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News‘Goodbye Julia’ takes top prize at Critics Awards for Arab Films
‘Four Daughters’ and ‘Inshallah A Boy’ also ranked among the big winners at the awards.
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NewsMAD picks up Cannes titles ‘Ghost Trail’, ‘The Village Next To Paradise’ for MENA (exclusive)
Further upcoming titles from the 30-strong haul include Anne-Marie Jacir’s upcoming ‘All Before You’’.
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NewsPalestinian filmmakers aim to challenge perceptions at Cannes
‘To A Land Unknown’ is playing in Directors’ Fortnight, with a documentary-in-progress showcase for Palestinian projects also taking place.
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NewsIsraeli industry figures in Cannes call for dialogue with international industry
”Our work definitely changed since October 7. It is harder to sell films and it’s harder to create co-productions.”
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NewsFront Row takes global distribution rights to Saudi-Emirati comedy ‘Al Eid Eiden’
The feature is set for a theatrical release on July 4.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof flees Iran, calls for support ahead of Cannes premiere
The Iranian auteur had been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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NewsUK romantic thriller ‘White Widow’ acquired for world sales (exclusive)
Rory Fleck Byrne, Adelaide Clemens, Kim Bodnia, Saffron Burrows, Russell Tovey star.
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NewsMAD World takes sales on Lebanese thriller ‘In This Darkness I See You’ (exclusive)
The newly launched sales company will launch the ghost story at the Cannes market.
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NewsArab sales firm MAD World launches ahead of Cannes; titles and team unveiled
Inaugural slate includes Rani Massalha’s ‘The Return Of The Prodigal Son’ and ‘Thank You For Banking With Us’ from Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas.
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NewsIranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, says lawyer
The filmmaker’s latest feature ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsTrustNordisk boards Eirik Svensson’s ‘Safe House’ starring Kristine Kujath Thorp (exclusive)
The thriller is based on real events in the Central African Republic in 2013.
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NewsFilms Boutique boards Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes title ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ (exclusive)
First details revealed of the upcoming feature, which has been sold to France.
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NewsIran bans actors, crew of Mohammed Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ from attending Cannes
The film is set to premiere in Competition.
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News‘Goodbye Julia’, ‘Four Daughters’ lead nominations in Critics Awards for Arab Films
Further titles with multiple nominations include ‘Inshallah A Boy’ and ‘Hajjan’.
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News“New voices are being heard”: the Asia and MENA films heading to Cannes
Titles include the first film from Saudi Arabia in Official Selection.
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NewsPaul Mescal, Olivia Colman, Spike Lee, Susan Sarandon join Cinema For Gaza fundraiser
Shane Meadows, Lukas Dhont among new joiners; total passes £90,000.
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NewsFront Row planning feature, series around Lebanese bank robber Sally Hafez
Front Row Productions is also exploring a documentary and podcast series.
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NewsJonathan Glazer joins Cinema For Gaza appeal as UK fundraising auction opens
Glazer joins Tilda Swinton, Brian Cox, Josh O’Connor and Joseph Quinn in the fundraiser.
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NewsAflamuna Connection selects 14 emerging Arab filmmaker projects for eighth edition (exclusive)
Karim Kassem’s ’Moondove’ and Hana Alomair’s ‘Dancing On Fire’ are among the selection.
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NewsEgypt’s Al-Ahram studio destroyed by fire
The facility recently housed producion of Ramadan TV series El-Moallem starring Mustafa Shaban.