All articles by E. Nina Rothe – Page 2
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Features“It’s humour that will save us,” says ‘Bye Bye Tiberias’ director Lina Soualem as she prepares first fiction feature
‘Alicante’ is about a woman’s relationship with her Algerian parents who have moved to Spain to open a restaurant.
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FeaturesAtlas Workshops’ Hédi Zardi on why the programme has extended to include a business focus
Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops are now five days long in person, extending even longer online.
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NewsDoha Film Festival to launch in November 2025
Full details will be revealed at next year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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Features‘The Burdened’ team reveal the struggles of shooting Yemeni Oscar submission
Director Amr Gamal and producer Mohsen Alkhalifi speak to Screen.
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FeaturesHow the Neom desert region inspired camel-racing epic ‘Hajjan’
Film plays in Arab Spectacular at Red Sea having world premiered at Toronto.
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NewsMorocco’s ‘The Mother of All Lies’ wins historic top prize at Marrakech
Further winners included Kamal Lazraq’s ‘Hounds’ and Lina Soualem’s ‘Bye Bye Tiberius’.
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NewsBuzzy Atlas Workshop project ‘The Camel Driving School’ adds international co-producers (exclusive)
‘The Camel Driving School’ is about a Moroccan woman who becomes part of a group of rebel women in her community.
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NewsTunisia’s ‘Motherhood’, Palestine’s ‘Amnesia’ grab top prizes at Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops
Sammy Baloji‘Motherhood’ is directed by Tunisa’s Meryam Joobeur while ‘Amnesia’ is by Palestine’s Dima Hamdam.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Adwa Bader, actor (Saudi Arabia)
Barder stars in Meshal Aljaser’s comedy thriller Naga.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha, director (Jordan)
Her feature debut, the animation Saleem, was the first Jordanian selection to play Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
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FeaturesMélita Toscan du Plantier reveals the secret to attracting A-list talent to Marrakech
The French producer was instrumental in the creation of the festival with her husband, the late Daniel Toscan du Plantier.
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Features“I’m excited for my project to be out in the world”: Inside the ateliers of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops
The talent deveopment programme takes place in ateliers and has the feel of an artists’ residence.
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NewsMarrakech film festival opens with demure red carpets, denim-clad attendees and a low-key mood
However Jessica Chastain and her jury could be relied on for glamour.
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FeaturesMorocco’s Adnane Baraka turns to fiction for third film ‘We Don’t Forget’
“The narrative resonates with current uncertainties,” suggests Baraka, who is participating in the Atlas Workshops.
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FeaturesErige Sehiri reveals details of ‘Marie & Jolie’, her anticipated follow-up to ‘Under The Fig Trees’
“Visibility allows you to be heard more and sooner for the next film, but funding is just as difficult,” says the Tunisian director.
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FeaturesIsmaël El Iraki talks developing Atlas Workshops project ‘Wolfmother’ with France’s Bac Films
At $3m, the film noir is a “pretty ambitious project”, says the Moroccan director.
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FeaturesSenegalese filmmaker Rokhaya Marieme Balde’s on themes of “resistance and cultural preservation” in her debut feature
Balde’s feature debut ‘Seeking Aline’ is participating in Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops.
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News“I insist on quality”: Atlas Workshops’ Hédi Zardi on genre films and the growing appeal of Arab and African cinema
The Atlas Workshops feature the participation of Martin Scorsese as its first patron this year.
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NewsCostume designer Jacqueline West describes hiding a secret item in Timothee Chalamet’s ‘Dune’ outfit
West has worked with Scorsese, Inarritu, Malick; and will design for Saudi project Neom.
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NewsStephen Frears’ ‘Billy Wilder And Me’ aiming for 2024 shoot, says Qumra master Christopher Hampton
Hampton gave updates on ‘Heart of A Soldier’, ‘White Chameleon’ and ‘Dalila’.
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