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Cairo’s new artistic director Ahmed Shawky resigns, publishes open letter
His resignation has come after reportedly controversial social media posts in Arabic came to light.
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Front Row to offer free MENA screenings of ‘I Am Not Your Negro’
The move is out of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Cairo International Film Festival pushes on with physical 2020 edition
Advisory committee is drawing up different contingencies as well as protective measures for guests.
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Matthieu Darras' First Cut Lab expands activities into Qatar and Canada
Covid-19 pandemic widens programme’s footprint beyond Europe.
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Haifa Film Festival determined to host 2020 edition
The 36th edition is set to run October 1-10.
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Filmmakers react to Qumra Online: “It was beautiful this happened in such hard times”
“People wanted to be productive and help the filmmaking community.”
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UK ‘Resident Evil’ stuntwoman left with life-changing injuries wins legal challenge
Olivia Jackson was injured while shooting ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ in 2015.
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Doha Film Institute moves Qumra online
Rithy Panh, Karim Ainouz, Annemarie Jacir, Tala Hadid, Ghassan Salhab join efforts to continue key project development activities.
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Amman International Film Festival postponed, tentatively rescheduled for late August
Inaugural edition was to have taken place in Jordanian capital April 13 to 18.
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Netflix teams with John Boyega’s UpperRoom to make a slate of African films
The non-English language projects will focus on West and East Africa.
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Red Sea International Film Festival postponed over coronavirus fears
Saudi festival was scheduled to launch in Jeddah next week.
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Doha Film Institute cancels Qumra over coronavirus concerns
Sixth edition was due to run March 20-25.
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French stars launch #BlackCesars campaign ahead of troubled awards
Industry professionals call for greater diversity and inclusion on the big screen.
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Cinemas and T-Joy board Saudi animation ‘The Journey’
Ground-breaking animation combines tells Middle Eastern folkloric story using a Japanese anime art style.
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Claire Denis, Phedon Papamichael named Qumra Masters as 47 participant projects revealed
They join previously announced directors James Gray, Jessica Hausner and sound editor Mark Mangini.
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Memento boards Hany Abu-Assad’s spy thriller ‘Huda’s Salon’ (exclusive)
It is the Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated director’s first feature shot in Palestine since his 2015 Gaza-set drama The Idol.
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Mad Solutions strikes distribution deal on Saudi Rotana Media Group’s library (exclusive)
Rotana’s catalogue of 2,000 titles is one of the biggest in the Arab cinema in the world.
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Versatile unveils fresh details of Arab and Tarzan Nasser’s Gaza-set love story ‘Apollo’ (exclusive)
The film is inspired by the true story of an Ancient Greek statue that was fished out of the sea off Gaza and then disappeared.
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Aurit Zamir appointed new director of Israel’s Sam Spiegel International Film Lab
Zamir, who is a producer and graduate of the Sam Spiegel Film School, replaces Renen Schorr.
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Indie Sales boards Berlin Panorama title ‘Days Of Cannibalism’ (exclusive)
French outfit is handling a trio of Berlinale titles including Golden Bear contender All The Dead Ones.