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September 3rd, 2010

11 Days and 11 Nights of Film in Venice

The 67th Venice International Film Festival is in full swing. The oldest film festival in the world opened on Thursday night and runs until 11 September on the Venice Lido. Supported by BNL since 2007, the festival takes place every year in the “Most Serene Republic,” with a Golden Lion waiting for this year’s winners. [...]

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Lily Dionne

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September 2nd, 2010

Fantastic Film in Strasbourg

There was no doubt that BNP Paribas’ Eastern branch network would renew its partnership with the European Fantastic Film Festival in Strasbourg once again in 2010. This year, for its 3rd edition, the event is an affiliated member of the European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals. Strasbourg will be the first French festival to hold [...]

Music on the Seaside

The 15th annual “Music on Holiday” Festival is being held from July 13 to 26 in Ciotat, on the shores of the Mediterranean. Organised by AMEI (the Mediterranean Association of International Exchanges) and sponsored by BNP Paribas, this year’s festival promises to provide as a diverse a programme as ever, from classical music to swing [...]

Ischia Global Film & Music Fest 2010

The stunning island of Ischia, the largest of the three islands in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, is the setting of an international mid-summer event called the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest. Sponsored once again this year by BNL, the festival will be held from July 11-18, with an aim to showcase international and Italian movies in addition to documentaries and shorts. [...]

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Lily Dionne

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July 12th, 2010

The 2010 National Music Competition of Morocco

On June 29 and 30, the International School of Music and Dance (EIMD), with the support of the BMCI Foundation for Solidarity and Culture, organised the 8th edition of the National Music Competition of Morocco (CNMM) at EIMD in Rabat. [...]

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Rabea Lahlou

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July 9th, 2010

11th Casablanca Young Readers Award

The main objectives of this event were to encourage students to read, to share the joy of reading by encouraging them to express themselves and write clearly about their personal reactions to books, and to promote the distribution of quality literature for young people in Morocco. [...]

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Loubna Sebti

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July 8th, 2010

A Preview of Avignon 2010

Every year in July, theatre fans flock to Avignon for the performing arts festival with an outstanding reputation on the international culture scene. Founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, the mission of the Avignon Festival is a bold one: to assemble the most diverse possible audience in one place for cutting edge, artistically demanding performances.
For two [...]

Philosophia 2010

France didn’t have a philosophy festival—until “Philosophia” was created in 2007 by Eric Le Collen in Saint Emilion, France. BNP Paribas was the first private partner to say yes to his request for support, and now, more than 5,000 visitors attend the festival. [...]

Shanghai celebrates the Festival of Music

Founded in Paris in 1982, the Festival of Music immediately became a popular event in France. Each year, on 21st June – the first day of summer – French city streets are filled with musicians, dancers and music enthusiasts. Now, over 350 cities across the world participate in this annual event. On this day, all [...]

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