News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
During a Council of Ministers on February 20th, the Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, insisted meetings be arranged to discuss the cinema sector. By bringing film professionals together he hopes to improve the parliamentary bill on the film industry. The President stressed that this bill, on hold pending these meetings, “must inspire a real motivation and …
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On March 1st 2023, Spain ceded the Gran Teatro Cervantes to the Kingdom of Morocco. Located in the heart of Tangier, this emblematic cultural venue was designed in 1913 by the Spanish architect Diego Jiménez Armstrong. Built by a wealthy Andalusian couple, the theatre became the property of the Spanish state in 1928. With nearly …
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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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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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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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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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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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