In a new initiative, Cinemed and Aflamuna / Beirut DC are launching an industry gathering based around independent Arab cinema. The event will take place in Montpellier on October 25th and 26th during Cinemed. Selected film-makers will be able to present their projects to French and international backers and producers, with registration open here until …
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Morocco / Launch of a project for 150 new cinemas
On June 10th the Moroccan Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mehdi Bensaïd, went to Salé to inaugurate a cinema in the Mohamed Hajji cultural complex. It is the first of the 150 multi-purpose auditoriums (cinema, theatre and shows) the Kingdom wants to open in the country. For Mehdi Bensaïd, “this cinema project is important …
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Morocco / Award-winners at the Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival
The Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival took place from June 10th to 17th. The key to this 27th year was the importance of being back in cinemas: “Coming back into cinemas like this gives us overwhelming joy and satisfaction, not only watching the films, but also, and most importantly, sharing intense emotions.” The closing ceremony was …
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North Africa – South West Asia / Close-Up workshops: registration open until July 28th
Close-up has launched its project call for the 4th session of its workshops. Registration is open until July 28th on this link. Close-Up is an international NGO based in Brussels. It offers annual training and mentorship for documentary film-makers from South West Asia and North Africa. The programme is for film-makers working on a feature-length …
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Algeria / The government responds to the worries of film professionals
Film industry professionals are once again voicing concerns about the abolition* of Algeria’s only state aid for film production, the Fund for Cinematographic Techniques and Industries. On June 4th a new open letter, signed by more than fifty film professionals, was sent to the Ministry of Culture. The letter refers to the importance of cinema …
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Algeria / Death of the actor Ahmed Benaïssa
Ahmed Benaïssa, well-known both in theatre and the film world, died during the Cannes Film Festival. He was 78. He had been invited to Cannes for his work in Clément Cogitore’s film Goutte d’Or (Sons of Ramses) in which he played the character of Younes. The film is set in the multicultural district of Paris …
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Tunisia / Project call for the Carthage Journées Cinématographiques
Preparations are under way for the 33rd Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage (JCC), scheduled to run from October 29th to November 5th. Now in its 56th year in the heart of Carthage (Tunisia), the event showcases films from African and Arab countries, although also from the rest of the world. Through the wide range of screenings, …
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