Category: MAGHREB

News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region

TUNISIA / ASBU’s 24th Arab Radio and Television Festival

ASBU festival

The 24th Arab Radio and Television Festival will be held from June 26th to 29th in Tunis at the City of Culture. Organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), in partnership with the Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs and the Établissement de la Télévision tunisienne, this festival promotes Arab radio and television creation, presenting …

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EGYPT / CINEGOUNA x O WEST: new project for the El Gouna Film Festival

CINEGOUNA x O WEST

On June 9th and 10th the El Gouna Film Festival joined forces with Orsacom Development’s new town on the outskirts of Cairo, O West, to organise CINEGOUNA x O WEST. The event created a dynamic hub for workshops, masterclasses, round tables and networking opportunities in this newly developed residential suburb. The aim was to support …

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ALGERIA / The Oran Arab Film Festival returns after 6 years absence

Festival International du Film Arabe d’Oran

Having closed its doors in 2018, the Oran Arab Film Festival returns from October 4th to 10th for a 12th edition and with a new name: the Oran International Arab Film Festival. The person in charge of this revival is actor / director Abdelkader Djeriou: “the Oran International Arab Film Festival established itself as a …

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MOROCCO / Jérôme Cohen-Olivar begins filming “Autisto”

Autisto

On June 10th Jérôme Cohen-Olivar’s feature film, Autisto, began six weeks’ filming in Casablanca. Produced by Zhor Fassi-Fihri, the film is about a mother struggling with her teenage son’s severe autism. Refusing to accept his disability, she fights to help him find his place in society. The director explained that the film is inspired by …

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FRANCE – MOROCCO / Signing a film co-production agreement between France and Morocco

Royal Film Commission

On May 18th, during the 77th Cannes Film Festival, a co-production agreement was signed by Rachida DATI, the French Culture Minister and Mohamed Mehdi BENSAID, the Moroccan Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication. The agreement replaces one signed in 1977 and will offer producers in both countries “a modernized framework, in keeping with contemporary production …

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TUNISIA / Announcement of the 35th Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage

Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage

In a press release on May 11th the Ministry of Cultural Affairs announced that the 35th Carthage Cinematographic Days (JCC) will be held from December 14th to 21st. The announcement marks the event’s return after the ministry cancelled last year’s edition (see our article about this) “in solidarity with our Palestinian compatriots.” It had been …

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TURKEY – MOROCCO / Moroccan television buys the distribution rights of two Turkish series

ATV Distribution

ATV Distribution, a Turkish company based in Istanbul, announced that Moroccan television has bought the broadcasting rights to two series: A Little Sunshine and Lifeline. The Lifeline series has been licensed in 70 countries. With 207 episodes this drama series is about a young married woman and her son, both victims of her husband’s violence. …

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