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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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Hany 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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TIFF 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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Hany 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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Hany 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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Doha 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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Match Factory strikes Omar deal
Latest feature from Hany Abu-Assad [pictured] is currently in post-production.
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Omar wins best film at APSAs
Omar , set in the occupied West Bank, has won best film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs).
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Omar, Television among APSA nominees
Palestine’s Omar and Bangladesh’s Television among best feature nominees in the upcoming Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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Omar, Ilo Ilo win top prizes at DIFF
Hany Abu-Assad’s Omar won best film in the Muhr Arab feature competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), while Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo won best film in the Muhr AsiaAfrica section.
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