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MOROCCO / Filming Ghizlane Assif’s first feature

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The director Ghizlane Assif is shooting her first feature film Un Hiver Froid. It is set in and around Marrakech. Produced by Houcine El Malki and written by Jalal Belouadi, the film is about Amal, who, after her husband’s suicide, sees strange visions and becomes convinced that her husband is not dead. On the advice …

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ITALY / The Italian government reduces streaming platforms’ investment obligations

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The Italian government recently announced the reduction of the statutory investment obligations for video-on-demand (VoD) platforms. By modifying the 2021 Media Law, Georgia Meloni’s government has reduced the percentage of turnover which streaming platforms have to invest in European films from 20% to 16%. The change also increases the quota for Italian audiovisual production. Initially …

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EGYPT / The al-Ahram studios devastated by a fire

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On the night of March 15th to March 16th a fire broke out in Cairo’s historic al-Ahram studios. Spotted after the filming of a Ramadan soap opera, the fire ravaged the entire studio and spread to neighbouring buildings and dwellings. According to Al-Ahram Hebdo, the public prosecutor’s office has appointed a group of experts to …

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GREECE / The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival announces the winners

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The 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (March 7th to 17th), complete with 250 international documentaries, has announced its award winners. There were 12 documentaries in the international section, competing for three awards. The prestigious Golden Alexander went to My Stolen Planet by director Farahnaz Sharifi and the Silver Alexander to Lidia Duda’s Forest. The jury …

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TURKEY / Inter Medya expands its catalogue and broadens its reach

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The Turkish distribution company, Inter Medya, is negotiating new agreements to distribute its series more widely. Interrupted, produced in 2020, will return for a second 8-episode season. It’s about a journalist who, after a serious road accident, is given the chance to return to life – but in someone else’s body. Produced by TIMS&B Productions, …

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ALGERIA / Launch of the programme “Algérie avec amour”

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As part of a programme called Algérie avec amour (Algeria with love), the Minister of Culture and Arts, Soraya Mouloudji has given seven short films the green light to start filming. Algérie avec amour was created by the Ministry of Culture and Arts to help women directors understand how film projects are turned into completed …

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SLOVENIA / Eight features supported by the Slovenian Film Centre are being made

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The Slovenian Film Centre has announced that 8 feature films it is supporting will be shot in 2024. One of the films listed, Girl of the Night, began filming in February. It is about a young kleptomaniac who foolishly steals a bike from a young woman who believes she is a crime-fighting superhero – for …

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