On April 6th Hichem Mechichi, the head of the Tunisian government, nominated Kamel Ben Younes as the new director of the TAP news agency, Tunis Afrique Presse. A supporter of the former president Ben Ali, ousted from power in 2011, and accused of being close to the main Islamist parliamentary party Ennahdha, Ben Younes’ appointment was seen …
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The Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image (CNCI) in Tunisia and its French counterpart the Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) have launched their 2021 call for projects which may be eligible for their grants. The Tunisian-French Cinematographic Co-production Assistance Fund is open to applications until April 30th. Launched in 2017, the fund was created within the framework of …
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Sami Bouajila won the César for Best Actor for his role as Farès in “Un Fils” by Mehdi Barsaoui, a Tunisian-French co-production by 13Productions, Dolce Vita Films (France) and Cinétéléfilms (Tunisia). This is the second award he has received for his performance, after the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival. The actor trained …
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Faced with the international health crisis, the organizers of the Manarat Festival of Mediterranean Film have decided to postpone the event. The 3rd edition will now take place from July 1st to 7th 2021. Manarat (“beacon” in Arabic), was founded in 2018 from a collaboration between the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image (CNCI), the Centre National du Cinéma et …
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The Tunisian Kaouther Ben Hania and the British-born Palestinian Farah Nabulsi are the two Arab women directors in competition for the 93rd Academy Awards. “The Man Who Sold His Skin” by Kaouther Ben Hania Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Man Who Sold His Skin” is one of 15 films competing for the Oscar for Best International Feature. The …
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Tunisian director, writer and editor Moufida Tlatli died on Sunday February 7th at the age of 74. The Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs paid tribute to the lifetime achievement of this pioneer of Tunisian cinema. “Les Silences du Palais”, the Arab woman under the weight of the past Now a cult film, her first feature “Les …
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Faced with the international health crisis, the organizers of the Manarat Festival of Mediterranean Film have decided to postpone the event. The 3rd edition will now take place from July 1st to 7th 2021. Manarat (“beacon” in Arabic), was founded in 2018 from a collaboration between the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image (CNCI), the Centre National du Cinéma et …
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