Latest festival news – Page 195
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NewsSaudi Arabia’s ‘Scales’ wins best film at Singapore Film Festival
The film is directed by Saudi Arabian filmmaker Shahad Ameen.
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NewsMexico’s ‘I Am No Longer Here,’ Tunisia’s ‘A Son’ win at Cairo Film Festival
Other winners include ’Ghost Tropic’, ‘The Fourth Wall’ and ’A Certain Kind of Silence’.
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NewsJapan’s ‘Kontora’ is awarded best film at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Other winners include the UK’s ‘Looted’ and the Philippines’ ‘Kalel, 15’.
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NewsWhich films excited international guests at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival?
Mike Newell shared select highlights while a local actress was signed by a talent agency and guests shared excitement for the future of the Estonian film industry.
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NewsFilmmakers at Risk initiative launched by European Film Academy, IDFA and IFFR (exclusive)
Helen Mirren, Jafar Panahi lend support to new initiative focused on filmmakers in danger.
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NewsAutobiographical documentary ‘In A Whisper’ wins top IDFA prize
UK director Lucy Parker’s investigative work Solidarity wins best first appearance prize for debut features.
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NewsSudan’s ‘You Will Die At Twenty’ wins audience award at Ajyal Film Festival
Amjad Abu Alala’s film previously won the Lion of the Future prize at Venice.
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NewsScreen unveils Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2019
Screen has announced the five filmmakers and actors selected for the third edition at the Cairo International Film Festival.
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News‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya’ wins new Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films
Feature revolves around woman who challenges male-only tradition.
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NewsKim Longinotto filming documentary about ‘X Factor’ winner Dalton Harris (exclusive)
Feature will follow reality show star Dalton Harris.
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NewsJeonju film festival programmers quit over succession issue
Core programming trio have walked out of South Korea’s second biggest film festival.
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News‘Parasite’ triumphs at Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Kantemir Balagov’s ‘Beanpole’ picked up two prizes.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest appoints artistic team for 2020 festival
New international appointments include a selection committee and programme consultants.
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NewsIDFA gets off to a powerful start with Mehrdad Oskouei’s ‘Sunless Shadows’
Artistic director Orwa Nyrabia talks female representation, Edward Snowden event, the future of the EDN and Saudi Arabia.
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NewsApple pulls AFI FEST closing night film 'The Banker' as Netflix steps in with replacement
“Last week some concerns surrounding the film were brought to our attention.”
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NewsCairo kicks off with ‘The Irishman’, bigger industry programme and Screen’s Arab Stars of Tomorrow
It is Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy’s second year at the helm.
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News‘It Must Be Heaven’ kicks off seventh Ajyal Film Festival in Doha
The youth-focused festival has recruited 400 young jurors from 41 countries.
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News‘Joker’ cinematographer wins top prize at Camerimage
Further prizes awarded to Quentin Tarantino, Edward Norton, Peter Greenaway and Richard Gere.
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NewsCamerimage director Marek Zidowicz on returning to Torun and the future of the festival
The festival says is has secured $160m in state and regional support.
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NewsCannes Film Week opens in Hong Kong amid escalating unrest
Wong Kar Wai and Johnnie To were among leading local filmmakers who attended the opening, but the red carpet was cancelled due to current events.