CULTURAL NEWS

Amine Sidi Boumediene's "Abou Leila" at Shanghai International Film Festival

APS - 26 July 2020 ALGIERS- Feature film "Abou Leila" by Algerian filmmaker Amine Sidi Boumediene participates,...

Dean of Algerian visual artists Leila Ferhat passes away

APS - 22 July 2020 ORAN- The dean of Algerian visual artists, Leila Ferhat, died Tuesday at the age of 81 following a long disease, her relatives said ...

Mohamed Dib, one of founding fathers of French-speaking Algerian literature

APS - 21 July 2020 ALGIERS- Algeria commemorates today the centenary of the birth of one of the founding fathers of the French-speaking ...

President of Republic awards medals of “Achir” rank national merit to Athmane Ariouet, Kaddour Darsouni

APS - 19 July 2020 ALGIERS-President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed presidential decrees, published ...

"The salt of all oblivion," new Yasmina Khadra's novel in bookshops soon

APS - 19 July 2020 ALGIERS - " The salt of all oblivion," the new novel of Algerian writer Yasmina Khadra will be ...

Two Algerian short films at 13th “Les Nuits MED” Festival

APS - 16 July 2020 ALGIERS- Short films “Le vieux kalbelouz” by Imene Ayadi and “Kayen wela makanche” ...

Feature film, "Abou Leila," screened in French cinema

APS - 15 July 2020 ALGIERS - The feature film "Abou Leila," by Algerian director Amine Sidi Boumediène, ...

Mounia Meddour's "Papicha" to be screened at 9th Seoul Arab Film Festival

APS - 07 July 2020 ALGIERS- Mounia Meddour's fictional feature "Papicha" will be screened at the 9th Seoul Arab Film Festival (Korea),...

Filmmakers Malek Bensmail, Salem Brahimi among members of Oscars

APS - 02 July 2020 ALGIERS- Filmmakers Malek Bensmail and Salem Brahimi are invited to join the list of 810 new members of the Academy Awards (the Oscars)...

Tribute to painter Bettina Heinen Ayach

APS - 28 Juin 2020 ALGIERS- A vibrant tribute was paid to German painter, Bettina Heinen Ayach, who died on June 7 at the age of 82, by Algerian ambassador ...

"Reconnaissance" movie shortlisted in "Africlap" festival

APS - 13 June 2020 ALGIERS – The fictional feature film "Recognition" (Reconnaissance in French) ...

Day of Artist: tribute to art and culture figures

APS - 09 June 2020 ALGIERS- A ceremony in tribute to many artists and cultural figures...

Ghardaïa: twelve housewives awarded in writing and poem contest

APS - 08 June 2020 GHARDAIA- Twelve women were awarded in Arabic and Berber writing and poem contest, dedicated to the creativity of...

Ait Menguellet celebrates Africa Day with artists from all over the world

APS - 26 May 2020 ALGIERS- The Algerian poet and singer, Lounis Ait Menguellet and his compatriot Sadek Bouzinou took part Monday evening,...

Amine Sidi Boumediene's film "Abou Leila" awarded in Spain

APS - 10 March 2020 ALGIERS- The Algerian fiction feature film "Abou Leila," by director Amine Sidi Boumediene, received Friday the Critics'...

Algerian contemporary art on display in New York

APS - 29 February 2020 NEW YORK - Twenty Algerian creators are taking part in a collective exhibition of Algerian contemporary art in New York, the first of...

Noredine Chegrane’s “Tribute to Jazz” exhibited in Algiers

APS - 26 January 2020ALGIERS- Noredine Chegran’s “Tribute to jazz,” an exhibition of contemporary paintings, ...

Sila 2019: One thousand publishers at year’s most expected cultural event

APS - 29 October 2019 ALGIERS- The International Book Fair of Algiers SILA, the year’s most expected cultural event, returns for its 24th edition ...

12th FIBDA kicks off in Algiers

APS - 01 October 2019 ALGIERS- The 12th International Comic Strip Festival of Algiers (FIBDA) kicked off Tuesday...