Medhi Bensaïd, Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, met with representatives of Netflix to discuss what the American platform can offer the country. Their discussion on October 3rd is the first of many, leading perhaps to a strategic partnership. Several points were discussed. The first concerns the platform’s development and product promotion in Morocco. …
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France / Dulac Distribution unveils three films
The French company Dulac Distribution is preparing to release three feature films which show families and individuals confronted with the social and political situation in North Africa and the Middle East. Scheduled for release on November 2nd, Lotfy Nathan’s film Harka follows Ali, a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life. He leads a …
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Tunisia / “Sous les figues” wins the Bayard d’or
During the 37thInternational Festival of Francophone Film in Namur (Belgium), the jury, chaired by producer Annabella Nezri, gave the Bayard d’or to Franco-Tunisian director Erige Sehiri for her first drama feature Sous les figues. First shown during the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes, the film looks at the daily lives of young women and men who …
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France – Morocco / Filming starts for Kamal Lazraq’s “Les Meutes”
A graduate of the Paris film-school La Fémis in 2011, Kamal Lazraq is shooting his first feature film Les Meutes, for which he also wrote the script. The scenario is about a father and son. They live in a deprived area of Casablanca, surviving only by working for the local mafia. One night a man …
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Morocco / Record turnover for the CCM
The acting head of the Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM), Khalid Saidi, announced that foreign productions filming in Morocco are generating a record turnover. According to Mr. Saidi, the estimated income for this year exceeds one billion dirhams (around €93 million) against 211 million dirhams in 2020. Filming was stopped during the pandemic and borders closed …
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Arab World / TV5 MONDE launches a youth channel TiVi5 MONDE on ARABSAT
TiVi5 MONDE, a youth channel for 4-14 year olds, is available 24/7 in HD and SD, unencrypted and free, on the ARABSAT satellite as well as online. The channel offers various programmes for the youngest audiences, including Titeuf, the adventures of a young boy, Les blagues de Toto, Molang, Super 4 and an educational programme …
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Morocco / The difficulty re-opening Moroccan cinemas
The Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) has published its 2021 cinema report. Looking at the statistics it is clear there has been a significant drop in the number of cinema admissions across the country. Between 2017 and 2019 admissions increased, with 1,883,425 in 2019, the year before cinemas had to close because of the Covid pandemic. …
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