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EGYPT / Temporary closure of Al Jazeera’s Egyptian branch

Accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, Al Jazeera Mubasher-Misrk, the Qatari 24-hour news channel, announced the “temporary” closure of its Egyptian office on December 22nd. It has “temporarily stopped transmitting until the necessary permits are issued for its return to Cairo, in coordination with the Egyptian authorities”, the Doha-based channel announced on its …

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JORDAN / The 4th Mosalsalat Screenwriters Lab has finished

Royal Film Commission

Organized by the Royal Film Commission, the 4th Mosalsalat Screenwriters Lab was held from May 24th to 29th in Azraq, Jordan. Launched in 2019, the Mosalsalat Screenwriters Lab offers workshops for script-writers from the Arab world, helping them create television projects by providing a team of specialists to support and advise project leaders as they …

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ARAB WORLD / MAD Solutions launches MAD World

MAD-World

MAD Solutions is expanding. It has announced the creation of a new branch dedicated to international sales of Arab films. This new venture will be launched during the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Based in Dubai, the MAD group’s new company will be led by Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab, with Colin Brown as the third …

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MEDITERRANEAN / IMA hosts the first Mediterranean feminist Forum

Forum féministe - IMA

On May 3rd IMA – the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris – hosted the conference “Women, Actors of Change in the Mediterranean” as part of the first Mediterranean Feminist Forum. It was organized by the EuroMed Feminist Initiative with the support of France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. The aim of the conference …

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AFRICA / The Khouribga International Festival of African Film announces its 24th edition

Festival international du cinéma africain de Khouribga

The 24th Khouribga International Festival of African Film (FFICAK) will be held from May 11th to 18th. Created in 1977 by the National Federation of Moroccan Film Clubs and the Khouribga Film Club, this year’s festival will screen 13 features from 11 African countries and 14 shorts. In the feature film category, Mohamed El Samman’s …

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THE ARAB WORLD / 14 projects chosen for MAFF’s Industry Days

MAFF

The 10th Industry Days, part of the Malmo Arab Film Festival, will be held from April 23rd to 26th. 14 projects from 14 countries have been selected from the 36 applications received. The selected projects will compete in three categories: short films in development, feature-length dramas in development and films in post-production. The Industry Days’ …

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ALGERIA / The Minister of Communication, Mohamed Laâgab, calls for quality programmes during Ramadan

EPTV

During an evening presentation of the schedules for Ramadan on Algeria’s public service broadcaster EPTV, the Minister of Communication, Mohamed Laâgab, underlined the importance for public media to broadcast quality programmes promoting “universal, family messages.” Also present, EPTV’s Director General, Nadir Boukabes, reiterated the company’s commitment to a programme schedule which meets “public expectations while …

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