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EUROMEDITERRANEAN / Imminent creation of the first Euro-Mediterranean Audiovisual Centre

During the Cannes Film Festival, an important agreement was signed by the directors of several Mediterranean broadcasting organisations. Its aim is to create a Euro-Mediterranean Audiovisual Centre. The group of signatories includes Nejib Ayed, director of the Carthage Film Festival; Teresa Azcona of the Spanish Film Commission; Joanna Gallardo, head of the Ile-de-France Film Commission; …

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FRANCE / 11 projects chosen for FIDLab 2017

11 film projects representing 12 different countries have been chosen to participate in the 2017 FIDLab, the international co-production platform set up as part of FID (Festival international de cinéma de Marseille). More than half the projects selected are from the Mediterranean: “The Portuguese” (Portugal) a drama in development by Rita Azevedo Gomes, produced by …

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FRANCE / At Cannes, critics give awards to Arab films

On May 21st , the ACC (Arab Cinema Centre) organized their first Critics’ Awards in Cannes, with a jury of critics allocating awards to the best films produced in the Arab world the previous year. 24 Arab, European and American critics, representing 15 countries, chose the 5 award-winners, who each received their trophy at a …

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TUNISIA / Training in religious journalism

Meeting in Tunis on May 4th, the Haute Autorité Indépendante de la Communication et de l’Audiovisuel (HAICA) and the Ministry of Religious Affairs announced a strengthening of their partnership. In a statement, the HAICA said the two institutions have agreed to create training sessions for journalists specializing in religious affairs. Their decision is part of …

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TUNISIA / 5 journalists win the 2017 Prix Hermès

  The Prix Hermès, promoting press freedom across the Mediterranean area, was awarded to three journalists from the southern Mediterranean and two from the north, at a ceremony in Hammamet (Tunisia) on April 28th. This distinction, created in 2014, is awarded jointly by Copeam (Conférence Permanente de l’Audiovisuel) and two Tunisian associations, Med 21 and …

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TUNISIA / The winner of the 18th ASBU Festival

  The 18th Arab Festival of Radio and Television, organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), ended on April 28th in Hammamet (Tunisia). Numerous awards have been given to the Arab world’s best television and radio productions, out of the 230 works entered in the various competitions. Best Television Series went to the Kuwaiti …

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TUNISIA / A new head for the JCC

At the end of February the Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs appointed Nejib Ayed, a film producer, to run the Carthage Film Days (JCC) this year and next. He succeeds Brahim Letaief, also a producer. Néjib Ayed was born in 1953 in Ksar Hellal. After a Master’s in French, he moved into the film industry …

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