Last week the Algerian electronics specialist Condor, and the Chinese television operator My-HD launched a satellite package of pay channels. This is a first in Algeria, where until now the pay television sector has been non-existent. Named “PayTV by Condor” and accessible via the Arabsat satellite, the bouquet currently includes access to just over 70 …
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FRANCE / 11 projects chosen for FIDLab 2017
11 film projects representing 12 different countries have been chosen to participate in the 2017 FIDLab, the international co-production platform set up as part of FID (Festival international de cinéma de Marseille). More than half the projects selected are from the Mediterranean: “The Portuguese” (Portugal) a drama in development by Rita Azevedo Gomes, produced by …
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FRANCE / At Cannes, critics give awards to Arab films
On May 21st , the ACC (Arab Cinema Centre) organized their first Critics’ Awards in Cannes, with a jury of critics allocating awards to the best films produced in the Arab world the previous year. 24 Arab, European and American critics, representing 15 countries, chose the 5 award-winners, who each received their trophy at a …
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MOROCCO / Call for films for the Khouribga Documentary Film Festival
The association Afifdok has launched a call to register films for the 9th Khouribga International Documentary Film Festival. Which film will follow last year’s Grand Prix winner, Sonia Ben Salama’s Franco-Tunisian “Tout est écrit”? As every year, this 9th Khouribga Festival will present fifteen Arab and international documentaries, from December 20th to 23rd 2017. Through …
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FRANCE / Arte broadcasts “Alger, la Mecque des révolutionnaires”
This new documentary about the accumulation of foreign revolutionary movements in Algiers between 1962 and 1974 will be broadcast on May 16th on the Franco-German channel Arte. Directed by Mohamed Ben Slama, “Alger, la Mecque des révolutionnaires” reveals “a defining episode in international history, unknown to the general public”, in the words of the …
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TUNISIA / Training in religious journalism
Meeting in Tunis on May 4th, the Haute Autorité Indépendante de la Communication et de l’Audiovisuel (HAICA) and the Ministry of Religious Affairs announced a strengthening of their partnership. In a statement, the HAICA said the two institutions have agreed to create training sessions for journalists specializing in religious affairs. Their decision is part of …
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MOROCCO / The winner of the 9th FIDADOC
The 9th Agadir International Documentary Festival, organized by the Association de Culture par l’Education et l’Audiovisuel (ACEA), announced its three award-winners at a ceremony on May 13th in the town’s Hôtel de Ville. Many of Agadir’s local politicians and cultural affairs officials were present, as were a delegation of councillors from the French town of …
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