News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
The Algerian series Mayna, directed by Walid Bouchebbah and written by Lamia Kahli, is looking for a broadcaster in the month of Ramadan. In March the production company, Atyaf, organised a special press screening at the CNCA (Centre national du cinéma algérien) so the film-makers could present the series and explain the problem to journalists. …
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In a recent press release, the Marrakesh International Film Festival Foundation announced that its 19th edition will be held from November 11th to 19th. The last two festivals were postponed because of the pandemic, and the Foundation has said that“this year’s event will take into account the evolving health situation in Morocco and in the …
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During the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH), the jury awarded the Grand Prix de Genève to Giovanni Buccomino’s After a Revolution. This documentary retraces the journey of a brother and sister divided by the Libyan civil war. She fought for the rebels and he sided with head …
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Soufiane El Khalidy heads the cast of a new detective series, The Octet, directed by Ahmed Medhat and produced by the Saudi group MBC. It centres on an Interpol agent, Adham, investigating the murder of his girlfriend and her sister at a party in Cairo. Soufiane El Khalidy stars alongside two other Egyptian actors Asser …
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Since the Covid-19 crisis, Morocco has experienced a significant reduction of foreign film-making. The Ouarzazate film studios, nicknamed “Africa’s Hollywood”, have lost nearly 75% of their investments. In 2019, before the borders were closed, foreign film productions brought in 796.5 million dirhams, that’s excluding national films which provided another 452 million. By contrast in 2020 …
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On February 3rd a decree signed by Prime Minister Aïmene Benabderrahmane announced the cancellation of a project to build a Cité du Cinéma in Algiers’ Ben Aknoun Park. The government has not justified their decision, which comes just two weeks after the signature of the decree validating the project. Initially the Cité du Cinéma was …
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Algerian director Djamel Bendeddouche died on the night of February 19th to 20th at the age of 80. He began his career working with director Mustapha Badie on television dramas such as Le Postier. He moved from assistant director to director on national television, directing documentaries and short films such as Le Conflit, Laboratoire and …
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