The London-based Al Araby TV has decided that throughout April its weekly programme “Hikayat Al-Cinema” (Stories of Cinema) will honour Tunisia. The programme, intended for the general public, is produced by the British production company “Nostalgia Media”, itself run by the Egyptian producer Hany Beshr. The programme’s creators want to encourage the Arab public’s interest …
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According to the Arabic Facebook page of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation will transmit the soccer World Cup for free in Arabic. In 2010, Israel tried unsuccessfully to buy the rights. This year it managed to obtain them – for €6.3 million. The matches will be shown on the …
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On February 25th, 26th and 27th, the CMCA (Centre Méditerranéen de la Communication Audiovisuelle) and the Jordanian Royal Film Commission screened several documentaries. All had been shown at the 2017 PriMed in Marseille, some of them had won awards. The screenings began on Sunday, February 25th with Hernàn Zin’s “Born in Syria”, following seven Syrian …
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The 9th “La première fois”, a festival for long, medium-length and short films, was held in Aix en Provence and Marseille from February 20th to 24th. All the films were first documentaries. This year’s guest of honour, Jean-Gabriel Périot, gave a masterclass on the first day, which was followed by the official opening. Several Mediterranean …
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On Thursday February 15th the 68th edition of the famous film festival opened in Berlin. Several Mediterranean films are in the running in the different categories. France, Italy, the Lebanon, Spain and Portugal have the most productions or co-productions made in the region (15 for France, 10 for Italy, 9 for Lebanon and 6 each …
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The Brussels Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen, or “Med” for the initiated, celebrates its 17th edition from December 1st to 8th. 70 films of every kind and from many countries will be offered in this year’s selection, including 9 being shown for the first time. This year more than ever “Med” honours women, whether through …
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21st PriMed – Special report The award winners – More than 2,500 6th formers involved in PriMed 1,000 members of the public vote for the Audience Award – The award ceremony itself Hosted by Laurent Menel, the 21st PriMed’s awards ceremony was on Friday, November 24th at the Villa Méditerranée. A true celebration of …
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