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NewsSaudi Arabia’s Red Sea Lodge lab unveils 2021 participant projects
Eight-month programme culminates with industry pitching event at first edition of Red Sea International Film Festival in November.
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Qumra 2021: Online edition offered a beacon of hope and community
The seventh edition nurtured 48 short and feature-length projects across some 700 online meetings.
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Qumra 2021: Musician Yasmine Hamdan says “you take a break from yourself” when composing for film
Contemporary Arabic music pioneer Hamdan takes inspiration from Middle Eastern traditions and history.
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Perspectives on 2020: Nadine Labaki on how the Beirut explosion shaped her pandemic year
The writer, director and actress reveals how the devastating Beirut explosion pushed her back into filmmaking
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Nadine Labaki joins Arabic-language ‘Perfect Strangers’ remake as shoot dates set
Production, which was postponed twice in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic, to shoot in early 2021.
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mk2 films boards sales on Mounia Akl’s ‘Costa Brava Lebanon’ (exclusive)
The production has recently signed Nadine Labaki and Saleh Bakri to lead roles.
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Top Palestinian filmmakers protest UAE-Israeli cinema cooperation
Abu Dhabi Film Commission, Israel Film Fund, Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film and Television School recently announced pact.
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Yousry Nasrallah, Kaouther Ben Hania head to Cairo Film Connection
Parent event Cairo International Film Festival pushing on with 42nd edition.
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Best Friend Forever boards sales on Egyptian Cannes 2020 title ‘Souad’
Egyptian drama follows two teenage sisters who escape conversative reality via the social networks.
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VOX Cinemas head talks Gulf’s $1b box office potential, ‘Mulan’ and protecting the theatrical window
Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning cinema pool set to drive box office growth in region with love of content and high-end exhibition experiences.
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Producer of Sarajevo project ‘The Maiden’s Pond’ on Lebanese film industry challenges
An economic crisis, Covid-19 spike and devastating Beirut explosion have all impacted the industry.
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Front Row, Kuwait’s KNCC team with Dubai’s Cinema Akil for Beirut fund-raiser
Films by Ziad Doueiri and Nadine Labaki front charitable screenings.
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Mad Solutions scoops Arab rights for 11 hot arthouse titles
Films include Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon and Mohammed Diab’s Amira.
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Filmmakers 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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My Working From Home Life: Lebanese producer Georges Schoucair
“We finished the shoot for Ely Dagher’s Harvest just as the first case of Covid-19 was reported in Lebanon.”
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French cinema investment edged down in 2019 as state and TV funding fell
State finance fell by 8.1% while broadcaster investment was down by 3%
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Why 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.
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'Capernaum', 'Yomeddine' lead Arab cinema Critics Awards nominations
Nadine Labaki and A.B. Shawky’s films gained three nods each.
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Venice title 'The Day I Lost My Shadow' gets sales deal, first trailer revealed (exclusive)
French sales agent Stray Dogs has taken international rights on the film.
