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Sfax's Economic Hub Lacks Cinema
The city of Sfax was one of the most prominent centers of cinema in Tunisia, hosting many cinema halls such as "Colisée," "Rex," "Al-Hilal," among others. It was a key part of the cultural and urban life from the 1940s and 1950s onwards. Sfax was distinguished by its large and diverse audience and active cinema clubs, along with efforts to organize a film festival, which eventually led to the establishment of the Carthage Film Days in 1966. Over the decades, the number of cinemas gradually declined, and the last two halls, "Kawkab" and "Colisée," fell into state of deterioration and faced financial and maintenance difficulties. By 2020, the situation had deteriorated to the point where there were no open cinema halls in Sfax, despite the city's population being around one million residents. Today, those interested are working to rehabilitate two halls to support cinema activities and host screenings during the Carthage Film Festival, as the disappearance of cinemas represents part of the diminishing cultural memory of the city after a long history of cinematic vitality.
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