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NewsGermany selects Mohammad Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ for Oscars 2025
The drama by the Iranian filmmaker won two awards at Cannes.
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NewsMichaela Coel teams with BBC, HBO, A24 on drama series ‘First Day On Earth’
The 10-part series is made in association with A24
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NewsCivil war documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’ acquired for MENA ahead of Venice premiere (exclusive)
The documentary will receive its world premiere in the Giornate delgli Autori sidebar of the festival.
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NewsAlamiya, Front Row team on first Saudi-Turkey comedy feature ‘My Treat’
The film, also known as ‘Mahmool Makfool’, will be directed by Egyptian filmmaker Karim Abu Zeid.
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NewsKorean thriller ‘Revolver’ starring Cannes award-winner Jeon Do-yeon lands global deals (exclusive)
The feature is directed by Oh Seung-uk and also stars Ji Chang-wook of Netflix series ‘Lovestruck In The City’.
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NewsJerusalem Film Festival winners include ‘The Story Of Souleymane’, ‘Santosh’
‘Eid’ wins the award for Best Israeli Feature.
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NewsImax forges first partnership with leading Saudi exhibitor Muvi Cinemas
Four Imax screens to open across Riyadh, Jeddah and Dhahran.
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NewsTaliban documentary ‘Hollywoodgate’ set for MENA release through Front Row
The distributor will release the film across the Gulf ahead of the third anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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NewsVenice Final Cut lab projects include Morad Mostafa’s ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’
Seven work-in-progress films will participate in the Venice Production Bridge.
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NewsZaid Abu Hamdan’s ‘Boomah’ begins Jordan shoot, cast revealed
The crime thriller stars Jordanian actress Rakeen Saad.
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NewsRed Sea Film Foundation CEO Mohammed Al-Turki steps down
Exec will focus on personal projects and career as a film producer, and will continue as advisor to Foundation.
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NewsAsmae El Moudir lines up first fiction feature ‘Holy Cow’ (exclusive)
El Moudir won the Best Director award in Un Certain Regard last year with her documentary The Mother of All Lies.
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NewsMiddle East broadcaster OSN strikes film and series deal with Warner Bros Discovery
Deal gives OSN rights to new Max Originals and Warner Bros. Pictures feature films.
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NewsCannes award-winner ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ lands ANZ deal
Mohammad Rasoulof’s feature also topped Screen’s Cannes jury grid.
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News“We’re gangsters of cinema,” says Mohammad Rasoulof of making ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The Iranian filmmaker spoke at a press conference in Cannes.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof talks fleeing Iran and making Cannes Competition title ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The dissident director is in Cannes for the premiere of his latest film, which will compete for the Palme d’Or.
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NewsSalim Kechiouche to shoot ‘Wolf Dreams’ in Algeria as country makes big Cannes comeback (exclusive)
An Algerian delegation is in Cannes to promote the country as an international partner and locations hub.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof to attend Cannes premiere; open letter from filmmakers calls for solidarity
‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ set to world premiere on May 24.
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NewsProducer Roger Frappier readies adaptation of children-of-war novel ‘The Orange Grove’ (exclusive)
The film will be written and directed by rising Arab filmmaker Murad Abu Eisheh.
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NewsNeon snaps up Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes contender ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The filmmaker has fled his native Iran following pressure from authorities over the feature.