Tunisia: City of Culture Hosts First Meeting of the League of African Women Writers
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia — The League of African Women Writers, created in Morocco on March 9, 2023, held its first meeting on Tuesday at the City of Culture in Tunis.
Egypt: Did Napoleon Really Fire At the Pyramids?
[The Conversation Africa] Directors of historical feature films face a difficult task. How can they make the characters familiar to an audience without reducing them to caricature? How can they make sure that knowledge of the outcome – battles won or l…
Rwanda: Rwandan Film Scoops Award in Egypt
[New Times] Rwandan filmmaker Claude Niyomugabo has won an award for his documentary ‘Born a Refugee but Never Think Like a Refugee’ at the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Short Films competition held in Cairo, Egypt.
Morocco: Marrakech International Film Festival – Danish Actor Mads Mikkelsen and Moroccan Director Faouzi Bensaïdi to Receive Festival’s Étoile d’Or
[MAP] Rabat — The Étoile d’or (golden star) of the 20th Marrakech International Film Festival will be awarded to Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen and Moroccan director Faouzi Bensaïdi.
Tunisia: Fcapa 2023 – Four Tunisian Films Shortlisted in 4 Competitions
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia — Four Tunisian films were shortlisted in the 21st African Film Festival in the region of Apt (FCAPA), scheduled for November 9-14 in France.
Tunisia: ‘Tunisia in Sepia,’ Temporary Photographic Exhibition At Spanish National Archaeological Museum
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia — Photographs presented as a gift in 1892 by the Bey of Tunis to the Spanish National Archaeological Museum are now on display in Madrid from October 10, 2023, to January 14, 2024, in a temporary exhibition entitle…
Tunisia: ‘Life Returns’ to Newly Restored Bardo National Museum
[RFI] One of the biggest museums in Africa, the Bardo in the Tunisan capital Tunis, is welcoming visitors once more after a two year of closure.
Tunisia: JCC2023 – 10 Films From 7 Countries in Running for ‘Carthage Ciné Promesse’
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia — Only open to student productions from film schools in Africa and the Arab world, the “Carthage Ciné-Promesse” competition at the 34th edition of the Carthage Film Festival (JCC, October 28-November 4, 2023) …
Morocco: Morocco Has All Assets to Become Driving Force in Cultural, Creative Industries, Says Minister
[MAP] Benguerir — Morocco has all the essential assets to become a driving force in the world’s cultural and creative industries (CCI), said the Minister of Culture, Youth and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, on Saturday in Benguerir.
Egypt: PM Pays Inspection Visit to Grand Egyptian Museum
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli on Saturday 09/09/2023 followed up on progress in the implementation of the first phase of Metro Line 4, which falls within the framework of carrying out directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to ex…