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FeaturesReza Rahadian on the spark behind his feature directing debut ‘On Your Lap’
The film is set at a kopi pangu coffee shop, where women sit on the laps of male customers.
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FeaturesAbu Bakr Shawky on bringing a past Egypt to screen in ‘The Stories’
The film screens at Red Sea International Film Festival
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FeaturesIn focus: The 12 projects in the Red Sea Souk’s Feature Films Program
There are 12 rising filmmakers presenting their projects at the Souk, developed over the past year through the Red Sea Labs’ Feature Films Program.
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FeaturesLocal films continue to be a bright spot in the Saudi cinema market
The success of local productions is a bright spot in a Saudi box-office market that has levelled off after early breakneck growth
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Zoulikha Tahar, writer, director (Algeria)
Tahar is the first showrunner to be featured in Arab Stars of Tomorrow.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Suzannah Mirghani, filmmaker (Sudan-Qatar)
Mirghani’s debut feature ‘Cotton Queen’ premiered in Venice’s Critics’ Week.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Lamar Faden, actress (Saudi Arabia)
Faden’s credits include Saudi Arabia’s Oscar entry ‘Hijra’.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Josef Akiki, actor (Lebanon)
Akiki first drew international attention with a role in Charlie Kaufman’s short film ’How To Shoot A Ghost’.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Karim Daoud Anaya, actor (Palestine)
Anaya made his screen debut in Annemarie Jacir’s ’Palestine 36’.
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FeaturesHaifaa Al Mansour on returning to Saudi with thriller ‘Unidentified’
The film screens at Red Sea International Film Festival
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FeaturesVentana Sur tech strand reckons with AI: “What matters more – the job or the work?”
“AI is already reshaping production. Its upside is democratising.”
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FeaturesKaran Johar and Neeraj Ghaywan on how Martin Scorsese improved India Oscar entry ‘Homebound’
The filmmakers discuss the themes and Oscar hopes for the feature.
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Features“It’s my job to yell”: The documentary filmmakers speaking truth to power
Laura Poitras, Raoul Peck, Petra Costa and James Jones discuss their latest work.
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FeaturesRed Sea’s Finn Halligan and Antoine Khalife talk building a film culture in Saudi Arabia
“We tell local audiences ‘this festival is for you’,” says former Screen editor Halligan.
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FeaturesWhy did the Oscars introduce new casting and stunt categories, and how will they work?
We wait years for a new Oscar category – and then two come along in swift succession, recognising casting and, eventually, the fall guys.
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FeaturesRounding up the Bafta foreign-language film contenders that aren’t competing for Oscar
The majority of films vying for Bafta’s film not in the English language award this year were not submitted by their country to the international feature Oscar.
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FeaturesDoha festival director Fatma Hassan Alremaihi: “We want to grow the industry activities”
Alremaihi says the new 50% cash rebate ”will attract quality international projects while creating sustained opportunities for local crews, suppliers and creatives.”
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FeaturesOscars international feature race 2026 guide: the Asia Pacific contenders
Asia Pacific’s Oscar entries this year include local hits from the likes of China, Japan, Hong Kong and Vietnam.
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FeaturesFive projects to watch at JAFF Future Project 2025
This year’s edition presents a line-up of 10 projects that will compete for $74,000 in cash and production support.
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Features2025 Ventana Sur returns to Buenos Aires with new sections, projected 30% attendance rise
LatAm market hub runs December 1-5 at Palacio Libertad.