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Playtime boosts EFM slate with buzzy Leyla Bouzid and Evi Kalogiropoulou titles (exclusive)

2025-02-04T14:43:00Z

Bouzid’s ‘In A Whisper’ is a Tunisian family drama; Kalogiropoulou’s ‘Gorgona’ is a feminist adaptation of the Greek myth

Reviews

'As I Open My Eyes': Review

2015-11-30T10:33:00Z

Dir: Leyla Bouzid. France, Belgium, Tunis, UAE, 2015. 102 minutes.

News

Bouzid, Soliman win top prizes at DIFF

2015-12-16T20:11:00Z

Leyla Bouzid’s As I Open My Eyes won best fiction film in the Muhr Feature competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), while Mahmood Soliman’s We Have Never Been Kids scooped best non-fiction film and best director.

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IFFR Live 2016 launches with 'As I Open My Eyes'

2016-01-30T20:17:00Z

Venice award-winner kicks off second edition of the international live cinema event in Rotterdam.

Features

Cannes 2021 line-up guide: Critics’ Week titles

2021-07-01T11:51:00Z

Critics’ Week 2021 includes films from Omar El Zohairy, Sandrine Kiberlain and Layla Bouzid.

Features

Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Zbeida Belhajamor, actress (Tunisia)

2021-12-02T10:01:00Z

Tunis-born actress made her feature film debut this year in Cannes Critics’ Week closing film A Tale Of Love And Desire.

News

Reykjavik reveals Golden Puffin contenders

2015-09-12T16:06:00Z

The 12 titles include Michael Fassbender-starrer Slow West, Runar Runarsson’s Sparrows and Kosovo’s Oscar submission, Babai.

Features

Independent VoD players in focus: Filmatique

2021-08-02T12:10:00Z

Lorenzo Fiuzzi, Ursula Grisham and Melinda Prisco launched Filmatique in 2017 after they noticed quality international festival selections seldom made it to the US.