All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 44
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Features'OJ: Made In America' director on the politics behind his epic historical doc
OJ: Made In America is a prime awards-season contender, an eight-hour exploration of OJ Simpson’s rise and fall filtered through the history of Los Angeles’ African American community.
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FeaturesHow 'The Eagle Huntress' soared to the Oscar doc shortlist
Documentary film-maker Otto Bell tells Melanie Goodfellow how Morgan Spurlock helped to transform his debut feature about one Mongolian girl’s daring quest into an awards hopeful.
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FeaturesFrance box office report 2016: admissions up, arthouse struggles
It has been a tough year for arthouse pictures both from France and abroad.
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NewsKurdish director Hussein Hassan’s Isis drama triumphs in Dubai
The 13th edition of DIFF has revealed its winners with The Dark Wind scooping top prize.
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NewsVan der Vloed to head ACE as producers body moves to Amsterdam
Producer body set to relocate to Amsterdam from Paris in early 2017.
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NewsIndustry steps up calls for Iran to free director Keywan Karimi
Film-maker faces 223 lashes during his one-year jail sentence which has just begun.
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NewsNejjar, Breish and Arraf secure Doha Film Institute grants
Qatar’s Doha Film Institute (DFI) backs 32 projects in autumn funding round.
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FeaturesDubai Q&A: Iman Kamel talks 'Egyptian Jeanne d’Arc'
The Egyptian film-maker talks to Melanie Goodfellow about her creative documentary, which chronicles her country’s revolution and premier in DIFF’s Muhr Feature competition.
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FeaturesDubai Q&A: Ali F Mostafa and Rami Yasin on dystopian thriller 'The Worthy'
Emirati film-maker Ali F Mostafa and producer Rami Yasin talk to Melanie Goodfellow about The Worthy, which played in DIFF’s Muhr Emirati competition
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NewsSyria’s Proaction Film rebrands as No Nation Films
Syrian founders Orwa Nyrabia and Diana El Jeiroudi rebrand Berlin-based production company.
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NewsKaouther Ben Hania plots ISIS bride doc
DUBAI/EXCLUSIVE: Habib Attia is producing documentary about a mother fighting to get her two teenage daughters back from Libya.
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NewsRaheb, Haffaf clinch top DFC prize
Lebanese filmmaker Eliane Raheb’s The Great Family and Algeria Is Still Far Away, from Algerian-French filmmaker Omar Haffaf, shared the $25,000 top prize at Dubai Film Connection (DFC) yesterday.
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NewsArab Film Institute launched in Dubai
Non-profit cultural body aims to promote Arab cinema and launch an Oscars-style awards ceremony.
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NewsSaudi director unveils soccer drama Shoot
Saudi director Aymen Khoja is unveiling his upcoming US-set, soccer-themed work Shoot at the inaugural edition of the Arab Cinema Lab at DIFF.
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NewsFarhadi, Dumont, Panh named as Qumra masters
Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, French auteur Bruno Dumont and Cambodian creative documentarian Rithy Panh have been confirmed as the first ‘masters’ at the Doha Film Institute’s talent development event Qumra.
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NewsFront Row courts Lady Macbeth
DUBAI/EXCLUSIVE: Dubai-based pan-Arab distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment picked up 31 titles at the recent American Film Market, including critically-acclaimed drama Lady Macbeth.
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NewsSaba Mubarak joins Inshallah It’s A Boy
DUBAI/EXCLUSIVE: Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak has signed for the lead role in up-and-coming director Amjad Al-Rasheed’s debut feature Inshallah It’s A Boy – A Chapter From The Fabled Life Of Nawal.
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NewsVOX boards Emirati trio
VOX Cinemas has boarded the next film by the makers of Emirati street racing hit Hajwala and also acquired local director Ahmed Zain’s comedy drama Lisa, which premieres at DIFF this year.
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NewsJohn Madden not trumped by US election
UK film-maker John Madden admits he feared the drama of the US presidential election would overtake his Washington-set political film Miss Sloane as he was shooting it earlier this year.
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FeaturesDubai: blending the old and new
The Lumiere brothers and virtual reality feature in this year’s Dubai International Film Festival programme.