On March 19th during a screening of Khaled El Kebich’s Pour Toi… Hasna at the Algerian Cinematheque, the Minister of Culture and Arts, Zouhir Ballalou, spoke about the country’s film industry. In his words Algerian cinema is “really taking-off”, thanks to “a solid dynamic visible in the screenings of films produced by the ministry and …
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The Franco-Algerian series El’Sardines won Special Mention in the Short Formats competition at the Series Mania festival in Lille. This is the first time an Algerian series has been presented at this event. Directed by poet Zoulikha Tahar, this short series (six 11-minute episodes) is set in Oran. Six days before her younger sister’s wedding, …
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Produced by the Saudi channel MBC, the series Muawiyah has sparked controversy in many countries, sometimes even before it is shown. With a budget of $100 million, this 30-episode series traces the career of Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, the first caliph of the Umayyad dynasty, whose reign marked the division between Sunnis and Shiites. The …
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In February the Centre Algérien de la Cinématographie launched the first issue of Cinémathèque. This quarterly magazine is supervised by Adel Mekhalfia, who runs the Cinémathèque d’Alger. “The aim,” he explains, “is to provide readers with a comprehensive and stimulating overview of the cinematographic landscape, while celebrating the talents which shape it.” According to the …
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Named after the first French female film director and created in January 2018 by journalist Véronique Le Bris, the Alice Guy Award honours an international female director every year. This year the award was won by Lina Soualem for her film Bye Bye Tibériade. “I discovered Alice Guy,” the director says, “at the same time …
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Organized from February 11th to 15th the 9th National University Short Film Festival presented 22 short films, 9 of which came from universities in Tunisia, Libya and Iraq. Based on the theme “Film, a language of unity – the festival, a symbol of freedom”, the event offered a short film competition with workshops for students. …
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Organized with the support of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the National Convention on Cinema brought together more than 1,000 industry professionals. They met in January to reflect upon and discuss the development of this sector. There were five workshops, each one covering an issue affecting a different area of the industry: economy and finance, governance and …
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