ALGIERS- The secretary of state to the minister of Culture and Arts, for Movie Industry and Cultural Production, Youcef Sehairi, and the deputy minister to the Prime Minister for Micro-Businesses, Nassim Diafat, co-chaired Sunday, in Algiers, a meeting meant to boost bilateral cooperation in the film industry and cultural production, the deputy ministry for Micro-Businesses said in a statement.

ALGIERS- Mahieddine-Bachtarzi National Theatre disclosed Sunday the winners at the virtual contest of the best theatre performance, launched in July 2020 to mark the 58th anniversary of Algeria's independence (1962) and the Youth Day.

ALGIERS- The new archeological map of Algeria was presented Tuesday, in Algiers, in the form of interactive application designed by several bodies specialized in archeology, coming under the Ministry of Culture and Arts.

ALGIERS- The Baya art gallery at the Moufdi-Zakaria Palace of Culture is hosting until February 6th an exhibition entitled "China through the eyes of Hachemi Ameur", an opportunity for the painter to unveil his travel notebook to China via several paintings showing the specificities of this great country and reflecting the feelings of a whole people.

ALGIERS- The preview of the collective exhibition “Art Graire Year,” bringing together the works of four artists in the fields of plastic arts, design and traditional pottery opened Tuesday in Algiers.

ALGIERS- The dress rehearsal of the play “Memory Kelthoum,” a black comedy about the great actress Kelthoum and her choice to leave the artistic scene, was presented Sunday in Algiers before limited audience.

ALGIERS- The minister of Culture and Arts, Malika Bendouda, has given instructions for the reopening of theatres, houses of culture and the various other cultural facilities, closed for more than ten months due to the Covid-19 pandemic , the ministry of Culture said in a statement.

TIZI-OUZOU (Algeria)- The ninth edition of the Local Cultural Festival of Maatkas Pottery, hosted every year by the namesake town, is celebrated this year online because of the health situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organizers said Saturday.

ALGIERS- A national strategy aimed at creating a real economy in the cultural sector is under preparation to exploit the potentials of the sector enabling it to become a resource producing sector and not a budget consumer sector, Minister of Culture and Arts Malika Bendouda said Wednesday in Algiers.

ANNABA- The film Castigo (punishment) by Brazilian Lago Kieling has won the first prize “Golden Gate” for the session of December 2020 of the Digital Gate International Short Film Festival of Annaba, the festival’s communication manager Slimane Fares said on Sunday.