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The French Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) is launching a training programme for pairs of French and non-French writers, focussing on issues specific to co-authoring international series. It is doing this in partnership with the Séries Mania Festival (France), the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment co-production and networking market (Spain) and the …
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During its third project evaluation session, the Eurimages committee decided to support 24 feature-length films, including 4 documentaries and 3 animated films, for a total of €6,707,000. Among those chosen, director Ivan Salatić received €170,000 to develop his second feature, Melting of the Ruler. Combining several stories, Salatić’sfilm is set in 19thcentury Montenegro, at the …
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Each year the MedFilm Festival, Rome’s oldest international film festival, invites audiences to discover the Mediterranean’s many cultures in a programme of drama and documentary films. The 28th edition was held from November 3rd to 13th. During the closing ceremony, the different juries rewarded this year’s best films. Among the works in the Official Competition, …
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The 22nd Brussels festival for Mediterranean films, Cinemamed, will be held from December 2nd to 10th. On the opening evening there will be a screening of Maryam Touzani’s Le Bleu du Caftan. Created in 1989, this festival highlights films rarely seen in Belgium, providing “a space for dialogue and exchange between North and South, between …
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The French company Dulac Distribution is preparing to release three feature films which show families and individuals confronted with the social and political situation in North Africa and the Middle East. Scheduled for release on November 2nd, Lotfy Nathan’s film Harka follows Ali, a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life. He leads a …
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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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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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