Category: MAGHREB

News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region

MEDITERRANEAN / LabDoc: call for projects open

MEDITALENTS

MEDITALENTS has opened the project call for its 5th LabDoc. Registration is open until December 3rd 2023. Each year, LabDoc chooses eight writers from the Mediterranean region and supports them as they work on their first or second documentary. The projects are selected by a committee of six producers and writers. The aim is to …

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MOROCCO – FRANCE / Morocco celebrated at the Fameck Arab Film Festival

Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck

The 34th Fameck Arab Film Festival took place from October 5th to 15th with Morocco as the country in the spotlight. The event, organized by the Cité Sociale de Fameck and the Ligue de l’enseignement, offered more than 40 films (feature-length dramas, documentaries and shorts), many of which are new or in preview. Film-makers from …

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EGYPT / The 6th El Gouna Film Festival opens

El-Gouna-Film-Festival

During a press conference, the organisers of the El Gouna Film Festival announced the films for the 6th edition which will be held from October 27th to November 2nd. This international festival specialises in discovering new voices while also being a catalyst for developing film-production in the Arab world. 14 films will be shown in …

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MEDITERRANEAN/ Winners of the URTI Grand Prix announced

URTI

URTI – the International Radio and Television Union – has announced the official list of winners of its 2023 Grand Prix, which is divided into two categories: Television and Radio. Created in 1981 by Armand Lanoux, a French writer and URTI’s vice-president, the URTI International Grand Prix for Creative Documentary is for documentaries which stand …

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ALGERIA / Algiers’ first multiplex opens

TMV CINEMAS

The first cinema complex in Algiers, TMV Cinémas, opened its doors on August 14th. It is the country’s second multiplex after Ciné-Gold opened in Oran in 2021. Housing three cinemas with a capacity of 68, 80 and 240 seats, TMV Cinémas is located to the west of the capital in Chéraga’s Garden City shopping centre. …

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TUNISIA / The documentary “Les filles d’Olfa” will represent Tunisiaat the Oscars

Les Filles d'Olfa

The Tunisian Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée has chosen Kaouther Ben Hania’s documentary Les Filles d’Olfa to represent Tunisia at the Oscars in the categories of Best International Film and Best Documentary. The final nominations will be announced by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on December 21st. The …

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ITALY / Winners of the Final Cut in Venice

Biennal de Venise

Created in 2013 as part of the Venice International Film Festival, Final Cut in Venice is a programme supporting the post-production of films from every African country and five Middle Eastern ones: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Every year seven films are selected to participate in the three day programme (this year from September …

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