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The Arab World / Netflix and AFAC have awarded 5 Arab women producers and directors

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In partnership with the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), Netflix has announced the five Arab women directors and producers who will receive the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity. Created in 2021 this fund “is a dedicated effort to create new opportunities for under-represented communities within entertainment,” according to the Netflix web site. The …

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Tunisia / We DoQ, screenings of documentaries on the causes of LGBTQI+

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The We DoQ event was held at the CineMadart in Carthage on Saturday March 19th. 9 short documentaries were shown, all addressing LGBTQI+ rights issues. It is one of the first events to deal with this subject in Tunisia or its region. Organized by two associations, Doc House and Mawjoudin, We DoQ questions assumptions about …

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Tunisia / Launch of “La Route Cinématographique”

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In partnership with Tunisia’s Ministry of Tourism, a German agency for international cooperation, GIZ, has launched the La Route Cinematographique or cinematographic journey. Initially planned for 2020, the project was finally announced on March 22nd this year. Also called “in the footsteps of cult films”, the project hopes to diversify Tunisia’s tourist offering by showing …

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Morocco – Tunisia / A Moroccan short wins award at the Tunis International Panorama

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Moroccan director Zakaria Nouri won Best Director Award at the Tunis International Panorama Festival for his film Aicha, chosen from the 20 short fiction films and 4 short documentaries in the competition. Organised by film-maker Kamal Aouij, the event was held at the Tunisian Cinematheque from February 8th to 10th. Aicha describes the bleak life …

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Egypt – Tunisia / The Tunisian film Salwa banned from being shown at the Alexandria Short Film Festival

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Salwa, a short film by Tunisian director Ines Ben Othman, was banned from being screened at the 8th Alexandria Short Film Festival, although it was still allowed to participate in the competition. The festival organisers told Ms Ben Othman of their decision two days before the festival opened, which was held from February 10th to …

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TiVi5MONDE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE MAGHREB AND MIDDLE EAST

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TiVi5MONDE the youth channel for 4-14 year olds from the TV5MONDE group is now available free of charge in HD and SD, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on the ARABSAT Badr 26° East satellite, which has exclusive rights to it in the Maghreb and Middle-East region. East. With its varied programs from …

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TUNISIA / “Communion” in official competition at the first Red Sea International Film Festival

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Tunisian director Neijb Belkadhi’s “Communion” has been selected for the official competition of the first Red Sea International Film Festival. The event will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from December 6th to 15th. “Communion” takes us back to March 2020 as the pandemic is beginning to spread: “A couple, a cat, a virus. During …

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