Shareholders of the Algerian media group El Khabar have decided to close KBC, one of their TV channels. The closure of KBC was made official in a statement on September 20th. Shareholders of the London-based channel called for World Vision, which produced KBC’s Algerian content, to be wound-up. Contacted by the Algerian media, El Khabar …
Category: MAGHREB
News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
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The OPEN Media Hub launches a production support programme
OPEN Media Hub has launched a call for “expressions of interest for production support”, a programme to enable television and on-line journalists in countries bordering the European Union (EU), and in particular in the eight countries of the southern Mediterranean shore, to create content related to the European Union. This call is for short film …
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MOROCCO / Noomi Rapace films “Close”
The Swedish actress Noomi Rapace is the star of “Close”, Vicky Jewson’s third feature currently filming in Morocco. Having started filming in London, the film crew moved to Morocco in early September to continue shooting this British action thriller. They will be filming in Marrakesh, Al Haouz, Tahanaout, Amizmiz, Casablanca, Benslimane, El Jadida and Azemmour until …
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MOROCCO / Making a film about the fervour generated by Barça and Real
The Moroccan director Abdelilah El Jaouhari is currently filming his second full-length feature, “Hala Madrid Visca Barça” in Marrakesh. The film shows how the rivalry between the two Spanish football clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid can unleash passions even in the working class districts of Morocco. Filming started in early July and continued through …
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TUNISIA / Imminent launch of a new channel Carthage Plus
A new private, general interest television channel, Carthage Plus, will join the Tunisian broadcasting landscape in the next few days. Created by the Paris-based Tunisian businessman, Lassaad Kheder, Carthage Plus will broadcast from Tunis on the Nilesat satellite, on the frequency formerly used by Attessia TV. The experimental broadcasting period began in August and …
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FRANCE / 10th CMCA/INA Training session
From July 3rd to 10th seven journalists from across the Mediterranean came to Marseilles to take part in the 10th training session for writing news reports based on film archives. Created in 2008 and organised by the CMCA (Centre Méditerranéen de la Communication Audiovisuelle) and INA (Institut National de l’Audiovisuel), these training sessions give journalists …
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MEDITERRANEAN / A call for projects about gender equality in Mediterranean broadcasting
A first call for propositions has been launched as part of the SouthMed WiA (Women in Audiovisual) project, financed by the European Union. The aim of this call is to put forward innovative ideas which promote gender equality in the broadcasting sector of seven southern Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. …
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