FRANCE – LEBANON / The Fameck Arab Film Festival with Lebanon guest of honour

The 36th Fameck Arab Film Festival will be held in north-eastern France from October 2nd to 12th.This year the main focus is on Lebanon, with the organisers wanting to “shine a spotlight on creative Lebanese films, reflecting a changing society, combining poetry, resistance and a search for identity.” More than 15 films – fiction, documentaries …

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FRANCE / Project call for GREC: Short Film Screenplay residential workshop

The GREC is launching its call for applications for the Short Film Screenplay workshop-residency, which will be held in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica. Registration is open until July 25th. Organised in partnership with the Cinémathèque de Corse and with the support of FEAC (a fund for artistic & cultural exchanges in French overseas territories) and the Collectivité …

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FRANCE – ALGERIA / Arte broadcasts the series “El’Sardines”

Since June 2nd Arte has been broadcasting the Franco-Algerian series El’Sardines on its platform. Directed by poet Zoulikha Tahar, this six-episode, 11-minute miniseries is set in Oran. Six days before her younger sister’s wedding, Zouzou, a 30-year-old celibate marine biologist, cannot bring herself to tell her family that she is leaving the day after the …

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GREECE / Cash rebates overdue: film professionals concerned

Many film industry professionals in Greece are concerned about the dysfunctional Hellenic Cinema and Audiovisual Centre (EKKOMED). This national institution, which administers the country’s cash rebate system, has not paid out anything since March 2024. Nearly 2,000 members of the Greek audiovisual sector signed an open letter calling for reform and the payment of outstanding …

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MALTA / The Mediterranea Film Festival announces its selection

For its 3rd edition, Malta’s Mediterranean Film Festival has announced a programme of 40 films from 20 countries. It takes place from June 21st to 29th. The programme is divided into three sections: the Official Competition and the Out-of-Competition section. Among the 10 titles presented in competition, the documentary Igor Bezinovic’s Fiume o Morte! (Croatia, …

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ALGERIA / The first Rencontre cinématographique Rusicada

The first Rusicada Film Festival ran from June 21st to 25th in Skikda. Organized by the Skikda Wilaya Culture Directorate, the festival hopes to make the city a film hub in eastern Algeria. This first edition, themed From Writing to Screen, focused on cinema through its literary and screenwriting dimensions. Over the festival’s five days …

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JORDAN / Roya Media Group announces a record audience during Ramadan

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In a press release dated June 6th 2025, Roya Media Group (RMG) announced it had broken audience records during Ramadan last March. According to RMG, Roya’s digital platforms exceeded 2 billion views on social media, a 42% increase on last year. In addition, its website and mobile apps recorded over 72 million views, a 26% …

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