The festival for Middle Eastern documentaries, Middle East Now, is preparing its 15th edition which will be held in Florence from October 15th to 20th. This year’s theme: Ecologies of Resistance. For the festival organisers this theme covers both the climate crisis and war, two tragedies they consider “deeply intertwined”. Using the earthquakes which hit …
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Many programmes won awards at the 24th Arab Radio and Television Festival, between June 26th and 29th. One of the countries present, Tunisia, won six awards for its television and radio programmes. The Établissement de la Télévision tunisienne received second prize in the “Variety and Shows” category for Palestine in the Heart while three programmes …
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The 19th International Oriental Film Festival (FIFOG) was held in Geneva from June 10th to 16th. There were 45 films, 16 directed by women, presented in four competitive categories. In the feature film category the jury awarded FIFOG Gold to Tunisian director Nada Mezni Hafaiedh. Her film, Take My Breath, is about a 23 year-old …
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The 5th Sétif International Cinema Days took place from May 4th to 7th. The idea was initiated by Sétif’s Office of Tourism and Culture, whose director Khaled Mehennaoui says the event “offers a space for industry professionals – film-makers and operators – to get together, Algerians but also from outside the country.” The Days provide …
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MAD Solutions is expanding. It has announced the creation of a new branch dedicated to international sales of Arab films. This new venture will be launched during the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Based in Dubai, the MAD group’s new company will be led by Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab, with Colin Brown as the third …
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The winners of the 20th ZagrebDox were announced at its awards ceremony on April 21st. During the previous 8 days 102 films in 12 sections had been screened at this international documentary festival. From the 19 films in the International Competition, the main award, Big Stamp, went to a Tunisian film, Kaouther Ben Hania’s Les …
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The 24th Khouribga International Festival of African Film (FFICAK) will be held from May 11th to 18th. Created in 1977 by the National Federation of Moroccan Film Clubs and the Khouribga Film Club, this year’s festival will screen 13 features from 11 African countries and 14 shorts. In the feature film category, Mohamed El Samman’s …
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