News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
At this time every year many countries are choosing a film to submit to the Best Foreign Film category of the Oscars. Only films produced outside the United States are eligible and their primary language must not be English. The rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts also state that each country can submit …
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The 33rd Festival of Arab Film in Fameck (eastern France) will put Algeria in the spotlight. This year’s festival coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Evian agreements which ended France’s 8 year war with Algeria. The festivities will take place in Fameck from October 6th to 16th. Organized by the Cité Sociale and the …
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The theatre and film actor Hichem Rostom has died at the age of 75 on June 28th in Tunisia. When announcing his death, the Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs paid tribute to him and described him as “one of Tunisia’s most eminent actors.” In the spotlight for nearly 50 years, Rostom was well-known internationally. Born …
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During the 19th Mediterranean Games in Oran, the former Capitole cinema (renamed Soumman) reopened its doors after more than 30 years. Like the Olympic Games, the Mediterranean Games is a sporting event held once every four years, but only for countries around the Mediterranean basin. This year the games were held in and around Oran …
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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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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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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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