On January 20th several memorandums of understanding were signed between the National Media Authority (NMA) – formerly ERTU – and the Egyptian Group for Media (EGM). Their respective directors, Hussein Zein and Tamer Morsi, agreed a joint plan for developing Egyptian television over the next five years. Their first project is the creation of a …
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The “First Film” award recognizes the talent of a film director who made no more than three films. Works produced as part of a school or training can also compete. Running time must exceed 30 minutes. Here are the films chosen to take part in the 22nd PriMed, le Festival de la Méditerranée en images, …
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The 28th Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage (JCC), a festival of African and Arab cinema films, ended on November 11th in Tunis with an award ceremony at the Théâtre Municipal. While the majority of Tanit d’Or were won by films from sub-Saharan Africa, North African films nevertheless did well, convincing the various juries: drama, chaired by …
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Every year during Ramadan, Tunisian television channels renew their programmes to ensure good ratings. Attessia TV’s “El Masque“ In a press conference, Elyess Gharbi, chair and managing director of Tunisian Television, announced the budget for this year’s Ramadan schedule was 4.5 million dinars. New Tunisian productions Among the new local productions, the major public channel, …
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The 18th Arab Festival of Radio and Television, organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), ended on April 28th in Hammamet (Tunisia). Numerous awards have been given to the Arab world’s best television and radio productions, out of the 230 works entered in the various competitions. Best Television Series went to the Kuwaiti …
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The fourth Talents Beirut will be held in the Lebanese capital from September 21st to 25th 2017. It aims to support young Arab talent by giving them the chance to show their work and meet others working in the film business. The candidate call is open from March 8th to May 8th 2017. Directors of …
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Jihad Abdo, or the story of a Syrian actor who fled his country and made a new life in Los Angeles. The name of Jihad Abdo may not mean much for non-Arabic speakers yet, this 54-year-old Syrian is a very famous actor across the whole Arab world, with more than 40 feature films to his …
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