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FeaturesHany Abu-Assad, Omar
The Oscar-nominated director discusses the first film fully-financed and produced out of Palestine, his remarkable debut actors, the film market and future projects.
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NewsOmar El Zohairy’s ‘Feathers’ sweeps Critics’ Awards for Arab Films
167 film critics from 68 countries voted on the awards organised by the Arab Cinema Centre.
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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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NewsIFC Films acquires Hany Abu-Assad’s Toronto world premiere ‘Huda’s Salon’
Filmmaker’s Paradise Now was first Palestinian film nominated for foreign language Oscar in 2006.
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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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Reviews‘Huda’s Salon’: Toronto Review
Hany Abu-Assad sets the stage for his political thriller in a Bethelem beauty parlour
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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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NewsHany Abu-Assad plans road movie
EXCLUSIVE: Palestinian director Hany Abu Assad is planning to reunite with some of the team behind his Oscar-nominated 2005 feature Paradise Now.
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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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