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      NewsRed Sea Souk projects include CJ Obasi, Maha Haj and Mohamed Kordofani titles
Source: RSIFF The Red Sea Souk market floor New films from CJ ‘Fiery’ Obasi and Maha Haj are among the 40 projects in the Red Sea Souk Project Market, the co-production platform of Red Sea International Film Festival (December 4-13). The selection consists of 24 projects at ...
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      News‘Erupcja’ starring Charli XCX, ‘Rose Of Nevada’ among latest Red Sea selections
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’, ‘The SpongeBob Movie’ also chosen.
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      NewsInaugural Doha Film Festival selects Rithy Panh-led jury to award $185,000 in prizes
International feature film jury will choose from 13 titles.
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      News‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ sets US distributor, release date
Film will start in New York and LA before national rollout.
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      NewsFarnoosh Samadi’s Toronto title ‘Between Dreams And Hope’ scores US sale
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian drama is about a trans man and his partner travelling to a remote Iranian village to face his estranged father.
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      NewsIraq’s Oscar entry ‘The President’s Cake’ lands MENA distribution
EXCLUSIVE: The film premiered at Cannes where it won the Camera d’Or.
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      Reviews‘Palestine 36’ review: Palestine’s Oscar entry is stirring historical drama from Annemarie Jacir
Jacir’s lavish period epic is set against the background of Palestine’s 1936 Arab Revolt against British rule
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      NewsErik Feig to lead Saudi-backed production company Arena SNK Studios
Venture will aim to champion worldwide fans and adapt IP from video games, anime, and fandom communities.
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      NewsDoha Film Festival selects 13 titles for international feature competition
Qatar-based festival will take place from November 20-28.
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      NewsChie Hayakawa’s ‘Renoir’ among Doha Film Festival international competition titles
Festival selects five titles for international section.
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      Reviews‘Desert Warrior’ review: Visually stunning Saudi Arabian epic lacks an emotional core
Antony Mackie and Sir Ben Kingsley star in Rupert Wyatt’s 7th century Arabian drama
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      Reviews‘Unidentified’ review: Haifaa Al Mansour’s Saudi thriller sees a grieving woman turn detective
The Saudi Arabian director reteams with star Mila Alzahrani, who plays a true-crime enthusiast investigating a murder
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      NewsGaza protesters take to streets in San Sebastian
Festival director José Luis Rebordinos and Spanish culture minister attend.
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      NewsFront Row lands MENA rights to Red Sea opener ‘The Tale of Daye’s Family’
The Egyptian drama was also selected for the Berlinale.
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      Reviews‘Without Permission’ review: An exiled filmmaker returns to Iran in Hassan Nazer’s bold docudrama
Real Iranian children discuss love and hope in the British-Iranian director’s Busan Competition feature
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      NewsJafar Panahi issues call to reform rules on international Oscar submissions
The Iranian filmmaker received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award in Busan.
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      NewsIsraeli anti-war film ‘The Sea’ sweeps politically-charged Ophir awards as government pulls funding
The story of a Palestinian boy who dreams of seeing the sea is now Israel’s entry to the international Oscar category.
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      News‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ to open inaugural Doha Film Festival
Kaouther Ben Hania’s film won the Silver Lion at Venice.
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      NewsSaudi’s delayed $150m historical epic ‘Desert Warrior’ to premiere at Zurich
The drama is led by ‘Captain America’ star Anthony Mackie alongside Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley.
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      NewsOlivia Colman, Yorgos Lanthimos among 1,300 signatories of pledge against working with Israeli film institutions “complicit in genocide”
These institutions include film festivals, broadcasters, and production, sales and distribution companies.
 








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