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The Ministry of Culture has announced the appointment of Fabrice Lacroix as Chair of the Institut national de l’audiovisuel (INA). A civil servant and graduate of ESCP, Sciences Po Paris and ENA, Fabrice Lacroix has extensive knowledge of the public broadcasting sector, having been successively Chief Financial Officer at Radio France (2006-2009) and Deputy Director …
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On February 17th, at an extraordinary general meeting of the Board of Directors of the Arab World Institute in Paris and following a French government proposal, Anne-Claire Legendre was appointed to the Board and unanimously elected Chair of the Institute. She succeeds Jack Lang, who resigned after thirteen years. A career diplomat, Anne-Claire Legendre began …
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At the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, the documentary To Hold a Mountain directed by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić, won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema category. In the words of the jury: “This visually and emotionally stunning film transported us to a remote mountain top and into the most intimate moments of …
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Two Mediterranean productions, Sirāt and The Voice of Hind Rajab, have been nominated for the 2026 Academy Awards, which will be held on March 15th in Los Angeles. Directed by Olivier Laxe, Sirāt is nominated for Best Sound and Best International Feature Film (Spain). Set in the heart of the mountains of southern Morocco, the …
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The final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) between Senegal and Morocco on January 18th drew nearly 4 million television viewers in France. The two broadcasters in France, beIN SPORTS and M6, announced their respective audience figures for that match: the Qatari-owned channel averaged 595,000 viewers, while M6 attracted 3.37 million. According to the …
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The Toulouse Occitanie Palestine Film Festival returns for its 12th year from March 9th to 17th. This year’s Festival promises to be a beacon of hope, with a poster designed by Rami Abbas which, the organisers feel, evokes Mahmoud Darwish’s phrase: “I try to raise Hope as one raises a child.” In their press release, …
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Palestine 36, Annemarie Jacir’s new film, is being presented in several Middle Eastern countries, including Egypt and Jordan. This regional release is part of CineMAD, a three-month pan-Arab film season showcasing films acclaimed at international festivals. The event is organised by MAD Solutions in partnership with Premiere, Empire Entertainment, Filmlab Palestine, and Easy Distribution. Set …
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