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Features‘Weapons’ star Amy Madigan on why she didn’t see Aunt Gladys as the villain: “This woman is fantastic”
Amy Madigan is enjoying a late career renaissance.
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FeaturesJafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just An Accident’ and making films his way - “no matter if I’m banned or not”
It Was Just An Accident pivots from revenge thriller to a humanist study of modern Iran. Jafar Panahi tells Screen what drives his filmmaking choices.
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FeaturesOliver Laxe on his techno-fuelled Oscar contender ‘Sirât’: “It’s triggered a debate, and I love that”
Inspired by his years as a raver, Oliver Laxe’s Sirât is a wild ride through the Moroccan desert — and Spain’s submission for the Oscars. Elisabet Cabeza talks to the Spanish French director.
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Features‘Sink’ director Zain Duraie talks tackling mental health issues in Arab cinema
The debut feature plays in competition at Red Sea International Film Festival.
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FeaturesAmanda Nevill on the growing Saudi film industry: “They have done it properly”
Former British Film Institute CEO has served as non-exec board member of Saudi Film Commission since 2020.
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FeaturesReza Rahadian on the spark behind his feature directing debut ‘On Your Lap’
The film is set at a kopi pangu coffee shop, where women sit on the laps of male customers.
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FeaturesAbu Bakr Shawky on bringing a past Egypt to screen in ‘The Stories’
The film screens at Red Sea International Film Festival
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FeaturesHaifaa Al Mansour on returning to Saudi with thriller ‘Unidentified’
The film screens at Red Sea International Film Festival
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FeaturesKaran Johar and Neeraj Ghaywan on how Martin Scorsese improved India Oscar entry ‘Homebound’
The filmmakers discuss the themes and Oscar hopes for the feature.
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NewsHead writer Natalia Santa tells Ventana Sur why ‘One Hundred Years Of Solitude’ is a soap opera
“We wanted it to be violent, and we wanted it to be dark.”
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NewsRed Sea film festival hopes for knockout 2025 edition as Middle East cinema ramps up international profile
Festival has come a long way in its first five years, contributing to the growth of both the Saudi and Middle East film sector.
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FeaturesDoha festival director Fatma Hassan Alremaihi: “We want to grow the industry activities”
Alremaihi says the new 50% cash rebate ”will attract quality international projects while creating sustained opportunities for local crews, suppliers and creatives.”
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Features2025 Ventana Sur returns to Buenos Aires with new sections, projected 30% attendance rise
LatAm market hub runs December 1-5 at Palacio Libertad.
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FeaturesScandar Copti explains why he is exploring the “rebranding of genocide” in his doc project ‘A Childhood’
The Palestinian filmmaker describes the feature doc as a “cinematic act of resistance”.
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FeaturesWhy Ghanaian director Amartei Armar started filming ’Vagabonds’ before it was fully financed
Armar’s 2022 short film ’Tsutsue’ was the first Ghanaian film to screen in competition at Cannes.
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Features“We’re making films for the people”, says Tanzania’s Amil Shivji of his latest film ’Last Cow’
The Atlas Workshop project is set within a semi-nomadic ethnic group of the Maasai.
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FeaturesSuha Arraf talks about hiding politics in human stories for Atlas Workshops project ’Chentian’
The Palestinian filmmaker co-wrote Eran Riklis’ ‘The Syrian Bride’ and ‘Lemon Tree’.
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FeaturesAtlas Workshops’ Hédi Zardi looks ahead to the ‘epic, emotional stories’ told in the 2025 projects
Zardi says the Workshops provide a space to nurture creativity while giving a clear-eyed overview of market realities.
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FeaturesKaouther Ben Hania talks filming ‘Mimesis’ during ‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ festival, awards run
“We had to shoot in September, otherwise we had to give back some funds,” says the director.
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Features“The festival opens a conversation through cinema,” says Marrakech film festival’s Rémi Bonhomme
Marrakech has become a significant festival during awards season, while also platforming emerging talents.