All Festivals articles – Page 186
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NewsSaudi Arabia aims to boost local industry with $234m Film Sector Financing Programme
Cultural Development Fund’s film financing initiative will open for business early next year.
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NewsBaghdad sex doll feature ‘Hanging Gardens’ wins top prize at Red Sea film festival
Lotfy Nathan receives best director award for ‘Harka’.
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News‘Girl’, ‘Scrapper’ and ‘Rye Lane’ among UK features set for Sundance 2023
There are six UK productions and four UK co-productions in the line-up.
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NewsChristine Vachon, Lav Diaz join Rotterdam jury; India strand unveiled; further Harbour titles
The India programme explores the socio-political development of the country over the past 30 years.
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Reviews‘A Summer In Boujad’: Red Sea Review
A teenage boy struggles with a move from Paris to Morocco
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NewsSundance unveils 2023 line-up
Selection includes new work from directors Nicole Holofcener, Davis Guggenheim, Sophie Bathes, Brandon Cronenberg.
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NewsRed Sea Souk industry winners include Saudi dark comedy ‘Scapegoat’
Prizes for ‘A Trip To Jerusalem’, ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away Any More’.
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FeaturesFrom YouTube to Netflix: the rise of Saudi producer Telfaz11
Company has three features at this year’s Red Sea film festival.
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News‘Autobiography’, ‘The Exiles’ win top prizes at Indonesia’s Jogja-NETPAC film festival
Indonesian film festival reveals record audience figures.
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News’Godfather of Saudi cinema’ Ahmed Almulla on the country’s social revolution
Almulla has played an important part in the development of the local industry.
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News2023 Slamdance Film Festival announces closing film, multiple sections
Fest unveils Narrative, Documentary, Breakouts, Spotlight, and Unstoppable programming line-ups.
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NewsPrince Charles Cinema team launch bid to rescue Edinburgh Filmhouse
The group said it has held “positive conversations” with Edinburgh City Council, Creative Scotland, Screen Scotland and the Edinburgh Film Guild.
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Reviews‘A Childless Village’: Red Sea Review
An elderly filmmaker returns to a small village to set things right in this Azerbaijan-set comedy
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NewsIndonesia’s ‘Autobiography’ wins top award at Singapore film festival
Russia’s ‘How To Save A Dead Friend’ wins audience award.
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NewsSaudi Arabia bets big on local filmmakers in bid to become Middle East production powerhouse
The goverment, institutions and private investors are now supporting local production.
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NewsScreen unveils Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2022
Our sixth edition of Arab Stars of Tomorrow spotlights rising Middle Eastern and North African talents.
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FeaturesWhat are the pros and cons of gender-neutral acting categories?
The Bifas adopted gender-neutral acting categories for the first time this year, with the Berlinale switching in 2021.
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Reviews‘The Last Queen’: Red Sea Review
A defiant queen takes a stand in this debut set in 1500s Algeria
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NewsLocal productions key for developing crew skills in Middle East and North Africa
Red Sea panel discusses crew crunch in MENA.