The director, writer and jazz musician Philippe Carrese died on May 5th, at the age of 63. His family coming originally from Naples, Philippe Carrese was born in Marseille in 1956 and grew up in the Panier district. He moved to Paris to study at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques. After graduation, he began …
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With the support of UNESCO and many international broadcasting organizations, URTI is organizing the Grand Prix for Author’s Documentary. In the television world this award has a very high reputation, due to the large number of participants and the quality of the selected programmes. Created in 1981 by Armand Lanoux, a French writer who was …
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On April 16th more than 150 professionals gathered at the Palais de la Bourse in Marseille to participate in Production Summit fiction, organized by the internet magazine film français. Four round tables punctuated the day, led by “high-level speakers”, like Sened Dhab, director of digital drama at France Télévisions, and Matthieu Marot, artistic advisor for …
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Audiences at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, which will run from May 14th to 25th, will be able to discover many films from Mediterranean countries within the various sections. Here is an overview of the selected films: In the Un certain regard category, which is for as-yet little-known filmmakers, two Mediterranean films caught the attention …
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Lebanese actress, screenwriter and director Nadine Labaki will chair the jury of Un Certain Regard at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Founded in 1978, Un Certain Regard runs parallel to the Official Competition and is known for its original and daring films, usually made by little-known directors. The jury look for new ways of story-telling …
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Organised by a collective of committed volunteers, the festival of militant cinema will run from April 26th to May 4th in Marseilles. The films, around the theme of urban struggle, will be shown at the Gyptis and La Baleine cinemas, the Alcazar library, the Lycée St Exupéry and in outdoor spaces. Every night for over …
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On April 4th the Institut Français and the Centre Nationale du Cinéma (CNC) organised a special evening to celebrate their funding system for international films, Aide aux cinémas du monde. Since these grants were initiated in 2012, 350 films from 90 countries have been helped. In the words of Frédérique Bredin, chair of the CNC, …
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