News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
David Lowery‘s new film “The Yellow Birds”, with American actress Jennifer Aniston, is currently filming in Morocco. Adapted from Kevin Powers‘ novel of the same name, the film is about two young soldiers, Bartle, 21, and Murph, 18, who meet at a training camp. They promise to look after each other, but the war will …
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As from October 25th there is a new documentary series – “Figures Historiques”, written by Nadia Kamali and directed by Leyla Triqui – in 2M’s Sunday evening documentary slot “Des Histoires et des Hommes”. In 10 episodes it offers viewers a journey back in time to meet the women who have marked Morocco’s political and …
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On October 20th the Haute autorité indépendante de la communication audiovisuelle (HAICA) granted licenses for two new public radio channels. The first will be a news channel to be broadcast on FM, covering the entire country. The second will bring together public regional radio programmes and will cover only Greater Tunis. Sources: kapitalis.com and mosaiquefm.net
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The 9th Salé International Festival of Women’s Film was held between September 28th and October 3rd. This year the festival had its first-ever documentary section, with six documentaries competing. There were also 12 feature-length drama films, all focussed on the theme of women. Ahmed Abdalla’s film “Décor” received both the Grand Jury Prize and the …
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In Casablanca, Casa/Docks is a new open-to-all cultural initiative to broadcast documentary films every week. Every Monday at Casablanca’s ABC Cinema, the public will be able to see independent documentaries, programmed to illustrate a new theme each month. There will also be discussions with freelance directors and actors. This month the theme is “How to …
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The 3rd Europe-Orient Documentary Film Festival, organized by the Moroccan Association for Media Studies and Documentary Films, will be held in Assilah from October 14th to 17th. This year China is guest of honour. A selection of documentary films on the theme Europe-Orient will be screened at Asilah’s Bandar Ben Soltane Library and the Hassan …
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The 5th edition of Douz Doc Days, scheduled from October 12th to 17th at the Sahara Museum in Douz, has been cancelled because of insufficient funding and logistical support. Hichem Ben Ammar, the festival’s founder and director, said in a statement: “We cannot open such an event when we have so little financial visibility and …
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