News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)
On December 15th the Halaqat project, led by Jordan’s Royal Film Commission (RFC), wrapped up its mission in Amman with Project Market-Amman. The Halaqat project was launched back in October 2021, in partnership with the Drosos Foundation. It created an intensive programme to guide and support writer/director/producer teams developing Jordanian television series. For 12 months …
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The 22nd Brussels festival for Mediterranean films, Cinemamed, will be held from December 2nd to 10th. On the opening evening there will be a screening of Maryam Touzani’s Le Bleu du Caftan. Created in 1989, this festival highlights films rarely seen in Belgium, providing “a space for dialogue and exchange between North and South, between …
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In a recent press release, Netflix and the Middle East Media Initiative (MEMI) announced they are awarding a bursary to four writers from the MEMI summer programme. Every year MEMI selects a dozen writers from the Middle East and invites them to Los Angeles for five weeks to help them develop their ideas for series. …
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During the 38th Haifa Film Festival (October 8th – 17th) there were several meetings between major players from the Moroccan and Israeli audiovisual industries to discuss the challenges of the two countries creating a cooperation agreement on film production. During one of these meetings Yaron Shamir, the artistic director of the Haifa Film Festival, talked …
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The French company Dulac Distribution is preparing to release three feature films which show families and individuals confronted with the social and political situation in North Africa and the Middle East. Scheduled for release on November 2nd, Lotfy Nathan’s film Harka follows Ali, a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life. He leads a …
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The Jordanian Arab Telemedia Group has announced the start of filming for its new series Talal Street, timed to coincide with the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Jordan’s creation. Innovative and daring in concept, Talal Street is planned to run for 9 seasons of 10 episodes. Set in Amman, it opens in 1953 during …
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The 59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival took place from October 1st to 8th in the centre of the well-known Turkish seaside resort. Created in 1964, the organisers claim the festival has become, “the beating heart of Turkish cinema”, and is thus the starting point in the careers of many film-makers. The festival has built …
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