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ITALY / The Middle East Now Festival prepares for its 15th edition

Middle-East-Now-Festival

The festival for Middle Eastern documentaries, Middle East Now, is preparing its 15th edition which will be held in Florence from October 15th to 20th. This year’s theme: Ecologies of Resistance. For the festival organisers this theme covers both the climate crisis and war, two tragedies they consider “deeply intertwined”. Using the earthquakes which hit …

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MOROCCO / “Triple A” in Moroccan cinemas since September 11th

Triple A

Premiered on September 10th at Casablanca’s Megarama cinema, Jihane Bahar’s feature Triple A is now on release across Morocco. Written by Ms. Bahar and Nadia Kamali Marwazi, it tells three love stories of marginalized protagonists whose destinies cross in an unexpected way. Between drama and black comedy, the film addresses many subjects such as delinquency, …

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THE ARAB WORLD / The winners at the ASBU festival

festival de l’ASBU

Many programmes won awards at the 24th Arab Radio and Television Festival, between June 26th and 29th. One of the countries present, Tunisia, won six awards for its television and radio programmes. The Établissement de la Télévision tunisienne received second prize in the “Variety and Shows” category for Palestine in the Heart while three programmes …

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FRANCE– MOROCCO / Celebration of Moroccan cinema at the Angoulême Festival of French-language Film

Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême

The 17th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (FFA), from August 27th to September 1st, devoted part of its programme to Moroccan cinema. Each year the Festival has a rich programme, combining new productions with older classic francophone films. A competition, previews, a film concert, an open-air screening and many other events enhanced this year’s festival. Placing …

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MOROCCO / Fire at the Ouarzazate Cinema Museum

On June 21st a fire devastated part of the Ouarzazate Cinema Museum. Apparently the fire was caused by the special effects used during a film shoot. No casualties were reported but a large part of the museum’s equipment, sets and other material were destroyed. Covering an area of ​​2 hectares, the Ouarzazate Cinema Museum was …

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MOROCCO / Morocco at MIFA

Festival Annecy 2024

Morocco was the only Arab country present at the International Animated Film Market (MIFA), part of the 48th Annecy International Festival of Animated Film. The pavilion was run by the Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM). CCM’s presence at MIFA gave people working in animation in Morocco the chance to show their film and audiovisual productions and …

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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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