The Minister of Culture and Arts, Zouhir Ballalou, affirmed on Sunday in Algiers that cinema in Algeria has been witnessing a “genuine boom” since the national cinema conference held last January.

ALGIERS- Musical ensembles “El Ferda” and “Imerhane” enthralled Monday the audience of Algiers Opera Boualem-Bessaih, taking them on a journey through two breathtaking performances with authentic content, presented in forms marked by modernity.

ALGIERS- The play “The Red Thread,” written and performed by Italian actress of Algerian origin Elisa Biagi, in which she sheds light on part of the sufferings of Algerian women during the French colonial period, was presented Sunday in Algiers.

ALGIERS- The feature film “Frantz Fanon” by Algerian director Abdenour Zahzah was awarded a prize in Burkina Faso at the closing of the 29th Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco), announced the organizers.

ALGIERS - The Algerian Center for Cinematography (CAC) presented on Wednesday in Algiers the first issue of its journal "Cinémathèque," which features a special report on the National Cinema Conference held earlier this year under the high patronage of President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

ALGIERS- Algerian writer Mohamed Moulessehoul, known as Yasmina Khadra, expressed his gratitude to President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, for his congratulations following his receipt of an international literary prize in Spain, emphasizing that this is "the first time" he received congratulations from a President of the Republic.

IPASA- Minister of Culture and Arts, Zouhir Ballalou, said on Monday in Tipasa that the protection and preservation of heritage are among the essential missions of the sector, for which heritage constitutes the "engine" of cultural diplomacy.

ALGIERS- The minister of Culture and Arts, Zouhir Ballalou, chaired Tuesday a study day on "the prospects and challenges for theatre in Algeria and the need to keep abreast of developments in information and communication technology, and digital transformation," the ministry of Culture and Arts said Wednesday in a statement.

ALGIERS – Fourteen institutional films were awarded on Thursday, in Algiers, the "Algeria Film Awards" prize, a distinction recognizing the best audiovisual creations in visual communication.

ALGIERS- The minister of Culture and Arts, Zouhir Ballalou, chaired Tuesday a study day on "the prospects and challenges for theatre in Algeria and the need to keep abreast of developments in information and communication technology, and digital transformation," the ministry of Culture and Arts said Wednesday in a statement.

Speaking at the National Cinema Conference's opening ceremony at the Abdelatif-Rahal International Conference Center (CIC) in Algiers, the President of the Republic expressed hope that the conference would produce “results and recommendations that can restore Algerian cinema to its former glory.” He reassured industry professionals of state funding for their projects. Addressing the participants, President Tebboune declared: “Creativity is unrestricted — you have complete artistic freedom in your work, with the sole exception of anything that might undermine Algeria.” “The State stands ready to provide both land and financing to investors in this sector,” he continued, with a view to “fostering a cultural climate that promotes greater progress and development for our country.” The President of the Republic stressed that “our country has set out on a new path of development to achieve developed-nation status, with cultural advancement as the jewel in our crown.”