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Berlinale plans Jafar Panahi film screenings, censorship discussion
Panahi had been invited to serve on Berlinale jury before his conviction; Rafi Pitts plans global protest in support of Panahi during Berlinale.
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NewsNancy K. Fishman launches distribution company
The first film on her slate will be Israeli director Eytan Fox’s Mary Lou.
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Newsdu signs UAE VOD deal for StreetDance 3D
UAE telecom service provider du strikes deal with On Demand Group to deliver first ever 3D content to VOD users in Middle East.
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NewsUPDATE: Cinema organisations start petition to lift Panahi's sentence
Backers of the movement include Cannes and Locarno festivals. Other festivals including Rotterdam, Sarajevo and Thessaloniki issue statements in support of the Iranian filmmaker.
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Expanded Dubai Filmmart racks up more than 3,000 screenings
The Dubai International Film Festival’s Dubai Filmmart has announced that 3,193 screenings took place through its popular Cinetech trading platform, and at least two major deals were concluded during the week-long event (Dec 12-19).
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NewsPanahi sentenced to 6 years in jail and banned from filmmaking for 20 years
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to six years in prison and banned from making films, making political statements, doing media interviews or travelling abroad for 20 years.
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Al Gethami wins Dubai's Young Journalist Award
Sarah Al Gethami, a Saudi student at Dubai’s Middlesex University, won the Dubai International Film Festival Young Journalist Award.
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NewsImagenation/Hyde Park takes on international rights to Ghost Rider 2
Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group have acquired international rights to Columbia Pictures GhostRider—Spirit of Vengeance.
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NewsStray Bullet, Screaming Man take top prizes at 7th Dubai fest
Stray Bullet from Lebanon’s Georges Hachem took the first prize in the Muhr Arab competition at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival, while A Screaming Man was awarded the same honour in the Muhr AsiaAfrica section.
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India’s Scrabble Entertainment moves into the Middle East
India’s Scrabble Entertainment has signed non–exclusive D-cinema deployment agreements with five US studios to roll out digital screens in the Middle East.
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NewsParminder Vir joins Al Ruwaini's Pyramedia
Producer Parminder Vir has joined Pyramedia as a development consultant.
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NewsMarrakech's top award goes to Journals of Musan
Park Jungbum’s debut feature The Journals Of Musan has scooped the Golden Star award at the 10th Marrakech International Film Festival.
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NewsBerlin invites Jafar Panahi to join 2011 jury
Not yet known if Iranian director will be able to join jury.
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NewsJohnnie To, Asif Kapadia amongst Dubai jurors
They will join fellow film-makers and industry experts to judge the Muhr Awards at the upcoming Dubai International Film Festival; 75 films to compete across three sections.
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NewsSean Penn, Souleymane Cisse to receive awards in Dubai
The seventh Dubai International Film Festival (Dec 12 – 19) features 41 world premieres and is bookended by The King’s Speech and Tron: Legacy.
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NewsMarrakech Film Festival reveals 15-strong competition line-up
Jack Goes Boating, A Quiet Life (Una Vita Tranquila) and Animal Kingdom are among 15 titles in competition at this year’s Marrakech Film Festival (Dec 3 – 10).The competition slate includes ten feature debuts and three sophomore productions, representing 15 different nationalities.It has already been reported that US romantic comedy ...
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NewsDoha's $400,000 in awards go to Hawi, Balls, First Grader and Grandma
The second Doha Tribeca Film Festival came to an end Saturday night with more than $400,000 given out in prizes.
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NewsMira Nair finalising cast for The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Nair discussed the new thriller in Doha, where her Maisha Lab is extending ties with the Doha Film Institute.
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NewsDoha panellists call for "CAA of the Arab world"
Panellists at the on-going Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) spoke of the need to create pan-Arab talent agencies as a key step in the development of a regional film industry.