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FeaturesJordanian director Bassel Ghandour on his forbidden-relationship drama ‘The Alleys’
Ghandour’s debut directorial feature is showing at the Red Sea film festival.
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Features“I didn’t even tell my agent until we wrapped”: Simon Rex on his clandestine ‘Red Rocket’ role
Simon Rex belatedly finds himself in the limelight following an up-and-down, all-over-the-map professional career.
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Features‘Spencer’ director Pablo Larrain on making an “upside-down fairy tale” about Princess Diana
Far from a slice of safe British heritage cinema, Spencer offers a distinctively authored take on the unravelling of a royal marriage.
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FeaturesRed Sea Souk sets sights on becoming MENA region’s biggest market
Market component of Red Sea International Film Festival’s market runs December 8 to 11.
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FeaturesFive Saudi acting and directing talents to watch
Screen profiles five rising Saudi talents, whose work is being showcased at the Red Sea Film Festival.
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FeaturesMaan and Yaser B on how ‘The Blair Witch Project’ inspired their feature debut ‘Junoon’
“Any style you choose is going to be new in Saudi,” says Maan B.
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Features"My secret is, just obey your crazy": Jeymes Samuel on directing ‘The Harder They Fall’
‘The Harder They Fall’ director details his journey from self-funded shorts to $90m Netflix budgets.
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FeaturesCelebrity biographical documentaries take centre stage this awards season
This year’s documentary category sees a rich field of films taking a celebrity individual as their subject.
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Features‘Titane’ director Julia Ducournau talks nudity, car culture and subverting masculinity
Titane struck gold — in the form of Cannes’ Palme d’Or — for Julia Ducournau with just her second feature.
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FeaturesHow a group of firms owned by US media giants have shaken up the feature documentary space
Discovery+, National Geographic and CNN Films are making and buying relatively commercial documentaries.
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FeaturesMBC Studios KSA head Zeinab Abu Alsamh on Saudi Arabia’s rising film and TV scene
The company is in development on an adaptation of Arabistan Orchards.
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FeaturesPathé president talks financing ‘Coda’, making pragmatic choices during pandemic, 2022 slate
French mini-major Pathé is keen to be recognised for fully financing awards hopeful Coda.
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FeaturesAndrea Arnold on her first documentary ‘Cow’: “It makes me want to take risks”
”Sometimes the more the audience have to work, the more cinematic it is.”
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Zbeida Belhajamor, actress (Tunisia)
Tunis-born actress made her feature film debut this year in Cannes Critics’ Week closing film A Tale Of Love And Desire.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Bassant Ahmed, actress (Egypt)
The Egyptian actress shared Tribeca’s best actress prize with Basmala Elghaeish for their performances in Souad.
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FeaturesArab Stars Of Tomorrow 2021: Khalifa Al-Jassem, actor (United Arab Emirates)
Emirati actor made his big-screen debut in French director Pierre Morel’s action drama The Ambush.
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FeaturesArab Stars Of Tomorrow 2021: Maysaa Almumin, director (Kuwait)
The Doha-based filmmaker’s short film J’ai Le Cafard is making waves on the international festival circuit.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Sara Mesfer, director (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi director and screenwriter Sara Mesfer is a rising star in the independent filmmaking scene.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Mustafa Shehata, actor (Sudan)
Sudandese actor Mustafa Shehata made his acting debut in Amjad Abu Alala’s debut feature You Will Die At 20.
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FeaturesIn conversation: Maria Schrader, Dan Stevens talk sci-fi romance ‘I’m Your Man’
Director Schrader looked to the UK’s Stevens — in his first lead role in German — to play a lifelike robot. The pair discuss classic screwball comedies and the collision of human and machine.