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NewsFilmmakers 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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NewsUK ‘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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NewsDoha 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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NewsAmman 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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NewsRed Sea International Film Festival postponed over coronavirus fears
Saudi festival was scheduled to launch in Jeddah next week.
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NewsDoha Film Institute cancels Qumra over coronavirus concerns
Sixth edition was due to run March 20-25.
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NewsFrench stars launch #BlackCesars campaign ahead of troubled awards
Industry professionals call for greater diversity and inclusion on the big screen.
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NewsCinemas 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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NewsClaire 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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NewsMemento 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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NewsMad 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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NewsVersatile 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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NewsAurit 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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NewsIndie 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.
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NewsDoha supports new film and TV projects by Hicham Lasri, Soudade Kaadan and Karim Aïnouz
Qatari institute supports a record 42 projects in autumn funding round.
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NewsEmbattled ‘The Cave’ director Feras Fayyad reapplies for US entry visa
Oscar-nominated Syrian director released after detainment by Copenhagen immigration authorities.
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NewsPyramide International boards Mohamed Diab’s ‘Amira’ (exclusive)
It is the third feature by Egyptian director Mohamed Diab after ’678’ and ’Clash’.
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NewsNetflix reveals giant subscriber surge in Asia-Pacific region
Streaming titan reports 158.3m members worldwide.
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NewsWhy Arab and African indie filmmakers are embracing genre cinema
Mati Diop, Talal Selhami and Larissa Sansour discuss their different routes to genre at Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops.