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FRANCE / A Syrian journalist wins the RSF Award

On November 17th in Strasbourg, Zaina Erhaim, a 30-year old Syrian journalist, won the 2015 Reporters Without Borders Award. She was chosen for “her ethics, determination and courage” and for her ability to “emphasize the human dimension behind the scenes of war”. Still based in Aleppo, for the past two years she has trained about …

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FRANCE / Thierry de Peretti returns to Corsica for his 2nd film

His first film, “The Apaches”, was shown during the Directors’ Fortnight at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, now Thierry de Peretti is back in Corsica for his next film. Inspired by a true story, “A Violent Life” is about a man in exile in Paris who returns to Corsica for the funeral of a murdered …

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FRANCE / Delayed release for “Made in France”

The distributor Pretty Pictures has decided to postpone the release in France of Nicolas Boukhrief‘s latest film, “Made in France”, following the attacks in Paris on November 13th. Originally scheduled for November 18th, the film probably will not be released before January 2016. “Made in France” is about a Muslim journalist, played by Dimitri Storoge, …

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FRANCE / Jean-Marc Boero new General Secretary of INA

On November 30th Laurent Vallet, managing director of the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA), appointed Jean-Marc Boero as General Secretary. He will take office on January 4th 2016 and will succeed Jean-Marc Auvray. Since 2003 M.Vallet has worked for the Public Sénat channel, successively as Deputy Secretary General, Director of Human Resources and Administration and …

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FRANCE ITALY / Banijay will adapt the Israeli game “Double Or Nothing”

In November the Banijay Group production company acquired the rights to adapt the Israeli game show “Double or Nothing”. Developed in Israel by Armoza Formats and Studio Glam, the programme pits a pair of contestants against one opponent in a series of challenges. To win the stake money, the couple have to do twice as …

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FRANCE / ARTE moving into Spanish and English

On November 17th the Franco-German channel ARTE launched on its website a selection of programmes subtitled in Spanish and English. In all, a dozen hours of programmes will be available each week for Spanish and English-speaking Internet users. The channel’s most representative programmes have been chosen: “Tracks”, “ARTE Reportage” and “Metropolis”. Co-financed by the European …

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FRANCE / INA and FMM train North African journalists

In October the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) and the Académie France Médias Monde hosted 36 journalists from North Africa for two weeks of training, according to a joint press release. Entitled “Theory and practice in France”, the session was conducted in Arabic and French to technicians and journalists under 40 years old from Morocco, …

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