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Madagascar and Italy strengthen cultural and film cooperation

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Madagascar and Italy want to strengthen cooperation in culture and cinema, particularly to restore and digitise Malagasy audiovisual archives. Discussions also covered professional training and a future co-production agreement, reports NewsMada after an official Malagasy delegation’s visit to Bologna.

Madagascar and Italy have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in culture and cinema during an official visit by a Malagasy delegation to Bologna, which ended on 31 October 2026, reports NewsMada. The delegation was led by Madagascar’s Minister of Communication and Culture, who advocated an approach combining heritage protection, education, creativity and the development of film production.

Discussions with the Cineteca di Bologna and the L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory focused on the preservation and digitisation of archives, film restoration, equipment and training for Malagasy professionals. Participants also discussed establishing a co-production agreement between Madagascar and Italy to develop joint productions and protect Madagascar’s audiovisual archives, according to NewsMada.

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