Category: MIDDLE EAST

News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)

JORDAN / Documentaries from PriMed 2018 screened at Amman

In collaboration with the Royal Jordan Film Commission the CMCA organised a series of screenings in Amman, Jordan. The documentaries were screened at the Rainbow Cinema – Jebel Amman from April 22nd to 25th starting at 7pm. This free event was organized as part of the PriMed festival promotion. Monday 22nd > 7pm MISSING FETINE …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/jordan-documentaries-from-primed-2018-screened-at-amman/?lang=en

CYPRUS / The 17th Cyprus Film Days in full swing!

The Cypriot festival opened on April 12th, and runs until April 20th at the Rialto Cinema in Limassol and the Zena Palace Cinema in Nicosia. Co-organized by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Cinema, Cyprus Film Days shows international and Cypriot feature films. The festival’s programming revolves around two main sections: “Glocal …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/cyprus-the-17th-cyprus-film-days-in-full-swing/?lang=en

ISRAEL / Celebration of Italian films at Cinema Italia 2019

The 6th Cinema Italia festival was held from April 4th to 11th in 6 Israeli towns. For a week, the cinematheques in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Herzliva, Rosh Pina and Sderot welcomed the best of Italian cinema. The programme was in two sections: Contemporary Cinema and Heritage Cinema. The first category featured 10 films, including …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/israel-celebration-of-italian-films-at-cinema-italia-2019/?lang=en

TURKEY / The Istanbul Film Festival organises the 14th “Meetings on the Bridge”

“Meetings on the Bridge”, a platform for film industry professionals, will be held from April 7th to 12th, on the sidelines of the 38th Istanbul Film Festival. Its goal is to create fresh opportunities for people in the industry to collaborate with others from the region and Europe. It also allows film-makers, producers and scriptwriters …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/turkey-the-istanbul-film-festival-organises-the-14th-meetings-on-the-bridge/?lang=en

JORDAN GERMANY / Candidate call for “Project Market Amman”

In 2012 Jordan’s Royal Film Commission set up a partnership with the German foundation Robert Bosch Stiftung, to support collaboration between young Arab and German film-makers. The partnership is part of the Robert Bosch Stiftung Film Award, which aims to provide a first experience of international co-production and support intercultural exchange. Each year, the foundation …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/jordan-germany-candidate-call-for-project-market-amman/?lang=en

EGYPT / An agreement to develop Egyptian television

On January 20th several memorandums of understanding were signed between the National Media Authority (NMA) – formerly ERTU – and the Egyptian Group for Media (EGM). Their respective directors, Hussein Zein and Tamer Morsi, agreed a joint plan for developing Egyptian television over the next five years. Their first project is the creation of a …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/egypt-an-agreement-to-develop-egyptian-television/?lang=en

LEBANON / Death of the director Jocelyne Saab

The Lebanese artist Jocelyne Saab died on January 7th in Paris. She was 70. Born in Beirut in April 1948, she studied economics in Paris. Back in Beirut, her career as a journalist began when she was hired by writer Etel Adnan to work on the newspaper Al Safa. She worked a lot as a …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/lebanon-death-of-the-director-jocelyne-saab/?lang=en