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NewsTanzania makes first international feature Oscar entry in 21 years with ‘Tug Of War’ (exclusive)
Country’s second-ever Oscar entry.
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NewsSaudi Arabia’s Neom launches 40%+ production rebate as facilities and studios officially open
Some 25 productions have shot in the region in Saudi Arabia over the past 18 months.
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NewsPrime Video signs first film and TV deal with African filmmaker
Jade Osiberu directed ‘Gangs Of Lagos’ which recently screened at TIFF.
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NewsIn pictures: Screen, Film AlUla event at Toronto 2022
Attendees discussed new filming opportunities in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsBeIN to distribute Alexander Payne TIFF market hit ‘The Holdovers’ in Middle East, Turkey (exclusive)
Focus Features to release anticipated comedy drama in rest of world.
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NewsSomalia’s first ever Oscar submission ‘The Gravedigger’s Wife’ secures UK deal (exclusive)
The title premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week in 2021.
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NewsSix Gulf states threaten Netflix with legal action over content that violates “Islamic values”
“In the event that the violating content continues to be available, the necessary legal measures will be taken.”
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NewsRealness Institute, Series Mania, Storyboard Collective unveil participants in AuthenticA lab (exclusive)
Kenya’s Angela Wamai, South Africa’s Chantel Clark, Ghana’s Jessica Hagan and Nigeria’s Tony Sebastian Ukpo have been selected.
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NewsFirst trailer for Giornate degli Autori Algerian costume drama ‘The Last Queen’ (exclusive)
Set in Algiers in 1516, the film is being described as Algeria’s first costume drama.
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NewsGhana to host African cinema convention in bid to boost screens across continent
Inaugural Meta Cinema Forum Africa takes place in November.
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NewsEIFF reveals winners of East Africa emerging talent programme, The Story Circle (exclusive)
The Story Circle programme is for female screenwriters and filmmakers from East Africa.
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NewsBela Tarr to receive Cairo film festival lifetime honour
Hungarian auteur will also mentor young Egyptian filmmakers at the festival.
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News‘Half Of A Yellow Sun’ director Biyi Bandele dies aged 54
Latest feature from Nigerian writer-director due to premiere at TIFF.
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NewsBiggest ever Saudi series ‘Rise Of The Witches’ begins shoot at Neom
Ten-part adventure-fantasy series is made by MBC Studios.
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NewsNetflix ties with South African filmmaker Mandlakayise Walter Dube
Creative partnership signals streamer’s growing presence in Africa.
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NewsThe Match Factory boards Venice Competition title ‘Beyond The Wall’ (exclusive)
Filmmaker Vahid Jalilvand returns to the Lido for the third time.
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News‘Dune: Part Two’ starts shooting at international locations for Warner Bros, Legendary Entertainment
Part 2 will be based in Hungary and is also returning to Abu Dhabi and Jordan.
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NewsEight works in progress from Africa and Middle East selected for Venice Final Cut
The selection includes Amjad Al Rasheed’s Inshallah A Boy.
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NewsJafar Panahi latest Iranian filmmaker to be arrested; Mohammad Rasoulof’s producer expands on his detention
Panahi was arrested today in Tehran, following Rasoulof and Mostafa Al-Ahmad’s arrests on Friday.
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NewsCannes award-winners to compete at Jerusalem Film Festival 2022
International competition titles include ‘Broker’ and ‘Decision To Leave’ from South Korea.