News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
On November 1st EPTV will launch Al-Dhakira TV, a themed channel dedicated to history and memory. The date was not chosen at random since it marks the 66th anniversary of the start of the Algerian War of Independence. It is the first Arab and African channel devoted to these subjects. The launch of Al-Dhakira has …
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The Tunisian education ministry is preparing the launch of a bouquet of satellite educational channels, to help distance learning without the need to have Internet access. The aim is to guarantee a digital educational space for all pupils. The channels must provide digital educational content in line with the official programmes. All grade levels will …
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Moroccan director Zineb Tamourt won Best Screenwriter for Riad de mes rêves at New Zealand’s RedWood Festival. Her short film is set in Casablanca at the end of the 1970’s: Hiba, 12, has always been passionate about the arts. Close to her home something called a cinema opens. Fascinated, she breaks her mother’s prohibition and …
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The Tunisian Haute Autorité Indépendante de la Communication Audiovisuelle has ordered Hannibal TV to stop broadcasting. In a statement mid-October, HAICA called for the channel to cease its programmes immediately or face legal action. The broadcasting watchdog accuses the private channel of not taking steps to change its legal status, adding that it has waited …
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The Comité de Sélection Algérien, whose job is to decide which film will represent Algeria at the Oscars for the Best International Feature Film Award, has chosen Djaffar Gacem’s Héliopolis. Héliopolis is the producer/director’s first feature. An experienced broadcasting professional, he is known for his sitcoms and humorous series such as Nass Mlah City, Djemai …
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On October 5th the Association of Tunisian Film Directors (ARFT) called on the government to drop their two-week ban on demonstrations. Only the country’s cultural and artistic community is being affected by this measure. The ARFT believes that strict application of health protocols is enough to counter the spread of the coronavirus. The Association of …
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Dorothée Myriam Kellou is a journalist and film-director based in Paris. Her work as a journalist has received many awards, including the Trace International Award, the Samir Kassir Award and the Albert Londres Award. Her first feature-length film À Mansourah tu nous as séparés (2019) has been chosen for the 24th PriMed. During the Algerian …
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