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FeaturesHany Abu-Assad, The Idol
The prize-winning director talks about why he was unable to resist making The Idol, the story of the Palestinian winner of Arab Idol
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FeaturesTIFF 2015: Hany Abu-Assad talks 'The Idol'
Hany Abu-Assad, the Oscar-nominated director of Omar and Paradise Now, tells Screen about his latest film The Idol, which charts the unlikely true story of how Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf won talent contest Arab Idol. Interview by Andreas Wiseman.
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NewsHany Abu-Assad eyeing mid-July restart for ‘Huda’s Salon’; first image unveiled (exclusive)
Palestinian director discusses dealing with lockdown and resuming shooting post-Covid-19.
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NewsHany Abu-Assad set to move 'Mountain Between Us'
Double Oscar nominee has been in Rotterdam with his new feature, The Idol, a biopic of Palestinian singer Mohammad Assaf.
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NewsMemento boards Hany Abu-Assad’s spy thriller ‘Huda’s Salon’ (exclusive)
It is the Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated director’s first feature shot in Palestine since his 2015 Gaza-set drama The Idol.
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NewsMemento does brisk business on ‘Huda’s Salon’ ahead of TIFF premiere (exclusive)
The political thriller is Hany Abu-Assad’s first feature shot in Palestine since The Idol in 2015.
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NewsDoha Film Institute co-finances Hany Abu-Assad's 'The Idol'
New film from the director of Oscar-nominated Omar to premiere at Toronto.
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NewsAdopt Films acquires 'The Idol'
Seville International has found a US home for Hany Abu-Assad’s acclaimed recent Toronto world premiere and closed a raft of new sales
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News'Cemetery of Splendour' wins best film at APSAs
Asia Pacific prizes also awarded to Hany Abu-Assad for The Idol, Alexey German Jr for Under Electric Clouds and cinematographer Mark Lee Ping-bing for The Assassin.
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