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FRANCE / Candidate call for the GREC and Corsican IUT diplomas

GREC IUT

The call for applications is open for the CREATACC diploma from the GREC (Groupe de Recherches et d’Essais Cinématographiques) and Corsica’s IUT (Institut Universitaire de Technologie). They have been offering this Master’s level 1 degree since 2010. Two options are available: Writing/Production and Writing/Directing. Both options offer students the opportunity to participate in the development …

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MOROCCO / Tangier International Reality Film Festival closes

Festival International du Cinéma-réalité

The 4th International Reality Film Festival was held in Tangier from May 14th to 18th. Organized by a Moroccan association called Les Lions du nord pour la culture et l’art, the festival features a professional short film competition. This year twelve films were presented, including Closure by Mooney Abu Samra (Jordan), Une Histoire de Vacances …

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PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / The Nasser brothers’ Once upon a Time in Gaza wins award at Cannes

Once upon a time in Gaza

Palestinian directors Arab and Tarzan Nasser won the Best Director Award in the Un Certain Regard category for their film Once Upon a Time in Gaza. A dark comedy with a sharp social commentary, Once Upon a Time in Gaza is about a young student, Yahya, who forms an unlikely friendship with an outgoing but …

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EGYPT / Cannes Festival: Aisha Can’t Fly Away shown during Critics’ Week

AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY

Egypt returns to Cannes with Morad Mostafa’s Aisha Can’t Fly Away. It is presented in Un Certain Regard at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. This brutal thriller explores Cairo’s underworld. It centres on a young Somali caretaker, Aisha, living in the marginalized neighbourhood of Ain Shams, home to a large community of African migrants. The …

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MOROCCO – SPAIN / Cannes Film Festival: filmed in Morocco, Sirat is chosen for the official competition

Sirat

Shot in Morocco, Olivier Laxe’ Franco-Spanish film Sirat has been selected for the official competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The story is set in Morocco’s Jbel Saghro mountains where Louis, accompanied by his young son, is searching for his daughter who disappeared at an electronic music festival. Their search takes them across the …

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MOROCCO / Pathé and the Marjane Group develop a partnership in Morocco

Pathé et Marjane Group

The Marjane Group, owner of several shopping centres in Morocco, is partnering with the French film company Pathé to expand its offerings by combining retail outlets with entertainment and culture. As Ayoub Azami, Chairman and CEO of Marjane Group, explains: “This partnership is part of our strategy to develop high-value-added services designed to enrich the …

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FRANCE – ALGERIA / The Franco-Algerian series “El’Sardines” wins award at Series Mania

El'Sardines

The Franco-Algerian series El’Sardines won Special Mention in the Short Formats competition at the Series Mania festival in Lille. This is the first time an Algerian series has been presented at this event. Directed by poet Zoulikha Tahar, this short series (six 11-minute episodes) is set in Oran. Six days before her younger sister’s wedding, …

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