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News14 Middle Eastern and North African films to tempt festival directors in 2022
Cannes 2019 discoveries Mounia Meddour and Maryam Touzani are among the MENA filmmakers with works in post-production.
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NewsDisney+ to launch in 42 new countries, branching out into Africa and the Middle East
The streamer is expanding into countries including South Africa, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and the Palestine territories.
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NewsNetflix commits $1m towards scholarships fund for students in Sub-Saharan Africa
The fund will be part of Netflix’s previously announced Creative Equity Fund.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video signs deal with Nigerian production company Anthill Studios
This follows on from Amazon’s deal with Nigeria’s Inkblot Studios last December.
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NewsNetflix boards ‘Perfect Strangers’ as its first Arabic-language feature original
Pan-Arab cast features Lebanon’s Nadine Labaki, George Khabbaz, Egyptian star Mona Zaki and Jordan’s Eyad Nassar.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video signs exclusive deal with Nigeria’s Inkblot Studios
It marks Amazon Prime Video’s first exclusive theatrical output agreement with a leading African film studio.
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NewsFront Row signs screenwriter, director for Arabic-language ‘Intouchables’ remake
It is the second Arab language remake of a European hit for Dubai-based after the upcoming Perfect Strangers.
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News‘Contra’, ‘Akashinga’, ‘Aïcha’ scoop Red Sea project prizes
The inaugural edition of the Red Souk project market handed out $355,000 worth of prizes and other collateral awards.
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NewsJordan withdraws ‘Amira’ as 2022 Oscar submission following local backlash
Film revolves around a West Bank teenager conceived via the smuggled sperm of a Palestinian prisoner.
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NewsScreen unveils Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2021
In our fifth edition of Arab Stars of Tomorrow, Screen International puts the spotlight on six emerging Middle Eastern and North African talents.
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News‘The Mother Of All Lies’, ‘Under The Fig Trees’ scoop top prizes at Atlas Workshops
Marrakech International Film Festival’s project incubator showcased 15 projects in development and nine projects.
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NewsLaïla Marrakchi plans return to cinema with strawberry picker drama ‘La Más Dulce’
Laïla Marrakchi talks Atlas Workshops strawberry picker drama ‘La Más Dulce’
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News‘Captains Of Zaatari’ scoops top prize at Doha’s Ajyal Film Festival
The ninth edition of Doha Film Institute’s youth and family-focused festival ran November 7-13.
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NewsCairo to open with ‘Official Competition’, unveils 2021 line-up
Thirteen films will screen in the international competition.
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NewsAsghar Farhadi’s ’A Hero’ to open physical Ajyal Film Festival in Doha
The ninth edition is bannered Press Play! as the event scales up again following 2020’s reduced Covid-19 format.
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NewsMarrakech’s Atlas Workshops unveils selection for 2021 online edition
Fourth edition will showcase 24 projects hailing from the Middle East, North Africa and Africa.
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NewsAlgerian, Palestinian projects scoop top prizes at CineGouna Platform
The El Gouna Film Festival’s project development platform showcased 20 projects in development and post-production.
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NewsSomali Oscar submission ‘The Gravedigger’s Wife’ wins at Africa’s Fespaco festival
Africa’s biggest film festival unfolded in Burkina Faso from October 16 to 23.
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NewsIran selects Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Hero’ as Oscar international feature entry
Farhadi has previously won the award twice.
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NewsMorocco’s Hicham Lasri says new film ‘Happy Lovers’ will be more mainstream
Producer Lamia Chraibi describes it as a black comedy with elements of Irreversible and Fargo.