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CROATIA / Winner at Zagreb Dox

Zagreb Dox

The winners of the 20th ZagrebDox were announced at its awards ceremony on April 21st. During the previous 8 days 102 films in 12 sections had been screened at this international documentary festival. From the 19 films in the International Competition, the main award, Big Stamp, went to a Tunisian film, Kaouther Ben Hania’s Les …

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MOROCCO – FRANCE / Rabii Chajid’s film “Jouj” released in France

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The Moroccan comedy Jouj was released in France on April 17th, distributed by Golden Afrique Ciné. The film’s initial release was in 41 cinemas across the country. Jouj is a comedy co-written by two comedians Driss and Mehdi, and Bouchra Malek. The two central characters, Halim and Mounir, find a notebook – not realising it’s …

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FRANCE / Films Femmes Méditerranée: Project Call 2024

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Films Femmes Méditerranée has launched its Season VI Journées Pro as part of the 19thRencontres FFM which are due to take place in Marseille from November 30th to December 6th. This professional day brings together selected film-makers and producers from the Euro-Mediterranean area. Who can participate? Any director who identifies as a woman or non-binary …

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FRANCE / Cannes Film Festival, the Offical Selection

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The organizers of the 77th Cannes Film Festival have announced this year’s selection. The Festival runs from May 14th to 25th. In the Official Competition 19 feature films are competing for the Palme d’Or, with 12 European directors, including the Italian Paolo Sorrentino with his new film Parthenope and the Greek Yorgos Lanthimos with Kinds …

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FRANCE – TURKEY / M6 adapts the Turkish drama “Persona”

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French broadcaster M6 has launched Mémoire Vive, a series adapted from the Turkish Persona. Produced by Calt Studio, the French adaptation will have four 60-minute episodes. Written by Laurent Burtin, Anne-Gaëlle Daval and Hélène Lombard, this version, unlike the Turkish, will feature a female protagonist played by Clémentine Célarié. The series follows two apparently unrelated …

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THE ARAB WORLD / 14 projects chosen for MAFF’s Industry Days

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The 10th Industry Days, part of the Malmo Arab Film Festival, will be held from April 23rd to 26th. 14 projects from 14 countries have been selected from the 36 applications received. The selected projects will compete in three categories: short films in development, feature-length dramas in development and films in post-production. The Industry Days’ …

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA / A series about the war in Bosnia, “A Life’s Worth”, is being prepared

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The Swedish production company Yellow Bird, affiliated to Banijay Nordic, is in pre-production for A Life’s Worth, a drama series written by Mona Masri and Oliver Dixon and directed by Ahmed Abdullahi. Adapted from Magnus Ernström’s novel of the same name, it is set in late 1993, during the war in Bosnia. Swedish UN soldiers …

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