Egypt returns to Cannes with Morad Mostafa’s Aisha Can’t Fly Away. It is presented in Un Certain Regard at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. This brutal thriller explores Cairo’s underworld. It centres on a young Somali caretaker, Aisha, living in the marginalized neighbourhood of Ain Shams, home to a large community of African migrants. The …
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JORDAN / The Amman International Film Festival launches a platform for web series
The Amman International Film Festival, Awal Film, is launching a new programme to encourage web series: the Spark Series. Developed as part of the Amman Film Industry Days, it will give selected creators of web series the chance to present their projects to an audience of film-makers, producers, distributors and industry professionals. The goal is …
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ROMANIA – GREECE / The feature-length Y in the final phase of post-production
Romanian actress Maria Popistașu and screenwriter Alexandru Baciu are in the final stages of post-production for their directorial debut, Y. This feature-length drama follows Olga, her father and her two sisters, living in comfort thanks to the fortune made by their grandmother, Ileana, a former lawyer. Her sudden death disrupts the family’s well-being, especially for …
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ALGERIA / The Minister of Culture and Arts, Zouhir Ballalou, talks about the state of the film industry
On March 19th during a screening of Khaled El Kebich’s Pour Toi… Hasna at the Algerian Cinematheque, the Minister of Culture and Arts, Zouhir Ballalou, spoke about the country’s film industry. In his words Algerian cinema is “really taking-off”, thanks to “a solid dynamic visible in the screenings of films produced by the ministry and …
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FRANCE – ALGERIA / The Franco-Algerian series “El’Sardines” wins award at Series Mania
The Franco-Algerian series El’Sardines won Special Mention in the Short Formats competition at the Series Mania festival in Lille. This is the first time an Algerian series has been presented at this event. Directed by poet Zoulikha Tahar, this short series (six 11-minute episodes) is set in Oran. Six days before her younger sister’s wedding, …
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MOROCCO / 2M recorded 36% audience share on the first day of Ramadan
The television channel 2M announced an audience share of 36% during prime time on the first day of Ramadan. For the entire day it averaged 30%. That first evening three of its flagship series were highly successful. Leading the way was the sitcom Mabrouk Elina, which attracted 12.2 million viewers. Then came Addam Al Machrouk …
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FRANCE / Call for projects : Films Femmes Méditerranée
Films Femmes Mediterranee launches its workshop, season 7. This two-day event will take place in Marseille on the 13th and 14th of november, during the 20th edition of FFM. It is dedicated to promoting encounters between the women filmmakers selected and professional producers also coming from the Mediterranean region. Its aim is two-fold: to support …
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