Tunis: A meeting to pay tribute to southern cinema and promotional activities for Tunisia as a filming location for foreign films have been organised at the Tunisian pavilion in the Pantiaro international village, on the fringes of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 14 to 25.

In a press release issued on Wednesday, the National Centre of Cinema and Image (CNCI) announced that a meeting on southern cinema had been organised to coincide with the screening of the restored version of the film ‘Camp de Thiaroye’ by Ousmane Sembene and Thierno Faty Sow, selected in the Cannes Cassis section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

The meeting, held in the Tunisian pavilion, was attended by several producers and directors from various African countries, according to the centre.

The CNCI also presented “a promotional activity on the theme of Tunisia as a filming location, organised at the Tunisian pavilion in Cannes in the presence of mythical characters from the film “Star Wars”, the first
episode of which was shot in Tunisia”.

Organised in partnership with the Ciné Trip Tunisia initiative, this promotional event featured a presentation of Tunisia’s main filming locations and an introduction to the history of Tunisian cinema and its contribution to some of the world’s most famous films.

Launched by the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts in partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the Ciné Trip Tunisia initiative aims to raise awareness of the locations of famous international films in order to promote cultural tourism.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse