Since October 26th all cinemas, theatres, sports halls and swimming pools have been closed in Italy, and will have to remain closed until November 24th, following new restrictions to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte explained that these measures were necessary to avoid a 2nd lockdown. Their aim: “to keep the contagion …
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The Spanish Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) has finalised its project to help finance the production of feature-length film projects. The total amount being offered is 11.9 million euros. A minimum of 35% of this is for films directed by women and a maximum of 25% must be reserved for …
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At its 160th meeting, the management committee of the Eurimages Fund agreed co-production finance for 29 European projects. €5,692,700 will be shared among 18 feature film projects and 11 documentaries. Among the projects selected, a third are by women. Several Mediterranean projects have been chosen: The documentaries:Brotherhood by Francesco Montagner (Czech Republic /Italy) (€36,000)Francesca and …
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The 35th Mostra de València takes place from October 22nd to November 1st, with several Mediterranean films on the programme. Eleven are on the shortlist of the official competition for the Palme d’Or. In addition to the films already announced in September, the festival has chosen: Tereza37 by Danilo Šerbedžija (Croatia, 2020)Willow by Milcho Manchevski …
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Moroccan director Zineb Tamourt won Best Screenwriter for Riad de mes rêves at New Zealand’s RedWood Festival. Her short film is set in Casablanca at the end of the 1970’s: Hiba, 12, has always been passionate about the arts. Close to her home something called a cinema opens. Fascinated, she breaks her mother’s prohibition and …
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The Tunisian Haute Autorité Indépendante de la Communication Audiovisuelle has ordered Hannibal TV to stop broadcasting. In a statement mid-October, HAICA called for the channel to cease its programmes immediately or face legal action. The broadcasting watchdog accuses the private channel of not taking steps to change its legal status, adding that it has waited …
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Morocco was represented at the 24th Sofia International Film Festival (FIFS) which closed on October 15th. This year’s Festival marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Organization Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), and to celebrate, the organisers put together a special programme: “Francophonie 50”. It opened in the presence of the Moroccan Ambassador to Sofia, the …
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