News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
The Arab Cinema Centre (ACC) has enlarged its jury for the 4th Critics’ Awards for Arab Films. Originally there were just 75 jurors, then 67 new members were added, making a committee of 142 critics from 57 countries in five continents, the largest jury in any competition of Arab world films. Last September the ACC …
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From March 3rd to 21st the Panorama des Cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient (Panorama of North African and the Middle Eastern Films) returns for its fifteenth year. Organized by Indigènes Films, the PCMMO is an international film festival showing the diversity of film-making in the Middle East and North Africa. Every year for a …
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Kaouther Ben Hania, Tunisian director of Le Challat de Tunis (2013), Zaineb n’aime pas la neige (2016) and La Belle et la Meute (2017) is preparing a new feature film, L’Homme qui a vendu sa peau (The Man Who Sold His Skin). His crew travelled between locations in Tunisia, Belgium and the south of France. …
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On February 5th Adam, a first feature by Moroccan actress, director and screenwriter Maryam Touzani, was released in French cinemas. Her film has already been noticed in various festivals – at Cannes in two categories, Un certain regard and the Queer Palm, then later at the Angoulême French-language film festival. Maryam Touzani uses her camera …
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On January 27th Ahmed Bensebane was appointed Director General of Algeria’s public broadcaster, the Entreprise Publique de Télévision (EPTV). The Minister of Communication Ammar Belhimer nominated him to take over from Ferthi Saïdi, acting director since January 22nd. A graduate in economics, Ahmed Bensebane has already held numerous senior positions within Algerian public television. In …
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On January 18th a citizens’ collective in Sétif petitioned their local authorities because there is no cinema in the town. This group of cultural activists and film professionals launched an appeal,“A cinema for Sétif”, to give the local inhabitants their own space to see films. The petition begins with a reminder the town’s situation :“Setif …
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With its enormous variety of landscapes, Morocco hosts many film productions, both large and small. In April 2015, The Guardian listed the kingdom as one of the best destinations in the world for making films. Indeed the government has created many incentives to encourage film productions and to further improve its offer. Many directors are …
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