalí, has created a Spanish festival dedicated to experimental and surrealist films. For its 4th year the Cadaquès Shortfilm Festival will take place from June 24th to 27th. There are four awards to be won:– for the Best Short Drama Film,– for the Best Short …

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GREECE / Candidate call for the 2021 MFI Script 2 Film workshops

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The Mediterranean Film Institute (MFI) is renewing its script training and project development workshops this year. Four sessions are scheduled between June and December, online but also in person on the Greek Dodecanese islands of Nisyros and Rhodes. As in previous years the MFI Script 2 Film workshops are divided into two separate programmes. The …

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