News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
On November 5th the “Parity and Diversity” committee of the Moroccan channel 2M announced the launch of the first digital platform for professional African women. Khadija Boujanoui, chair of the committee, said the ambition of this “constructive interaction platform [is] to create a dialogue between well-qualified women on the African continent,” adding that the goal …
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Doc House, an independent organisation for encouraging and promoting documentaries in Tunisia and North Africa, was opened at the end of October by a group of Tunisian directors and academicians. Soumaya Bouallegui, a film director and Doc House’ executive director, said the goal is to encourage both the distribution of documentaries and networking among professionals. …
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The 15th edition of this Moroccan festival, organized by an association called “L’initiative Culturelle”, closed on Saturday, November 10th at the newly-renovated Rialto Cinema. The Turkish film More, directed by Onur Saylak, won the Grand Prix, in competition with 9 other feature films. More is about Gaza, a young man whose dreams of studying clash …
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Carthage Film Festival closed on November 10th in Tunis. The Tunisian film Fatwa, directed by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud and co-produced by the Dardenne brothers, won the festival’s most prestigious award, the Golden Tanit for a Feature Film. 13 films competed in the official competition. Fatwa also won Best Actor Award for Ahmed Hafiane’s performance. The …
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Nabil Ayouch began filming his new film Positive School in Casablanca on July 16th. Ayouch was “the discovery” of the 1999 Berlinale Forum with his first feature, Mektoub. Two years later the Franco-Moroccan film-maker won several awards for Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue. Two of his films have been shown at Cannes: Les cheveaux …
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The 29th Carthage Film Festival will take place in Tunis from November 3rd to 10th. Films will be screened in 19 cinemas, and for the first time at the Cité de la Culture, inaugurated last March. 200,000 spectators are expected in Tunisian cinemas and over a million in the streets of Tunis, which will host …
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The 16th Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangiers took place in Morocco from October 1st to 6th. 44 films representing 18 Mediterranean countries had been selected for the official competition, and, to mark its 16th anniversary, the organisers created a new section – “Festival Guest”, this year highlighting French short films. For film professionals there …
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