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TUNISIA / The Cinémathèque tunisienne is organising “Tunisia 2011: the Time of the Documentary”

Tunisie-2011

From January 17th to 31st the Cinematheque tunisienne, in partnership with the Direction Générale Des Arts Scéniques et Audiovisuels, is offering a series of screenings: “Tunisia 2011: the Time of the Documentary”. The programme looks back at the events of January 14th 2011 and the Tunisian revolution through the lenses of film-makers. The selected films …

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ARAB WORLD / Film festivals postponed out of solidarity with the Palestinians

Two major Egyptian festivals have been postponed due to the war between Hamas and Israel. The management of the El Gouna Film Festival announced in a press release the indefinite postponement of their event: “the GFF team hopes to resume the 6th edition when the situation in the Palestinian territories stabilizes.” The deferment of the …

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FRANCE  / Cinemed announces its awards

Cinemed

The 45th Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival – Cinemed – was held from October 20th to 28th. This year, the festival presented 200 films including several French premieres. There were competitions for feature films, shorts and documentaries as well as a retrospective of Italian film-maker Ettore Scola. This year eight feature-length documentaries on the Lebanon, Palestine, …

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MEDITERRANEAN / The 24th Euromed Docs Market

Medimed

Organized by MEDIMED, the Euromed Docs Market was held from October 12th to 15th in Sitges, near Barcelona. This Euro-Mediterranean market for documentaries puts selected project leaders together with international broadcasters, co-producers and financiers. First there was a public Pitching Forum, with the selected directors and producers presenting their projects. Then individual meetings were organised …

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TUNISIA / The documentary “Les filles d’Olfa” will represent Tunisiaat the Oscars

Les Filles d'Olfa

The Tunisian Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée has chosen Kaouther Ben Hania’s documentary Les Filles d’Olfa to represent Tunisia at the Oscars in the categories of Best International Film and Best Documentary. The final nominations will be announced by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on December 21st. The …

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ITALY / Winners of the Final Cut in Venice

Biennal de Venise

Created in 2013 as part of the Venice International Film Festival, Final Cut in Venice is a programme supporting the post-production of films from every African country and five Middle Eastern ones: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Every year seven films are selected to participate in the three day programme (this year from September …

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TUNISIA / Awatef Dali appointed as head of Tunisian television

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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