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NewsPachachi’s Baghdad draws co-producers, funds
Maysoon Pachachi’s Nothing Doing In Baghdad is set to start shooting in February after securing three European co-producers and funding from Visions Sud Est and the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC).
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NewsMAD Solutions to distribute Sandfish
EXCLUSIVE: Pan-Arab distributor MAD Solutions will handle distribution in the Arab world for Saudi filmmaker Ahd’s Sandfish, which will be the first production from Paul Baboudjian’s new Dubai-based Tharwa Productions.
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NewsHobbit finale on $26.6m after two days
Warner Bros-New Line-MGM’s fantasy epic grossed a further $13.7m from 28 markets on December 12 following the $11.3m opening day gross across 11 territories on December 10 to stand at $26.6m internationally.
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NewsAcademy to consider 323 features
Voters will consider 323 features deemed eligible for Oscar consideration.
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NewsOscars 2015: Academy to consider 114 scores
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences unveiled the entire list of eligible scores on December 12.
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NewsUni dates Untitled Great Wall Project
Legendary’s Untitled Great Wall Project will open in North America in 3D via Universal on November 23, 2016, and in China in early December 2016.
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NewsExodus leads US social media buzz
Ridley Scott’s biblical epic Exodus: Gods And Kings is ready to ride out in the US.
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NewsAcademy selects 79 eligible songs
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences said on December 12 that 79 songs are in contention for the original song category for the 87th Oscars.
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NewsSanta Barbara unveils 2015 Virtuosos Award
Top brass at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival have announced the multiple recipients for the 2015 Virtuosos Award.
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NewsLondon Short Film Festival to host 34 programmes
The London Short Film Festival will return for its 12th year from January 9-18.
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NewsOrange Wednesdays to end in 2015
Cinemas understood to be close to an alternative deal with a different company; comparethemarket.com among suitors.
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NewsMother, Modris big winners at new Riga festival
New Riga Meetings platform welcomes projects including two projects by Finnish film-maker Aku Louhimies.
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NewsA Little Chaos, The Price of Desire head to Dublin
Alanis Morissette, Vincent Perez and Orla Brady star in Mary McGuckian feature.
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NewsArab broadcasters call for local genre movies
Two of the Middle East’s biggest broadcasters called on Arab filmmakers to start making more genre movies at a Dubai Film Market (DFM) seminar on Thursday (Dec 11).
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NewsHobbit leads UK social media buzz
Warner Bros’ climactic outing of The Hobbit trilogy set for chart-topping bow.
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NewsDubai, Samsung renew short film competition
DIFF and Samsung are joining forces with Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) on the second edition of the short film competition they inaugurated this year.
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NewsAl-Agroobi set to make fiction debut
Emirati filmmaker Amal Al-Agroobi, best known for her non-fiction works The Brain That Sings and Half, is developing her first narrative work.