The awards ceremony for the 49th Film Society Festival will be held on May 20th at the Cairo Opera House. Organized under the joint patronage of the Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Development Fund, the Film Society Festival is the oldest and one of the most important festivals in Egypt. This year it celebrates …
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La Dernière Reine (The last queen), a first feature by Damien Ounouri and Adila Bendimerad, is the first Algerian film to show the country in the 16th century during Ottoman rule. Released in France on April 19th the film is expected in Algeria during the summer. Written by Adila Bendimerad, the screenplay is about the …
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The 21st Cyprus Film Days International Festival (CFD) kicked off on April 21st and runs until April 29th in Nicosia and Limassol. Created in 2001, the event has developed around its international competition, Glocal Images. This year, the Glocal Images competition included 8 feature films dealing with various themes including the environment, immigration and social …
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Portuguese director Miguel Gomes is currently in Italy shooting his new film Grand Tour. The story begins in 1917 in Rangoon, Burma. Edward, a British colonial administrator, runs away from his fiancée, Molly, the day she arrives for their wedding. As he travels, panic gives way to melancholy. Faced with the emptiness of his existence, …
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After winning the Golden Bear at the 2021 Berlinale, Radu Jude returns with a new film, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, currently in post-production. Divided into two parts, the film follows an overworked and underpaid production assistant who is researching a video on safety in the workplace commissioned by …
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On March 15th TV5 Monde launched the Romanian version of its digital platform TV5 Monde Plus. All programmes are now subtitled in Romanian. With more than 7,000 hours of programmes available, the on-demand platform is accessible free of charge on all devices: computers, tablets, mobile applications and connected TVs. This launch is a new stage …
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A first film by Lebanese directors Michelle and Noel Keserwany, Les Chenilles, won the Golden Bear for Best Short at the 73rd Berlinale. Co-produced in France by Dewberries Films and the Lyon Biennale, the story is about two young women from the Levant, Asma and Sarah, both waitresses in the same restaurant in Lyon. Initially …
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