COPEAM and ASBU-Arab States Broadcasting Union have recently launched the 11th edition of the Euro-Arab TV coproduction project Inter-Rives (between the shores), a long-standing collaborative initiative that brings together broadcasters from both networks to produce a shared documentary series.
The new edition is devoted to the theme “Shared Roots, Living Connections”: it will explore the Mediterranean as a crossroad of civilizations, where people, languages and traditions have met, mixed and evolved over centuries. By following charismatic protagonists in different countries, the collection wants to reveal how shared cultural legacies continue to shape contemporary identities and foster connections beyond borders and biases.
As in the previous editions, the participating directors will meet, under the supervision of a joint coordination team, during two co-production workshops: the first will be organized by COPEAM in Rome – hosted by Rai – on 7 and 8 September 2026, focused on the definition of the editorial approach and on the topics’ selection. The second will be organized by ASBU in Tunis in March 2027, with the joint screening and discussion of the pre-edited films before the final delivery and exchange of the documentaries among the partner TVs.
At the end of the project, two prizes will be assigned to the most outstanding works in terms of thematic relevance and audiovisual quality.
By bringing to the screen compelling and positive stories from across the Mediterranean region, Inter-Rives carries on promoting dialogue, cultural understanding and TV storytelling between public broadcasters and their audiences.
The TVs that joined the project:
BNT/Bulgaria, EPTV/Algeria, ERT/Greece, JRTV/Jordan, France Télévisions, HRT/Croatia, Irak TV (IMN), MEDTV/Malta, PBC/Palestine, RAI/Italy, RTVE/Spain, Télévision Tunisienne
