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LEBANON / The Emirate group Al Habtoor launches a TV channel in Lebanon

Al-Habtoor

As part of their expanding activities, the Emirati group Al Habtoor has announced it is creating a television channel in Lebanon. Approved by the Lebanese government, the channel will broadcast from Beirut. The group estimates it could create nearly 300 jobs in journalism, production and art. “This venture is more than just broadcasting,” says the …

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MEDITERRANEAN / IMA hosts the first Mediterranean feminist Forum

Forum féministe - IMA

On May 3rd IMA – the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris – hosted the conference “Women, Actors of Change in the Mediterranean” as part of the first Mediterranean Feminist Forum. It was organized by the EuroMed Feminist Initiative with the support of France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. The aim of the conference …

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

MAFF

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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FRANCE / Screening the Corsican short films made during the Varan workshops

Ateliers varan

Three films made during a training scheme organised by Atelier Varan Corse, “Regards Méditerranéens: the practice of documentary film-making”, were screened on April 3rd at the association’s Paris premises. The 7-week course took place last year between September 18th and November 5th at the Lycée Giocante de Casabianca in Bastia (Corsica). 10 trainee directors from …

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LEBANON / The return of the Beirut Art Film Festival

BAFF

After four years absence, the Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF) returned for its 9th edition from November 7th to 17th at the Béryte Theatre in Beirut’s Saint-Joseph University. With 16 films, 2 conferences and an exhibition, the event’s founder, Alice Mogabgab, wanted to return to “the battles fought by men and women, yesterday and today, …

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TURKEY / Turkish adaptation of the Lebanese series “Till Death”

Till Death

Turkish production company D Media has teamed up with Hollywood producer and distributor Eagle Films Middle East to make a Turkish adaption of the hit Arabic series Till Death. The adaptation will launch on Turkey’s Kanal D channel in the first quarter of 2024. Till Death is a Lebanese drama series about marriage and adultery …

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FRANCE  / Cinemed announces its awards

Cinemed

The 45th Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival – Cinemed – was held from October 20th to 28th. This year, the festival presented 200 films including several French premieres. There were competitions for feature films, shorts and documentaries as well as a retrospective of Italian film-maker Ettore Scola. This year eight feature-length documentaries on the Lebanon, Palestine, …

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