News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
The call for applications is open for the CREATACC diploma from the GREC (Groupe de Recherches et d’Essais Cinématographiques) and Corsica’s IUT (Institut Universitaire de Technologie). They have been offering this Master’s level 1 degree since 2010. Two options are available: Writing/Production and Writing/Directing. Both options offer students the opportunity to participate in the development …
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At the Cannes Film Festival’s Film Market, the Spanish government presented a revised version of its Spain Audiovisual Hub plan, launched in 2021. Faced with the disruption of the audiovisual sector caused by new technologies, the plan will strengthen Spanish audiovisual productions by encouraging the development of national productions and attracting external investment and foreign …
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Palestinian directors Arab and Tarzan Nasser won the Best Director Award in the Un Certain Regard category for their film Once Upon a Time in Gaza. A dark comedy with a sharp social commentary, Once Upon a Time in Gaza is about a young student, Yahya, who forms an unlikely friendship with an outgoing but …
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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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