Category: WESTERN EUROPE

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SPECIAL REPORT / 10 documentaries win awards at the 21st PriMed

The 21st PriMed set a new record: more than 6,000 spectators attended, more than 2,500 sixth form students participated, and a list of excellent films received awards for the best in documentary film-making about the Mediterranean. 25 documentaries, television reports and web-documentaries were selected for the 2017 PriMed, the Prix International du Documentaire et du …

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FRANCE / 21st PriMed: a week of free screenings!

PriMed, the Festival of the Mediterranean in images, celebrates its 21st year from the 19th to the 25th of November in Marseille. A week of excellent Mediterranean documentaries, full of surprises – take a look at the programme. Created in 1994, PriMed (Prix International du Documentaire et du Reportage Méditerranéen) presents every year in Marseille …

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FRANCE / cinematunisien.com launches a call for films

To prepare for several screenings in Paris during 2018, the association cinematunisien.com has just opened a call for films on its web-site. Primarily it is looking for short documentaries or dramas, produced during or after 2016, for screenings scheduled between February and April 2018. The association is also looking for short documentaries or dramas for …

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ITALY / Rai prepares an international channel in English

The new five-year services contract signed between Rai (public broadcaster) and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development provides for an English-language channel which should go on air soon. At some point in 2018 this channel will broadcast 24 hours a day, offering news, documentaries, films, series and live sports events – all entirely in English. …

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FRANCE / The Italian film “Manuel” a major success at Cinémed

Dario Albertini’s Manuel won three awards at the 39th Cinémed, the festival of Mediterranean cinema in Montpellier, which ended on October 28th. The jury, chaired by French actress and director Aure Atika, awarded the Golden Antigone to this social drama directed by former documentary-maker Dario Albertini and produced by Bibi Films and Timvision. Manuel is …

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SPAIN / The government wants to take control of the media in Catalonia

Having activated Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution on Saturday October 21st, suspending Catalonia’s autonomy, Madrid now wants to place the Catalan public broadcasters under state supervision, including the television channel TV3. This measure would allow the Madrid government to put new leaders in place at TV3 and dismiss those currently in office. In a …

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ITALY / A reportage by Envoyé Spécial wins an award at Bologna

The 11th Terra di Tutti festival, held in Bologna between October 13th and 15th, presented awards to several French documentaries and television reports. Focussing on social cinema, Terra di Tutti this year offered 35 documentaries and TV reports from around the world, including twenty in competition. In a selection strongly influenced by the twin themes …

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