News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)
A first call for propositions has been launched as part of the SouthMed WiA (Women in Audiovisual) project, financed by the European Union. The aim of this call is to put forward innovative ideas which promote gender equality in the broadcasting sector of seven southern Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. …
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The Greenhouse Film Centre has opened a candidate-call for the next session of its programme for documentary film-makers from North Africa and the Middle East. Every year a dozen candidates participate in a three-part workshop as part of the Greenhouse programme. They refine their documentary projects and pitch them before a panel of international buyers, …
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The Mediterranean Citizens’ Assembly Foundation (MCAF) has just launched “Cinema Mediterrani als Arago” in Valencia (Spain), a monthly opportunity to view films produced in the Mediterranean. In cooperation with the Cinema Arago, the Mostra Viva del Mediterrani (Valencia Mediterranean Film Festival), the Tres Culturas del Mediterraneo foundation and the Casa Árabe, the MCAF will screen …
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On May 26th, the first day of Ramadan, the Saudi group Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) broadcast the first episode of a series called Black Crows. It re-creates the massacres committed within the Islamic State (Isis), denouncing their methods of action and organization. The series tries to show as truthfully as possible the daily life …
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On May 29th the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) approved a bill authorizing Patrick Drahi’s news channel to broadcast in Israel. More specifically, an amendment has been made to existing broadcasting laws relating to international television channels working in Israel. Until now the law has imposed restrictions on international news channels such as i24News transmitting from Israel. …
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On May 27th, at the request of the Ministry of Information, a court dismissed Talal Makdessi, provisional head of the Lebanese public television station Télé-Liban. Acting-director since July 2013, Mr. Makdessi’s dismissal had nevertheless been anticipated for several months, after a serious internal conflict between Mr Makdessi and his editor-in-chief. A procedure to appoint a …
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The American giant Netflix has contracted O3 Medya to produce an original series in Turkish. After creating its SVOD platform (subscription video on demand) in Turkey in mid-2016, Netflix is now starting to offer original Turkish-language content. The group has commissioned a 10-episode series from the Istanbul-based company O3 Medya, and this is scheduled to …
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