News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
The 21st Tetouan International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema will be held from March 28th to April 4th 2015. This year there are sixty films from around the Mediterranean in the programme. Experienced film-makers and new talent will be present to promote their films. Palestinian, Syrian, Moroccan, Lebanese, Tunisian, Algerian, French, Spanish and Italian films addressing …
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At Rabat on January 21st, during its inaugural general assembly and at the request of associations and foundations organising international film events in Morocco, the Federation of International Film Festivals in Morocco was created to promote Moroccan films. According to a press release issued by the new organization, the Federation “is intended to represent the …
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From January 10th to 12th six films were screened during the 4th Jordanian Film Days at the Algiers Cinematheque, as part of the cooperation between the Agence algérienne pour le rayonnement culturel (AARC) and the Jordanian Royal Film Commission, whose purpose is to promote the latest films in both countries. Mais Darwazah’s documentary “My love …
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Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” telling the story of Moses, has caused a lot of ink to flow since its release. Indeed, Morocco, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates banned the film, each for different reasons. In the UAE, the authorities refused its release because of “religious and historical errors”. In Egypt, the Minister …
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The DocTalk: in early January 2M organised a first meeting of documentary professionals to discuss this film genre – bringing together cinema producers, directors and distributors working in Moroccan and foreign documentary with television representatives. Creative, or personal documentaries upset people: “an excellent barometer of a country’s health and its level of freedom”, they question …
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According to a January 9th press release from Tunisian television, Iheb Chaouch has been appointed director general of Wataniya 1, the public television service. A journalist by training, he began working in culture, moving on as a presenter before working as correspondent for different Arab media and web-sites. Sources: lapresse.tn, tekiano.com et busissnews.com
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