The Tunisian Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée has chosen Kaouther Ben Hania’s documentary Les Filles d’Olfa to represent Tunisia at the Oscars in the categories of Best International Film and Best Documentary. The final nominations will be announced by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on December 21st. The …
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On June 16th Awatef Dali was appointed CEO of the ETT (Etablissement de la télévision tunisienne). In fact she had been the interim CEO since 2021, following the departure of Lassaad Dahech. Working for nearly 30 years within ETT, Awatef Dali joined the company in 1994 as a presenter for Alwataniya 1 and Alwataniya 2, …
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Directed by Lassaad Oueslati, the Tunisian series Harga won the Targo d’oro at the first Matera Fiction Fest in Italy, which took place from June 1st to 4th. The first edition of this international festival for television series concentrated on productions from Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Italy and France. The organisers hope it will …
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Following an incomplete showing of the Jbal Lahmar series, the national channel Al Wataniya 1 decided to broadcast it again from May 22nd. During Ramadan viewers were unable to watch the final four episodes of this series, sparking a lively controversy on social networks. The reason for this was a misunderstanding about the producers’ contract …
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Two Tunisian cinemas, the Amilcar and Ciné Jamil, closed their doors in March. The single-screen, 211-seat Amilcar, which opened in 2015 near the Tunis-Manar university campus, closed down on March 13th. The Ciné Jamil, on the outskirts of Tunis in the Menzah 6 district, closed soon afterwards. According to Ciné Jamil’s team they closed because …
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The France Télévisions group and Orange Tunisie have joined forces to offer the operator’s Tunisian customers the possibility of subscribing to the official france.tv GO streaming application. This partnership makes Orange Tunisia the first telecommunications operator to work exclusively with the France Télévisions group. Available for download from Google and Apple stores the france.tv GO …
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The 7th Aswan International Women’s Film Festival (AIWFF – March 5th to 10th) has announced Tunisian director, producer and politician Selma Baccar will be a guest of honour. Every year the festival highlights the work of women in the world of cinema. By choosing Ms. Baccar as a guest of honour the organizers want to …
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