All Festivals articles – Page 157
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FeaturesRed Sea’s programming team talk pushing boundaries for festival’s 2023 edition
As Red Sea International Film Festival kicks off its third edition, director of international programmes Kaleem Aftab and director of Arab programmes and film classics Antoine Khalife talk Tim Dams through the programme
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FeaturesFront Row’s Gianluca Chakra on spotting a gap in the Middle East and the importance of strategic alliances in the region
In just 20 years, Front Row has established itself as the go-to distributor for indie fare in the Middle East and has recently pushed into production. Founder Gianluca Chakra tells Tim Dams about navigating the fast-changing MENA market
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FeaturesSaudi film industry pioneer Faisal Baltyuor on building distributor CineWaves Films and producer Muvi Studios
Baltyuor, who has played a key role in the development of the Saudi film industry, tells Tim Dams about building long-term relationships with local talent
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NewsBaz Luhrmann investigated Saudi before committing to Red Sea jury
‘Elvis’ filmmaker is looking to champion original voices and emerging talent from Saudi Arabia.
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NewsUK delegation headed to Jeddah to strengthen Saudi co-production partnerships
More than 50 representatives from across the UK industry will also make the trip to Jeddah.
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NewsInternational film industry flocks to Red Sea in search of funding, talent and stories
Saudi event has become a magnet for international execs and talent
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NewsSaban Films acquires US rights to Michael Keaton thriller ‘Knox Goes Away’
Q1 2024 theatrical release targeted.
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Reviews‘Silent Night’: Review
John Woo returns to American filmmaking with this dialogue-free revenge thriller
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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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NewsHulu acquires TIFF, Doc NYC selection ‘The Contestant’
Clair Titley’s true story follows bizarre story of aspiring Japanese comedian Tomoaki Hamatsu.
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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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NewsJoel Kinnaman, Freida Pinto join Red Sea jury; Ranveer Singh, Diane Kruger to receive honours
Baz Luhrmann will preside over the jury for the third edition of the festival
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NewsSaudi's Red Palm Pictures launches with development deal with ‘Norah’ director Tawfik Alzaidi
Company is headed by former Universal Pictures exec Paul Chesney
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NewsMartin Scorsese forced to pull out of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops for “personal reasons”
The ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ director has to stay in New York.
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NewsFrance's Clermont-Ferrand festival reduces 2024 programme following budget cuts
Festival’s future seemed to hang in the balance after council funding was halved in May
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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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NewsBerlinale’s World Cinema Fund backs 14 projects
Fund to invest a total of €360,000 in latest funding of financing
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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.