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The winners of the 29th edition of PriMed

This 29th edition attracted a large audience, including many high school students who came to share their opinions on the films and their enthusiasm. Throughout the event, there was a real buzz: spontaneous exchanges, original stories, moving encounters, and an atmosphere that was both warm and inspiring. This edition’s success is thanks to everyone’s involvement. …

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PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / The 1st Gaza International Festival for Women’s Cinema

Despite the devastation and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the first Gaza International Festival for Women’s Cinema was held in Deir Al-Balah from October 26th to 31st. The organisers wanted to “highlight the cinematic narratives experienced by women” in the Gaza Strip. During the opening ceremony, the Palestinian Authority’s Minister of Culture declared in a video …

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MOROCCO / The International Marrakesh Film Festival announces the projects chosen for the Atlas Workshops

The Marrakech International Film Festival has announced the 28 projects selected for the 8th Atlas Workshops, which will take place in parallel with the festival from November 30th to December 4th. Launched in 2018, Atlas Workshops is a talent development programme supporting Moroccan, and more broadly Arab and African, film-making. For this 8th edition, Romanian …

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FRANCE / Winners at the 47th Cinemed

The award winners of the 47th Cinemed in Montpellier were announced at the closing ceremony on October 25th. The jury, chaired by actress Ariane Ascaride, awarded the Golden Antigone to Les Dimanches by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Spain, France). This feature film is about a pupil at a Catholic high school, Ainara, preparing to take …

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JORDAN / “All That’s Left of You” chosen for the Oscars

The Royal Film Commission (RFC) has announced that All That’s Left of You, by Jordanian-Palestinian director Cherien Dabis, will be Jordan’s submission for the 2026 Oscars. It was selected from a call for entries launched by the RFC last June, with the final choice made by an independent committee of six members working in the …

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PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / The Nasser brothers’ Once upon a Time in Gaza wins award at Cannes

Once upon a time in Gaza

Palestinian directors Arab and Tarzan Nasser won the Best Director Award in the Un Certain Regard category for their film Once Upon a Time in Gaza. A dark comedy with a sharp social commentary, Once Upon a Time in Gaza is about a young student, Yahya, who forms an unlikely friendship with an outgoing but …

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ISRAEL – PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / No Other Land wins the Oscar for Best Documentary

No Other Land

The Israeli-Palestinian documentary, No Other Land, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Shown at several festivals, the film has been a great success. In 2024 it had its world premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival and won both the Documentary Feature Award and the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary. Directed …

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