In a press release dated June 6th 2025, Roya Media Group (RMG) announced it had broken audience records during Ramadan last March. According to RMG, Roya’s digital platforms exceeded 2 billion views on social media, a 42% increase on last year. In addition, its website and mobile apps recorded over 72 million views, a 26% …
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JORDAN / The 6th Amman International Film Festival in preparation
Awal Film has announced details of the 6th Amman International Film Festival which will be held from July 2nd to 10th. This year’s theme, A World Unscripted, will focus on the unforeseeable aspects of story-telling. In the words of Festival President Princess Rym Ali: “This year’s Festival embraces the unpredictable and the deeply human in …
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LEBANON / Tiro Association for Arts is restoring a Beirut cinema
The Tiro Association for Arts is launching a fundraising appeal to restore Beirut’s Le Colisée cinema. Founded in Tyre in 2014, the association participates in the cultural and artistic development of communities in various places. Since its creation it has restored several cinemas, including the Alhambra in 2014, the Rivoli in 2018 and most recently …
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MOROCCO / “L’Homme des Signes”, a feature film based on the life of the painter Mehdi Qotbi is in preparation
Moroccan director Zhor Fassi-Fihri has begun filming her new feature film, L’Homme des Signes. Co-written with Jérôme Cohen-Olivar, this dramatised biography retraces the life of Mehdi Qotbi (born 1951), a painter and the president of the National Museum Foundation. The film-makers chose to combine real and fictional elements to tell his story. Filming will take …
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SPAIN / Cine por Mujeres returns for its 8th year
The 8th Cine por Mujeres is being prepared in Madrid and will be held from October 28th to November 9th. “Since 2018,” the press release states “Cine por Mujeres has established itself as a platform for presenting films directed by women (not FOR women or ABOUT women).” The festival wants to promote the work of …
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FRANCE / Candidate call for the GREC and Corsican IUT diplomas
The call for applications is open for the CREATACC diploma from the GREC (Groupe de Recherches et d’Essais Cinématographiques) and Corsica’s IUT (Institut Universitaire de Technologie). They have been offering this Master’s level 1 degree since 2010. Two options are available: Writing/Production and Writing/Directing. Both options offer students the opportunity to participate in the development …
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