CINEMA
The Carthage international film festival, which started off in
1962, is held every two years. It is also in Tunisia that the
Federation of African Film Directors was founded in 1970.
Tunisian cinema, though relatively young, is fast developing
into a vibrant medium. It has very rich and diversified forms
of artistic expressions. Productions include most genres
(action films, social exposes, dramas, political essays,
etc.). Films, like Ferid Boughedir's "Halfaouine",
and Moufida Tlatli's "The Silences of the Palace"
have won international acclaim.
Tunisia
is increasingly becoming a shooting location for major
international film productions. Recently shot films include Star
Wars and The
English Patient.
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