Libya: The film industry in Libya; known photographers and producers associated with this film industry; details of Libyan documentary films entitled "The Desert War" and "The Cancer of the Sea"
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 8 August 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBY39647.E |
| Reference | 1 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Libya: The film industry in Libya; known photographers and producers associated with this film industry; details of Libyan documentary films entitled "The Desert War" and "The Cancer of the Sea", 8 August 2002, LBY39647.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4dc21c.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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According to the Website Africafilmtv.com, there is "no film industry" in Libya (n.d.). The Internet Movie Database Inc. lists six movies of Libyan origin (some are joint productions), all produced before 1980 (n.d.). Three of these movies were directed by Moustapha Akkad (ibid.).
No information on documentaries from Libya, or on the above-mentioned film titles, could be found among sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Africafilmtv.com. n.d. "Profiles: Libya." Internet Movie Database Inc. n.d. "All Titles from Libya." Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential 1999-2000.
Africa Research Bulletin 1999-2000.
IRB databases.
Jeune Afrique/L'Intelligent 2000.
NEXIS.
World News Connection (WNC).
Internet sites including:
BBC News.
Féderation internationale des ligues des droits de l'homme (FIDH).
Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN).
Islam On Line.
Internet search engines including:
Google.
Metacrawler.
