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News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region

MOROCCO / Tétouan International Mediterranean Film Festival

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The 24th Tétouan Mediterranean International Film Festival, whose theme is “Cinema and Freedoms”, took place from March 24th to 31st. Under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the event was created by the Fondation du Festival cinéma méditerranéen de Tétouan, the Institut français, the Bolloré Logistics Association, the Ministry of Education and various …

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OMAN / Big success for Moroccan and Algerian productions at the Muscat Festival

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From March 26th to 31st the 10th Muscat International Film Festival took place in Oman. 95 documentaries and drama films were screened. The festival, directed by Khalid Abdul Rahim al-Zadjali, is considered one of the most open for north African films, after the Alexandria and Cairo festivals. Algeria did well at Muscat, winning three awards …

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MOROCCO / 2M receives an award for its initiative “Africawomenexperts.com”

2M’s “Parity and Diversity Committee” was created in 2013 to fight all forms of discrimination, including inequalities between women and men. In particular it created the web-site “Expertes.ma”, a database of women specialists in more than 150 fields. The web-site is primarily intended for journalists and media professionals who wish to increase the presence of …

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TUNISIA / The government puts forward candidates for Tunisian television’s top job

The Haute Autorité Indépendante de la Communication Audiovisuelle (HAICA) has announced the government shortlist of candidates for the position of Tunisian television’s CEO. There are three of them: Najoua Rahoui, Mahmoud Bouned and Abdelmajid Mraïhi. The latter has been acting chairman since June 2017. While awaiting the government’s final selection, made with HAICA’s input, the …

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TUNISIA / 1st Film Festival Academy

The first part of the first Film Festival Academy was held in Tunisia from April 6th to 10th, organized by the Tunisian Federation of Film Clubs, the Centre national de cinéma et de l’image and the Tunisian Film Library. These different organisations are part of a network of Tunisian film festivals working in partnership with …

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ALGERIA / Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival

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From March 21st to 27th, the town of Annaba celebrated its 3rd Mediterranean Film Festival, which, after 25 years absence, made a comeback in 2015. According to the festival’s commissioner, Saïd Ouled Khalifa, the event “has met the challenge of quality and training to establish itself first of all as a place to discover great …

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ALGERIA / The Algerian channel Echourouk Internationale will transmit in France

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On March 20th, to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the Echourouk group, chairman Ali Fodil announced the creation of “Echourouk International”. The new channel will be broadcast via two European satellites, Hotbird and Astra, and its programmes will be offered in French, Arabic and Tamazight. Echourouk TV also announced it will open an office in …

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