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The CNCI has pushed the deadline for the country's Best International Feature entry to 21 August, after the first call closed on 14 August. Tunisian cinema has three selections at Venice and one at Locarno this season.
A procession brought from Sicily in the early twentieth century, abandoned in the 1960s and revived a few years ago, went out on 15 August. Its meaning has outlived the community that started it.
The curtain came down on Thursday on thirty-two performances, most of them sold out, with a closing concert that ran from Saliha to Oum Kalthoum and back to the singer's own repertoire.
The 117-minute feature had its world premiere on 11 August in the Fuori Concorso section, while Afef Ben Mahmoud sits on the Cineasti del Presente jury. The national film centre calls it a double presence.
The City of Science in Tunis has published the astronomical calculations pointing to 12 Rabi' al-Awwal falling on Tuesday 25 August. The date sets off a supply chain that runs from pine forests in the west to every kitchen in the country.
Africa's oldest surviving film festival will run 12–19 December. Entries for the four official competitions close on 15 September, and the culture ministry has asked for an 'exceptional' anniversary programme.
The Tunisian actress was honoured at the closing of the Amman International Film Festival on Monday for her role in Amel Guellaty's debut feature — a film that has been collecting prizes abroad for over a year.
The 'Endless Memories' exhibition opened Friday night at Dar Sebastian, on the anniversary of Bourguiba's inauguration of the open-air theatre, and runs until Sunday.
UNESCO's committee inscribed the blue-and-white village on 25 July, taking Tunisia to ten listed properties. The session closed in Busan on Wednesday; the obligations that come with the plaque are only beginning.
The diamond edition runs through August 19 with Cheb Khaled, The Jacksons and Angélique Kidjo. Just one play made the official program.