News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region
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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