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EGYPT / “The Stories” chosen to compete in the 2027 Oscars

Egypt has selected Abu Bakr Shawky’s “The Stories” to represent the country in the “Best International Feature Film” category at the 99th Academy Awards. The Egyptian-Austrian director based the film on his own parents’ experiences. Set between the late 1960’s and the 1980’s, the film follows Ahmed, a young Egyptian from a modest family who …

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MOROCCO – ITALY / Future collaboration agreed at the Tétouan Film Festival

During the 31st Tétouan Mediterranean Film Festival, which took place from October 3rd to 10th, a partnership programme was launched with Italy’s Cinecittà for greater Italian-Moroccan collaboration and more co-productions. The idea is to foster bilateral ties between Tetouan and Matera. Both towns have been designated Mediterranean Capitals of Culture and Dialogue for 2026. A …

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PALESTINE / The Gaza Film Academy created

At the recent Venice Film Festival, a group of Palestinian film-makers announced the creation of the Gaza Film Academy. They want to establish a centre in Gaza for film education, training and production, to connect local young film-makers with their international peers. As Dr. Ezzaldeen Shalh, co-founder of the Gaza Film Academy and founder of …

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BULGARIA / Bulgarian film-makers worried by the future of the Nu Boyana Film Studios

In September Bulgarian film-makers and employees gathered to protest outside Nu Boyana Studios. Their concern: the potential closure of the studios when the privatisation agreement ends. In the mid-2000’s, the studio was privatised and purchased by Nu Image. A 20-year agreement was signed containing specific clauses preventing the buyer from dismantling the historic studio or …

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MALTA / Malta announces an international call for tenders for the Land-Sea Super Stage

Malta has launched an international call to finance, build and operate the new Malta Film Studios which will house the world’s first Land-Sea Super Stage. Planned for Kalkara, the aim of this ambitious project is to build state-of-the-art studios directly integrated with Malta’s existing water tanks, creating a filming location which spans both land and …

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MOROCCO / The CCM allocates €2.4 million to 40 festivals and film events

The Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) has announced that a total of €2.4 million (24.6 million dirhams) will be allocated to film festivals and events across the country. Out of 55 applications reviewed, 40 were selected. Among them is the Marrakesh International Film Festival, which will receive a grant of approximately €1.1 million (12 million dirhams). …

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA / For greater parity, the Sarajevo Film Festival has launched “Sister Sister”

In collaboration with the Sarajevo Film Festival, which ran from August 14th to 21st, Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska has launched a project called “Sister Sister”. Her aim is to draft a collective manifesto on the role of women in the audiovisual industry in all the countries of former Yugoslavia. According to its originator the …

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