The 16th Festival international du film oriental de Genève (Fifog) was held from June 21st to 27th. “Hope” was this year’s catchword, with the objective of promoting film, diversity and intercultural dialogue in the world through 50 films from 20 different countries. “Papicha” by Franco-Algerian director Mounia Meddour won the competition’s most prestigious award: the Golden Fifog …
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MOROCCO / Filming “The Alchemist”, 2nd largest foreign contract ever signed in the kingdom
“The Alchemist” is scheduled to begin filming in Morocco this September. The best-selling philosophical tale by Brazilian Paolo Coelho will be adapted by American director Kevin Scott Frakes. Since its publication in 1988 the novel has sold over 100 million copies and has been translated into 56 languages. “The Alchemist” is about “a young Andalusian …
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TUNISIA / The 35th FIFAK postponed again to August 14th 2021
The 35th Festival International du Film Amateur de Kélibia (FIFAK), which was first going to take place last year, then this year from August 7th to 14th, has had to be postponed yet again. Organized by the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image (CNCI) and the Fédération Tunisienne des Cinéastes Amateurs (FTCA), Tunisia’s oldest film festival – created in 1964 – …
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MOROCCO / End of sitcoms on public television
The chair of the Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de la Télévision (SNRT), Fayçal Laâraïchi, announced to the Moroccan Parliament that by 2024, public Moroccan television would no longer be showing sitcoms. The CEO of SNRT added that the measure would “offer Moroccans new ways of viewing broadcast content, in order to meet their expectations.” Sitcoms would …
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SWITZERLAND / Lebanon guest of honour of the 16th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva
The International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva (Fifog) honours Lebanon for its 16th edition, which runs from June 21st to 27th. Lebanese writer, journalist and activist Joumana Haddad will be honorary president. “Hope … a little, a lot, passionately” The central theme of this year’s rich programme is hope. There are two competitions, one for features, another …
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TUNISIA / Registration for the 32nd Carthage Cinematographic Days open until August 15th
Created in 1966, the 32nd Carthage Cinematographic Days (JCC) is scheduled from October 30th to November 6th, 2021 in Tunis. The call for applications is open for short and feature-length dramas, animation and documentary films from Africa and the Arab world. 13 Tanits, the JCC awards, will go to the best films and best actors in the competition. …
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UNITED KINGDOM / SAFAR Film Festival, the only festival solely for Arab cinema, is back after the pandemic
Organized and founded in 2012 by the Arab British Centre, SAFAR Film Festival is the only UK film festival dedicated to the Arab world. This year’s hybrid edition, running from July 11th to 17th, is organized around the theme of “generational encounters in Arab cinema”, through contemporary and classic films about the emerging generation, family disparities …
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