The FIDADOC (Agadir International Documentary Festival) celebrates its 9th year from May 8th to 13th, putting the spotlight on an unparalleled number of African films in the international competition. 10 feature-length films from 16 countries are part of the selection shown to the public. Six of them were produced or co-produced by an African country. …
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TUNISIA / 5 journalists win the 2017 Prix Hermès
The Prix Hermès, promoting press freedom across the Mediterranean area, was awarded to three journalists from the southern Mediterranean and two from the north, at a ceremony in Hammamet (Tunisia) on April 28th. This distinction, created in 2014, is awarded jointly by Copeam (Conférence Permanente de l’Audiovisuel) and two Tunisian associations, Med 21 and …
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TUNISIA / The winner of the 18th ASBU Festival
The 18th Arab Festival of Radio and Television, organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), ended on April 28th in Hammamet (Tunisia). Numerous awards have been given to the Arab world’s best television and radio productions, out of the 230 works entered in the various competitions. Best Television Series went to the Kuwaiti …
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SPAIN MOROCCO / 14th Festival of African Cinema
This year’s Festival of African Film will be held in Tarifa from April 28th to May 6th and in Tangier from April 30th to May 5th. This is the second of these cross-border events. It will run simultaneously in Tarifa (Spain) and Tangier (Morocco), two cities separated by 14 kilometres of sea. For Mane Cisneros, …
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ITALY / 8th Middle East Now Festival
The eighth Middle East Now Festival will take place between April 4th and 9th in Florence, Italy. This festival is dedicated to Middle Eastern and North African cinema, art and culture. Middle East Now is the only event in Italy committed to these regions. It hopes to erase common stereotypes by making the Italian public …
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ARAB WORLD / Transmitting the channels of the SECOM group across the Arab world
A new agreement was reached between the SECOM group and My-HD, a satellite operator, to broadcast two channels, Melody (classic French songs) and MyZen TV (lifestyle), across the Middle East and Africa (the Mena area). The two companies also agreed to launch Melody d’Afrique, a channel specialising in African song and its artists. Melody …
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ARAB WORLD / New agreement between France 24 and beIN Sport MENA
France 24 has signed a major new distribution agreement with pan-Arab operator beIn Sport Mena, the second largest Arab-world pay-TV platform. With this agreement the international news channel hopes to strengthen its presence in the Middle East and North Africa and thus gain 890,000 additional households. France 24 is now available on channel 149 in …
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