Category: MAGHREB

News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region

ALGERIA / Filming “Souika”

Galerie du Palais du Bey Ahmed à Constantine

Produced by Algerian Television, some of the filming for Amar Mohsene’s Souika was done in the square outside Constantine’s Ahmed Bey Palace. Like the film about Youcef Zighoud, Souika celebrates the Algerian veterans of the French occupation, this time describing events of the Algerian war which happened in Souika, one of Constantine’s old quarters. The …

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FRANCE – TUNISIA / Launch of the france.tv GO app

france.tv Go

The France Télévisions group and Orange Tunisie have joined forces to offer the operator’s Tunisian customers the possibility of subscribing to the official france.tv GO streaming application. This partnership makes Orange Tunisia the first telecommunications operator to work exclusively with the France Télévisions group. Available for download from Google and Apple stores the france.tv GO …

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MOROCCO / Douad Aoulad-Syad filming “Marja Zarga”

Assa City Skyview

Director and photographer, Daoud Oulad Sayed, will shoot his next film, Marja Zarga (Blue Lagoon), in the province of Assa-Zag. Located on the border of Western Sahara, the region is mainly rural and desert, elements which attract the director because it “presents an atypical space for filming with amazing natural qualities”. Co-written by Daoud Oulad …

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ALGERIA / Making a film about the life of Youcef Zighoud

Youcef Zighoud

The town of Mila’s old quarter has been chosen for shooting some of the film about Youssef Zighoud, fighter and leader of the National Liberation Front (FLN). Produced by the Ministry of War Veterans (which protects and promotes Algerian Revolution veterans) and directed by Mounès Khamar, the announcement of this bio-pic comes as part of …

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EGYPT – TUNISIA / Selma Baccar, guest of honour at the AIWFF

Aswan International Women’s Festival

The 7th Aswan International Women’s Film Festival (AIWFF – March 5th to 10th) has announced Tunisian director, producer and politician Selma Baccar will be a guest of honour. Every year the festival highlights the work of women in the world of cinema. By choosing Ms. Baccar as a guest of honour the organizers want to …

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MOROCCO / 28th Tétouan Festival of Mediterranean Film

Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Tétouan

Created in 1985, the Tetouan Festival of Mediterranean Film returns for its 28th year from March 3rd to 10th. This year the organizers are enriching the programme with new events which support creativity and strengthen professional ties across the Mediterranean. During the Tetouan Workshops directors and scriptwriters will be able to present their projects to …

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EGYPT – ALGERIA / The Life After at the Luxor African Film Festival

La vis d'après

Anis Djaad’s The Life After was screened at the 12th Luxor African Film Festival. Organized in the town of Luxor, the festival was held from February 4th to 10th. Created in 2012 to remedy the low representation of African films in Egypt, the event champions African films and encourages partnerships between the continent’s film-makers. The …

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