News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
The 3rd Gabès Film Festival was held from April 20th to 26th. Its goal: to revive the city’s film culture. It took place in the Agora Gabès, a new cultural space inaugurated for the event. Festival chairman Mahmoud Jemni emphasised that the festival’s scope has broadened since the “Gabès Arab Festival” became the “Gabès Film …
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The 11th International Festival of Amazigh Film, held in Agadir, closed on March 6th. Algerian journalist and writer Arezki Metref won the documentary Grand Prix for his film “Une journée au soleil”. Released in 2018, this film deals with immigration to France and the role of the Algerian community in France through history. Noredine Kebaili, …
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The London-based Al Araby TV has decided that throughout April its weekly programme “Hikayat Al-Cinema” (Stories of Cinema) will honour Tunisia. The programme, intended for the general public, is produced by the British production company “Nostalgia Media”, itself run by the Egyptian producer Hany Beshr. The programme’s creators want to encourage the Arab public’s interest …
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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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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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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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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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