News about audiovisual in Tunisia
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On June 16th Awatef Dali was appointed CEO of the ETT (Etablissement de la télévision tunisienne). In fact she had been the interim CEO since 2021, following the departure of Lassaad Dahech. Working for nearly 30 years within ETT, Awatef Dali joined the company in 1994 as a presenter for Alwataniya 1 and Alwataniya 2, …
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Directed by Lassaad Oueslati, the Tunisian series Harga won the Targo d’oro at the first Matera Fiction Fest in Italy, which took place from June 1st to 4th. The first edition of this international festival for television series concentrated on productions from Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Italy and France. The organisers hope it will …
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Following an incomplete showing of the Jbal Lahmar series, the national channel Al Wataniya 1 decided to broadcast it again from May 22nd. During Ramadan viewers were unable to watch the final four episodes of this series, sparking a lively controversy on social networks. The reason for this was a misunderstanding about the producers’ contract …
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Launched in 2011, MEDITALENTS is a support platform for young Mediterranean film-makers. Based on the Lab Med and Lab Doc workshops, MEDITALENTS invites experienced film professionals and screenwriters to help young talents in the writing, production and showing of their projects. Sponsored by director Claire Simon, the 4th Lab Doc welcomes 9 participants from the …
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The call for projects for Close Up is open until July 9th. Close Up is an independent not-for-profit NGO based in Brussels. Every year it offers a training, development and mentorship programme for emerging documentary film-makers from South West Asia and North Africa. Participants must have made at least one short film. Only projects in …
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The poster and programme of the 76th Cannes Film Festival (May 16th to 27th) have been revealed. Many of the films in the Official Competition and the Un Certain Regard section are from the Mediterranean area. This year the Official Competition includes a new film by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia) – Les Filles d’Olfa. This …
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Two Tunisian cinemas, the Amilcar and Ciné Jamil, closed their doors in March. The single-screen, 211-seat Amilcar, which opened in 2015 near the Tunis-Manar university campus, closed down on March 13th. The Ciné Jamil, on the outskirts of Tunis in the Menzah 6 district, closed soon afterwards. According to Ciné Jamil’s team they closed because …
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