http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com/territories/africa-middle-east/mostafa-drives-from-a-to-b/5056312.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/territories/africa-middle-east/mostafa-drives-from-a-to-b/5056312.article Emirati filmmaker Ali F. Mostafa is gearing up to shoot his new feature, road movie A To B, with a trio of leading producers from the Arab world and backing from Abu Dhabi’s twofour54. lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Sat, 18 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/territories/africa-middle-east/doha-appoints-suleiman-as-artistic-advisor/5056055.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/territories/africa-middle-east/doha-appoints-suleiman-as-artistic-advisor/5056055.article Doha Film Institute (DFI) has appointed renowned Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman to the post of artistic advisor. lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Wed, 15 May 2013 10:43 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/territories/africa-middle-east/doha-expands-grants-programme/5055946.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/territories/africa-middle-east/doha-expands-grants-programme/5055946.article The Doha Film Institute (DFI) has expanded its grants programme to include first and second-time filmmakers from outside the Middle East. lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Mon, 13 May 2013 19:46 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/alesia-weston-to-quit-jerusalem-fest/5054588.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/alesia-weston-to-quit-jerusalem-fest/5054588.article Former Sundance exec to resign from Jerusalem Cinematheque, the Israeli Film Archive and the Jerusalem Film Festival. dfainaru@netvision.net.il (Edna Fainaru) Fri, 3 May 2013 11:08 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/doha-tribeca-end-partnership/5054421.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/doha-tribeca-end-partnership/5054421.article The Doha Film Institute and Tribeca Enterprises have announced that they have ended their partnership, which started in late 2008.Tribeca had pacted with the Qatar Museums Authority to launch the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival in November 2009. The Doha Film Institute was formed in 2010.DFI will announce the new format for its festival during Cannes.Tribeca Enterprises said in a statement: “We partnered with Doha Film Institute to help launch an event that would cre wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell) Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:14 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/doueiris-attack-banned-in-lebanon/5054336.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/doueiris-attack-banned-in-lebanon/5054336.article Drama about a Palestinian surgeon who discovers secrets about his wife following a suicide bombing banned by Lebanese government. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:36 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/filmworks-ceo-tim-smythe-dies/5053936.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/filmworks-ceo-tim-smythe-dies/5053936.article Founding CEO of Dubai-based Filmworks lured shoots of Syriana and The Kingdom to the region. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:42 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/gulf-film-festival-to-feature-78-world-premieres/5053820.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/gulf-film-festival-to-feature-78-world-premieres/5053820.article Sixth edition opens today [April 11] with Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda. ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:53 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/gulf-fest-readies-first-film-market/5053511.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/gulf-fest-readies-first-film-market/5053511.article The 6th Gulf Film Festival (GFF) has announced it will screen 169 films later this month for free to the public and will host the inaugural Gulf Film Market. michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser) Tue, 2 Apr 2013 17:39 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/nabil-ben-yadir-shooting-marche-des-beurs-film/5053389.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/nabil-ben-yadir-shooting-marche-des-beurs-film/5053389.article Jamel Debbouze, Olivier Gourmet, Lubna Azabal and Hafsia Herzi star in story of “Marche des Beurs.” andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman) Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:58 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/bpx-brainstorms-funding-issues/5052466.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/bpx-brainstorms-funding-issues/5052466.article BPX (Best Practice Exchange), the new initiative that brings together heads of film agencies from around the world to brainstorm on “best practice in public funding for filmmaking,” has held its inaugural meeting. geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:28 GMT