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NewsBushra, Badreya headline trafficking drama
EXCLUSIVE: Egyptian star Bushra has signed up to play opposite compatriot actor Sayed Badreya in English-language thriller Bride Of The Nile, about the trafficking of young girls in the region, which Badreya will also direct.
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NewsMAD Solutions unwraps DFM slate
Cairo-based MAD Solutions is presenting a slate of ten high-profile Arabic-language pictures at this year’s Dubai Film Market (DFM).
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NewsAl Shehhi scoops IWC Filmmaker Award
Emirati filmmaker Waleed Al Shehhi has won the $100,000 IWC Filmmaker Award for his project Dolphins.
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NewsNew Century, CNC to present DFC awards
Egyptian production company New Century Production and France’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) will each present a new award at this year’s edition of Dubai Film Connection (DFC).
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NewsProaction to launch Syrian Film Institute
EXCLUSIVE: Producers Orwa Nyrabia and Diana El Jeiroudi of Proaction Film have launched a new Syrian Film Institute in Berlin to act as a hub for Syrian filmmakers, who are either exiled or still in the country.
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NewsAbdel Aziz joins Film Clinic’s Two Rooms
EXCLUSIVE: Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, the legendary Egyptian actor who was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at last year’s DIFF, will headline an adaptation of Two Rooms And A Parlour, a new high-profile addition to the production slate of Arab talent hothouse Film Clinic.
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NewsAflamnah expands with DIFF duo
Dubai-based crowd-funding platform Aflamnah has announced that it has raised $200,000 across 47 projects since its launch 18 months ago, including two films that are premiering at DIFF.
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NewsIraq’s Children Of The Future debut at DIFF
DIFF has added a new section, Iraqi Legacy: Children of the Future, which will screen six short films from Iraq’s new generation of filmmakers.
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NewsDubai 2013: Screen's dailies
Browse Screen International’s daily magazines from the Dubai International Film Festival here.
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NewsSerkis to shoot Animal Farm in 2014
Performance capture pioneer Andy Serkis has revealed he plans to shoot his directorial debut, an adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, in the second half of 2014.
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NewsDreamWorks: bright future for directors
DreamWorks Animation producer Jane Hartwell and senior VFX supervisor Markus Manninen explained how new production processes are empowering the vision of the director, in a session on ‘The Future of Animation’ at the Cinematic Innovation Summit (CIS) in Dubai yesterday.
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NewsCIS plots path as industry grapples with digital reality
Technological changes are challenging traditional funding models but also opening up new ways to make, finance and distribute features, said Hollywood veterans at the Cinematic Innovation Summit (CIS) in Dubai yesterday.
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NewsWide House sings along with Champ
Paris-based sales company Wide House has picked up international rights to Mahmoud Kaabour’s Champ Of The Camp, a musical documentary capturing life in the UAE’s labour camps, which premieres at DIFF tomorrow (Dec 7).
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NewsEgypt’s MAD reveals Family Secrets
Cairo and Abu Dhabi-based MAD Solutions has picked up worldwide rights to Hany Fawzy’s Family Secrets, described as Egypt’s first gay-themed film.
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NewsRegev named CEO at Jerusalem Cinematheque
She replaces Alesia Weston, who left the post after less than one year.
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NewsDIFF unveils Enjaaz, Filmi recipients
The Dubai International Film Festial (DIFF) has unveiled the latest recipients of its Enjaaz funding programme, along with a new initiative, Filmi, which aims to support Emirati filmmakers.
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NewsRags & Tatters Egyptian box office hit
Egyptian independent production Rags & Tatters has grossed an impressive $30,000 following a two-week run in Egyptian cinemas. The film was originally slated to run for only one week.
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NewsAjyal fest wraps with youth jury awards
Inaugural youth festival in Doha hosts industry forum where experts stressed importance of local content.
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NewsArnon Milchan: I spied for Israel
New Regency head Arnon Milchan has confirmed in a TV interview that he took part in clandestine missions for Israel.