The Marseille-based director has just begun a 35-day shoot for his latest film. For the ninth time Robert Guédiguian brings his camera to Marseille, or more precisely to one of the calanques or creek inlets just along the coast. Once again he is working with his favourite actors: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Gérard Meylan. …
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The jury of the 38th Cinemed, which ended on October 29th, awarded the Golden Antigone to the Spanish “Vivir y otras ficcionnes”. The five jurors, Laetitia Casta, Maud Ameline, Loubna Abidar, Farid Bentoumi and Yann Gonzalez were clearly won over by Jo Sol’s film. Made in Barcelona, “Vivir y otras ficcionnes” is about the friendship …
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On October 7th Delphine Ernotte-Cunci, the head of France Télévisions, announced the appointment of Xavier Couture and Carolina Got to key positions within the public broadcasting group. Xavier Couture becomes deputy managing director in charge of France Télévisions’ strategy and programming. The press release adds that “digital, youth, sports, cinema, purchasing and studies will also …
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On October 6th the association Films Femmes Méditerranée (Films Women Mediterranean) kicked off its 11th festival dedicated to women film-makers from both sides of the Mediterranean. This year’s programming of Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée includes 40 films (feature-length and short, drama and documentary) filmed in 16 countries, including 11 being shown for the first time. …
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Carole Filiu Mouhali and Ferhat Mouhali have launched a crowd funding campaign to finance the post-production of their new documentary. “Ne nous racontez plus d’histoires!” (Don’t tell us any more lies) is about the way the Algerian War of Independence (1954-62) is remembered and taught on either side of the Mediterranean. The film-makers look at …
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Registration is now open for the pre-selection phase of FIGRA 2017 (Festival International du Grand Reportage d’Actualité et du documentaire de société – International festival of news reporting and documentaries about our world). Any director, journalist, author, TV channel, television news agency or production company may compete. The films, between 15 and 90 minutes long, …
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The call for applications has been launched for the 8th festival for first documentaries, La Première Fois, from February 27th to March 5th 2017 in Aix-en-Provence and nearby towns. Les Films du Gabian, an association of independent documentary film-makers, has organized this event since 2010. Each year an established documentary-maker is also honoured with a …
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