News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
Scheduled for April 20th and 21st, the Corporate Image Festival (Algeria Film Enterprise) announced in a press release on April 16th the cancellation of its second edition. The organisers hope “that this is only a postponement and not a definitive cancellation.” The festival had hoped to strengthen Algerian companies’ audiovisual communication by bringing advertising and …
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Released in Moroccan cinemas on March 20th, the comedy 2 Rwah registered 240,000 admissions and made nearly 13 million dirhams (€1.2 million) in its first three weeks. To put the film’s success into perspective the newspaper Le 360 compares the 2024 box office figures published by the Moroccan Cinema Centre (CCM): “In 2024 total admissions …
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The 79th Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its official selection, and it includes several Mediterranean productions. The festival will take place from May 12th to 23rd. In the Un Certain Regard section, Moroccan director Laila Marrakchi will present her third feature La mas dulce (Strawberries). The film follows two young Moroccan women working in southern …
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Created in June 2025 (see our article), the programme to help female Algerian directors, Hiya, has just closed. Supervised by director and screenwriter Yasmine Chouikh and organised by the Centre national du cinéma, the programme’s objective was to help five female directors bring their short film projects to fruition. The final 3-day phase took place …
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Every Tuesday since March 31st 2M has been broadcasting a new police series K1. Produced by the channel, its budget is 1.5 million dirhams (€140,000) per episode, making it the most expensive drama series in the history of Moroccan television. Created by Jaouad Lahlou, Aicha Jabour, Khadija Alami and Noureddine Lakhmari, this police investigation series …
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In an interview Chokri Ben Nessir, CEO of Tunisian Television, announced the upcoming launch of a new digital platform, Al Wataniya Extra. It will offer an online catalogue of dramas, documentaries and other programmes broadcast by the public television network. Its launch will coincide with the company’s 60th anniversary celebrations which will take place throughout …
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Tunisian National Radio organises an annual competition for the best Tunisian programmes broadcast on television during Ramadan. This year, the series El Matbaa won a total of 12 awards, including Best Series, Best Screenplay, and Best Director. The central character is a printing worker, Nejib, living with his wife who has Alzheimer’s. When their son …
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