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Features“Investors want to feel connected to a film”: Abbout Productions on raising financing from the Lebanese diaspora
Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine have steered a slew of films to A-list festivals despite the meltdown of Lebanon’s economy.
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ReviewsJe Veux Voir (I Want To See)
Dirs: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige. Lebanon-France. 2008. 75mins.
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NewsFilms announced for San Sebastian’s Films In Progress, Cinema In Motion sections
Films from Marcelo Gomes, Annemarie Jacir, Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas among selections.
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Recycle and Salt Of This Sea win Cinema in Motion awards
Now in its third year, San Sebastian's Cinema in Motion programme has selected Mahmoud Al Massad's Recycle, an insightful documentary that exposes the economic and political instability of Jordan, and Anne Marie Jacir's moving portrait of Palestine, Salt Of This Sea, as this year's winners. The award helps film-makers from ...
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Hunger to open Cannes Un Certain Regard
Steve McQueen's Hunger about IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is to open the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes. The film was a surprise ommission when the festival line-up was announced last week but its presence was confirmed today.British artist McQueen co-wrote the screenplay with award-winning playwright Enda Walsh (Disco ...
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Cannes Un Certain Regard line-up includes Tokyo! triptych
The 2008 Cannes Un Certain Regard line up includes films from such directors as Michel Gondry, James Toback and Abel Ferrara. It also includes a film by American indie director Kelly Reichardt, who previously made Old Joy, which made its way to Cannes general manager Thierry Fremaux unsolicited and via ...
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