As an unhappy man takes control of his destiny, so...
At this year’s Berlin Film Festival, Tunisian drama Hedi won both the best first feature-film award, for director Mohamed Ben Attia, and best actor, for its star Majd Mastoura. The...
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French-Tunisian Auteur Raja Amari on Sensual Drama ‘Foreign Body’
In a certain sense, French-Tunisian director-writer Raja Amari creates feminist thrillers, even if she may not choose to describe them that way. In her debut feature “Red Satin” (2002), a...
Euronews journalists, technicians clash with management
Euronews journalists passed a no-confidence vote in the broadcasters’ management and adopted a statement saying that their media could no longer be seen as an independent and balanced voice. An...
SNJT president sends letter of protest to Dean of Tunisian...
Neji Bghouri President of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) addressed a correspondence on Thursday December 8, in which he focused on the tensions erupted between the lawyers and...
Jeune Afrique editorialist wins La Francophonie’s Cinq continents literature award
Tunisian writer Fawzia Zouari has been crowned laureate of the 15th edition of Cinq Continents literature of La Francophonie for her novel “Le corps de ma mère” (My mother’s body)....
Six Tunisian films at DIFF 2016
Six new Tunisian films will compete in different competitions of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF 2016), scheduled on December 7-14 in Dubai. Raja Amari’s “Jassad Gharib” (foreign body), a...
Ben Achour library shelters rare manuscripts nowhere to be found
I have had the good opportunity to pay a visit to Ben Achour’s library located in a beautiful family mansion in the suburb of “La Marsa”. It is a real...
HAICA reports audiovisual media profile of parties
The Independent High Broadcasting Authority (French/HAICA) released today its periodic report on political pluralism in Audiovisual Media for the first quarter of 2016. This study conducted by HAICA showed that...
Closing of JTC 2016: special incentive awards to support Tunisian...
After a daily marathon of theatrical performances in the capital and in 19 Tunisian cities with an affluence of a cosmopolitan public, the 18th edition of the Carthage Theatre Days...
Mystical ‘Rouhanyet’ music festival in southern Tunisia
The first international festival of mystical music ‘Rouhanyet’ will begin on Saturday in Nefta, southern Tunisia. The festival is the brainchild of its director, the well-known Tunisian actor and Artistic...
