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TURKEY/ Turkey wants to develop its animated film sector

Rafadan Tayfa Göbeklitepe

During a visit to the ISF animation studios in Ankara the Minister of Industry and Technology, Mustafa Varank, told the Turkish news agency AA that Turkey was increasing its potential in this sector. Accompanied by his family, he watched the making of “Rafadan Tayfa Göbeklitepe”, the country’s most popular animated series with 3.5 million viewers. …

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TURKEY AZERBAIJAN / Turkey and Azerbaijan sign cinema and audiovisual cooperation agreement

Accord Turquie Azerbaïdjan

Representatives from Turkey and Azerbaijan met in Ankara to agree on a series of agreements and strengthen their bilateral cultural cooperation. Azerbaijani Minister of Culture Anar Karimov and Turkey’s Minister of International Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu praised the unity of their countries. Their cultural alliance will ensure “the promotion of the translation and publication of modern …

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FRANCE TUNISIA / The CNC and the CNCI launch the call for projects for 2021

CNC

The Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image (CNCI) in Tunisia and its French counterpart the Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) have launched their 2021 call for projects which may be eligible for their grants. The Tunisian-French Cinematographic Co-production Assistance Fund is open to applications until April 30th. Launched in 2017, the fund was created within the framework of …

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MOROCCO / A partnership signed between the Office National Marocain du Tourisme (ONMT) and the Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM)

Signatures ONMT CCM

Friday March 12th in Rabat, the Office National Marocain du Tourisme (ONMT) and the Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) signed a partnership agreement to promote Morocco in the international film and audiovisual industry. The goal is to make the country more attractive to foreign producers and to encourage growth. According to Observateur.info, this partnership plans to develop an offer called “Morocco, Shooting …

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MOROCCO / “Autisto”, first co-production between Morocco, Israel and the United States

Jérôme Cohen Olivar

Franco-Moroccan director Jérôme Cohen Olivar has given the first details of his upcoming film “Autisto” in an interview with the Moroccan news channel Le360. “Autisto” is about Ronit, a Jewish woman from Tel Aviv, and her long fight for her autistic and epileptic child. When yet another epileptic seizure sends her son to hospital, Ronit seems …

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LEBANON / Death of Lokman Slim, Lebanese intellectual and co-director of Massaker and Tadmor

Lokman Slim

The body of Lokman Slim, a Lebanese intellectual, was found in Zahrani on February 4th. He had been murdered. This “fervent opponent of confessionalism” (the Lebanese political system apportioning parliamentary seats according to religion) had already received death threats in 2019. For many years a critic of Hezbollah, he had notably spoken out against that …

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SPAIN / Spanish content attracting an international market

Until a few years ago, Spain produced its television series mainly for domestic consumption. Today, more and more international broadcasters are looking for Spanish content – with a potential audience of 500 million people across the world. The pioneer in this field is Mediapro, which in 2019 opened its own studio. Its arrival encouraged a …

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