News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
The Bulgarian National Film Centre (NFC) has launched a digital platform filmcenter.bg. The free platform, available in English, offers foreign producers a directory of national crews, companies and actors. The goal is to make organising film shoots in Bulgaria easier for foreign companies. It also features a guide to natural locations and monuments. In the …
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Egypt returns to Cannes with Morad Mostafa’s Aisha Can’t Fly Away. It is presented in Un Certain Regard at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. This brutal thriller explores Cairo’s underworld. It centres on a young Somali caretaker, Aisha, living in the marginalized neighbourhood of Ain Shams, home to a large community of African migrants. The …
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Shot in Morocco, Olivier Laxe’ Franco-Spanish film Sirat has been selected for the official competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The story is set in Morocco’s Jbel Saghro mountains where Louis, accompanied by his young son, is searching for his daughter who disappeared at an electronic music festival. Their search takes them across the …
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The Marjane Group, owner of several shopping centres in Morocco, is partnering with the French film company Pathé to expand its offerings by combining retail outlets with entertainment and culture. As Ayoub Azami, Chairman and CEO of Marjane Group, explains: “This partnership is part of our strategy to develop high-value-added services designed to enrich the …
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Films Femmes Mediterranee launches its workshop, season 7. This two-day event will take place in Marseille on the 13th and 14th of november, during the 20th edition of FFM. It is dedicated to promoting encounters between the women filmmakers selected and professional producers also coming from the Mediterranean region. Its aim is two-fold: to support …
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For the past year the Italian government has been procrastinating over its planned changes to tax incentives for film and television production. Specifically this affects the funding available to film productions through a 40% tax credit. For industry associations and collectives, this delay in releasing the funding has a direct impact on small and medium-sized …
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The Cyprus Film Days International Festival has announced the films chosen for its 23rd edition, which will be held from April 4th to 12th. Launched in 2001, the festival takes place annually in the island’s two main cities: Limassol and Nicosia. It is organized by the Deputy Ministry of Culture’s Department of Contemporary Culture and …
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