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SPAIN / Nick Igea is shooting his first feature “Un paseo por el Borne”

Un paseo por el Borne

Presented in 2014 during Montpellier’s Cinemed Meetings, Nick Igea’s first feature Un paseo por el Borne (A walk through el Born) is currently filming in Palma on Majorca. Co-written by Nick Igea, Elio Quiroga and Zebina Guerra, the film is about a man in his late fifties, Martín (played by Rodolfo Sancho), who has not …

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MOROCCO / Douad Aoulad-Syad filming “Marja Zarga”

Assa City Skyview

Director and photographer, Daoud Oulad Sayed, will shoot his next film, Marja Zarga (Blue Lagoon), in the province of Assa-Zag. Located on the border of Western Sahara, the region is mainly rural and desert, elements which attract the director because it “presents an atypical space for filming with amazing natural qualities”. Co-written by Daoud Oulad …

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ALGERIA / Making a film about the life of Youcef Zighoud

Youcef Zighoud

The town of Mila’s old quarter has been chosen for shooting some of the film about Youssef Zighoud, fighter and leader of the National Liberation Front (FLN). Produced by the Ministry of War Veterans (which protects and promotes Algerian Revolution veterans) and directed by Mounès Khamar, the announcement of this bio-pic comes as part of …

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ISRAEL / The minister of Culture wants to end subsidies for “offensive” films

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Miki Zohar, a Likud member and current Minister of Culture and Sports, announced on Ynet radio that he wants the state to stop subsidizing films considered “offensive” to the country or its armed forces. “The state,” he explains, “doesn’t have to fund such controversial content.” Without specifying the criteria for defining a film “offensive”, he …

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GREECE / Episodic Program, a writing course

Oxbelly

The Greek non-profit organization Oxbelly has announced a training course, Episodic Program, for international writers wanting a career in television. It will take place from June 3rd to 11th in Costa Navarino, Greece. Over the course of a week, 10 to 12 scriptwriters will attend masterclasses and take part in collective exercises in the “writer’s …

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FRANCE / 35th URTI International Radio Grand Prix

URTI

The Union Radiophonique et Télévisuelle Internationale (URTI) is organizing its 35th URTI International Radio Grand Prix. This year’s theme: “Radio and Peace – trust in and accessibility for radio in all circumstances”. Registration is open until April 18th. Created in 1989, the URTI International Radio Grand Prix rewards programmes from all over the world for …

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EUROPE / Going European; a writers’ training programme for series

Going European

The French Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) is launching a training programme for pairs of French and non-French writers, focussing on issues specific to co-authoring international series. It is doing this in partnership with the Séries Mania Festival (France), the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment co-production and networking market (Spain) and the …

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