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FRANCE / Release of “La belle promise”

“La Belle Promise”, a Palestinian film by Suha Arraf, was released in French cinemas on June 10th. Arraf is particularly known for her work as script-writer on Eran Riklis’ “The Syrian Bride” and “Lemon Tree”, and for winning the “Mediterranean Issues Grand Prix” at the 2011 PriMed for her documentary “Women of Hamas”. Set in …

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EUROPE / Call for grants from the Aswatona Fund

The Aswatona Fund for Media Development, an initiative co-financed by the European Union to strengthen the independent media sector in North Africa and the Middle East, launched its second call for grant proposals for the development of community media. It will support five actions: exchange of experience and good practices; audience development and sustainability; social …

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FRANCE / Looking for funding for Alaa Ashkar’s new documentary “On récolte ce que l’on sème”

The production company Freebird Films, founded by Alaa Ashkar, director of the documentary “Route 60 – a journey beyond borders”, is launching a crowdfunding campaign. Alaa Ashkar is currently working on his new project “On récolte ce que l’on sème” (You reap what you sow). This new feature-length documentary focuses on the issue of memory …

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SWITZERLAND / Gold FIFOG for Tamara Erde’s documentary “This is my land”

The 10th FIFOG, dedicated to love and sponsored by the poet Adonis, was held from March 20th to 29th. It ended with a prize-giving ceremony on Saturday, March 28th at Geneva’s Maison des arts Grütli . This year the documentary jury awarded the Gold FIFOG to “This is my land” by Israeli director Tamara Erde. …

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FRANCE / Arte co-produces Gianfranco Rosi and Dror Moreh’s new documentaries

Arte has announced that ARTE France Cinéma and ARTE France will be funding two new cinema documentaries: “Beyond Lampedusa” by Italian director Gianfranco Rosi and “The Corridors of Power” by Israeli director Dror Moreh. Both focus on crises in today’s world. Best known for “Below Sea Level” (2008), “El Sicario, Room 164” (2010) and “Sacro …

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MOROCCO / Kamal Hachkar’s new documentary “Jérusalem Tinghir, retour au pays natal” in production and looking for funding

After the success of his documentary “Tinghir Jérusalem : les échos du Mellah”, winner of several awards, including Best First Film at the 2013 Tangier National Film Festival, Kamal Hachkar returns to Israel to meet a new generation, born of Jewish-Moroccan parents. Some of these young people are passionately re-discovering their roots. While making his …

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FRANCE / Release of Eran Riklis’s “Dancing Arabs”

After “The Syrian Bride” and “The Lemon Tree”, Israeli director Eran Riklis’ latest film, “Dancing Arabs”, opened in France on February 11th. The film (released in France as “Mon Fils”) is based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Sayed Kashua, an Arab Israeli writer/journalist. It’s about identity and the complex relationship between Israeli’s and Arabs. “Iyad …

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