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EGYPT / Film editor Ahmed Hafez opens his post-production company

Egyptian film editor Ahmed Hafez has launched a post-production company, STORY STUDIO. With over 20 years in the business, Hafez has worked on numerous international blockbusters and feature films from the Arab world. His credits include the Marvel production Moon Knight, the Jordanian Inshallah a Boy by Amjad Al Rasheed and the sequel to the …

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TUNISIA – SPAIN / Kaouther Ben Hania’s “La Voix de Hind Rajab” wins awards at the San-Sebastián International Film Festival

Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab won the Audience Award at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival, which took place from September 19th to 27th. Selected as Tunisia’s official submission for the 98th Academy Awards, this docudrama is about a six-year-old girl from Gaza, Hind Rajab, killed by Israeli forces in January …

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ALGERIA / Algerian cinema analysed by the Ministry of Culture and Arts

Two meetings to discuss the state of Algerian cinema were held on September 21st and 22nd, both chaired by the Minister of Culture and Arts, Malika Bendouda. Her aim is to develop “a strategic approach to revitalise the Algerian film industry.” Faced with the difficulties confronting the industry, the Minister said they must “remove obstacles …

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EGYPT / El Gouna Film Festival announces its programme

The 8th El Gouna Film Festival, running from October 16th to 24th in the Egyptian tourist resort of the same name, has announced the films in competition this year. This year’s organisers want to showcase young Egyptian film-makers by showing their first or second feature films. One of these is Mohamed Rashad’s The Settlement. This …

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FRANCE / Call for applications for documentary residency

The Mains à l’œuvre association is opening its doors to four writer-directors for a seven-week residency to create a collaborative documentary on the theme “Guardian of the Mediterranean.” The residency will be at Villa Rocabella (near Toulon) from November 3rd to December 20th. Accommodation, meals, and a travel grant are provided. Registration is open to …

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MOROCCO / A new law on the film industry

The reform of the Moroccan film industry and re-organisation of the CCM (Centre Cinématographique Marocain) became law on September 1st 2025. In its press release, the CCM explains that the objectives of this law, No. 18.23, “are to strengthen Morocco’s attractiveness for national and foreign investment, create new job opportunities, comply with public service management …

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ITALY – ALGERIA / The Algerian horror film “Roqia” screened at the Venice Film Festival

Roqia, the first feature film by director Yanis Koussim, premiered at the 82nd Venice Film Festival during International Critics’ Week. Produced by Supernova Films, the film takes place in 1992. Suffering from amnesia after a car crash, Ahmed returns to his village where nothing seems familiar, neither his wife nor his children. His youngest son, …

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