All Middle East articles – Page 106
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NewsDubai pacts with Lebanese doc group
The festival will provide support in bid to strengthen Lebanese documentary film-making.
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Qatar unveils umbrella organisation Doha Film Institute
The state of Qatar launched the Doha Film Institute (DFI), an umbrella organisation to oversee its various film-related activities, in Cannes yesterday.
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Dubai Film Market counts $2m in deals from 2009 market
The market reveals distribution deals worth $2m (AED7.3m) following its 2009 edition, including Shoreline’s acquisition of City Of Life.
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Abu Dhabi Film Festival to integrate Emirates Film Competition
Emirates Film Competition into the festival’s programme under the new banner Emirates Competition, in a move to heighten support for local filmmakers.
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Marie-Pierre Macia to head Abu Dhabi's new $500,000 fund
Macia is a well-known figure on the international film scene as both a producer and programmer; she previously served as head of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Festival launches $500,000 production fund
The newly rebranded Abu Dhabi Film Festival is launching a fund totalling $500,000 per year to support productions from the Arab region.
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NewsAbu Dhabi's MEIFF starts new competition for first and second films
The Afaq Jadida (New Horizons) section will include both fiction and non-fiction films from around the world.
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FeaturesThe Congress
Ari Folman’s follow up to Waltz With Bashir combines live action feature and 2D animation sequences to explore the ethics of contemporary cinema and culture.
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NewsHyde Park Imagenation appoints key creative duo
Hyde Park Imagenation has hired creative executives Jason Mirch (pictured) and Yee Yeo Chang as the joint venture seeks to build a stable of commercially viable projects for the global market.
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NewsFilm industry calls for release of Iranian director
Film organisations around the world are protesting the arrest of Iranian director Jafar Panahi
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NewsRami Yasin named production chief at Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has hired Rami Yasin as its head of production as the company prepares to unveil its first Arabic project.
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NewsFox sets up Abu Dhabi headquarters
Fox International Channels will make Abu Dhabi the centre of its Middle East operations through a partnership with media agency twofour54
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NewsBerlin festival director attacks Panahi's arrest
Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick has criticised the arrest of Iranian director Jafar Panahi
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NewsFilm-maker Jafar Panahi detained in Iran
Award winning director Jafar Panahi has been arrested in his home country of Iran, it was reported today.
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NewsNew Corp snaps up 9% stake in Rotana Group
News Corporation extends its reach in the Middle East with acquisition.
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Travel ban forced Panahi to stay home
Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has fallen victim to the travel ban imposed by president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s regime
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Screen launches new European production and financing database
Screen International unveils online European production and financing database offering up-to-the-minute information to subscribers.