Morocco was represented at the 24th Sofia International Film Festival (FIFS) which closed on October 15th. This year’s Festival marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Organization Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), and to celebrate, the organisers put together a special programme: “Francophonie 50”. It opened in the presence of the Moroccan Ambassador to Sofia, the …
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TUNISIA / Projects selected for the Chabaka and Takmil workshops
This year’s Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage (JCC) will run from December 18th to 23rd. As part of the event there will be two workshops, Chabaka and Takmil, taking place from December 16th to 18th. The Takmil Workshop is for projects in post-production. Since its creation in 2014 it has supported 44 projects. The Chabaka Workshop …
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ALGERIA FRANCE / Les sandales blanches adapted as a TV film
Published in 2008, Les sandales blanches is the autobiography of a girl from the slums of Nanterre, Malika Bellaribi. When she was 3 years old she had a terrible accident: as she was admiring a new pair of sandals her mother had just bought for her, a truck reversed into her. That was the start …
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ALGERIA / Candidate call for “Cher futur moi”
“Cher futur moi” is a web-series produced by Irvin Anneix. It offers young people between 15 and 22 years old, the opportunity to confide in their “future self”. On their own and straight to camera, each one shares their doubts, hopes and fears. The first two seasons are available on youtube and on franceinfo. The …
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MOROCCO / The Ouarzazate studios stop work
Although in normal times Morocco, and particularly the region around Ouarzazate, attracts many international productions, these are now rare because of the Covid pandemic. Since March, foreign productions in the Ouarzazate studios have had to stop working. Only two international projects have been completed, Cherry by Joe and Anthony Russo (United States) and a Spanish …
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ALGERIA / Khaled Drareni condemned
On September 15th TV5Monde journalist Khaled Drareni’s three-year prison sentence was reduced to two by the Algiers Appeal Court. Drareni was arrested on March 28th for “inciting an unarmed group of people and attacking the integrity of the national territory”. His trial and original sentence were in August. Very present on social networks, host of …
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TUNISIA / Partnership of Orange Tunisie and beIn Connect
Orange Tunisia is partnering with beIn Connect to provide Tunisian viewers with access to a wide range of sports and entertainment content. BeIn Connect offers exclusive access to many sporting competitions, such as the Champions League, the Premier League, La Liga, Seria A, Ligue 1 and the NBA. Themed channels will also be available, including …
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