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ISRAEL / Israeli television to broadcast the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Arabic and for free

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According to the Arabic Facebook page of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation will transmit the soccer World Cup for free in Arabic. In 2010, Israel tried unsuccessfully to buy the rights. This year it managed to obtain them – for €6.3 million. The matches will be shown on the …

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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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ALGERIA / The state will authorise 7 private channels

In the Official Journal published on October 16th, the Algerian government announced it will attribute broadcasting licenses for seven private television channels, and launched a call for offers. This first step towards opening Algerian broadcasting to the private sector has been expected since 2010, when President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he wanted to allow private channels …

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FRANCE / An Arab-language version of Gulli

The French private channel Gulli, aimed at youth and family audiences, is now available via satellite in an Arab-language version. Known as Gulli Bil Arabi, this version is broadcast across 18 countries of the Middle East and North Africa, and is included in all the offers of My-HD, a Chinese company based in the United …

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ISRAEL / Candidate call for the 2017/18 Greenhouse programme

The Greenhouse Film Centre has opened a candidate-call for the next session of its programme for documentary film-makers from North Africa and the Middle East. Every year a dozen candidates participate in a three-part workshop as part of the Greenhouse programme. They refine their documentary projects and pitch them before a panel of international buyers, …

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PriMed 2017 / Mediterranean Issues

The films chosen in the Mediterranean Issues category for the 21st PriMed are: – CHILD MOTHER by Yael KIPPER and Ronen ZARETZKY – IF I CLOSE MY EYES by Francesca MANNOCCHI and Alessio ROMENZI – NÉ EN SYRIE by Hernán ZIN – SYRIE, LE CRI ÉTOUFFÉ by Manon LOIZEAU and Annick COJEAN The 21st PriMed (Prix …

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EGYPT / Candidate call for the 2017 MAHD Film Lab

The Egyptian production company Felucca Films and the Swedish Institute in Alexandria are launching the second MAHD Film Lab, a training and assistance programme for young scriptwriters and directors. The MAHD Film Lab is open to all scriptwriters and directors, Arab or European, currently working on a project for a first or second feature-length drama. …

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