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News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region

MEDITERRANEAN/ Winners of the URTI Grand Prix announced

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URTI – the International Radio and Television Union – has announced the official list of winners of its 2023 Grand Prix, which is divided into two categories: Television and Radio. Created in 1981 by Armand Lanoux, a French writer and URTI’s vice-president, the URTI International Grand Prix for Creative Documentary is for documentaries which stand …

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ALGERIA / Algiers’ first multiplex opens

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The first cinema complex in Algiers, TMV Cinémas, opened its doors on August 14th. It is the country’s second multiplex after Ciné-Gold opened in Oran in 2021. Housing three cinemas with a capacity of 68, 80 and 240 seats, TMV Cinémas is located to the west of the capital in Chéraga’s Garden City shopping centre. …

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TUNISIA / The documentary “Les filles d’Olfa” will represent Tunisiaat the Oscars

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The Tunisian Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée has chosen Kaouther Ben Hania’s documentary Les Filles d’Olfa to represent Tunisia at the Oscars in the categories of Best International Film and Best Documentary. The final nominations will be announced by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on December 21st. The …

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ITALY / Winners of the Final Cut in Venice

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Created in 2013 as part of the Venice International Film Festival, Final Cut in Venice is a programme supporting the post-production of films from every African country and five Middle Eastern ones: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Every year seven films are selected to participate in the three day programme (this year from September …

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MOROCCO / Martin Scorsese to patron of the 6th Atlas Workshops

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American director Martin Scorsese has been named patron ofthis year’sAtlas Workshops, the talent-development programme for young creators at the Marrakesh International Film Festival. Scorsese has been invited five times since the festival’s creation, in particular as jury president in 2013 and then for the tribute to Robert De Niro in 2018. “I am always very …

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ALGERIA / Filming for the feature “Zighoud Youcef” has been completed

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Scriptwriter Ahcen Tlilani told Algérie Presse Service that the film based on his script, Zighoud Youcef, has now completed shooting after a two month schedule in the administrative districts of Constantine, Mila, Skikda and Algiers. Directed by Mounès Khammar, produced by Algeria’s CNIC (Centre National de l’Industrie Cinématographique) and supervised by the Ministry of Mujahideen …

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TUNISIA / Awatef Dali appointed as head of Tunisian television

On June 16th Awatef Dali was appointed CEO of the ETT (Etablissement de la télévision tunisienne). In fact she had been the interim CEO since 2021, following the departure of Lassaad Dahech. Working for nearly 30 years within ETT, Awatef Dali joined the company in 1994 as a presenter for Alwataniya 1 and Alwataniya 2, …

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