All Middle East articles – Page 2
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NewsMad Solutions partners with Haitham Dabbour’s Irth to develop Arab films and series
The alliance will develop films, TV series and other formats.
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Reviews‘Furies’ review: George Clooney exec-produces this propulsive female-led Beirut bank-heist caper
Two sisters take on Lebanon’s broken economy in Rami Kodeih’s messy but hugely enjoyable Venice Spotlight title
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Reviews‘Falling House’ review: Unsubtle Iranian family drama turns a condemned home into a symbol of patriarchal control
A Tehran family is pushed to breaking point in Mohsen Gharaei’s Venice Horizons premiere
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NewsMAD World boards Toronto title ‘Thirteen In Gaza’, first fiction feature shot in Gaza in 12 years
EXCLUSIVE: The drama marks the feature directorial debut of Gaza-based filmmaker Hosam Abu Dan.
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NewsYuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s Venice title ‘NAZA’ boarded for sales
The documentary is directed by the two Israeli filmmakers behind ‘No Other Land’.
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NewsVenice completes Competition lineup with Gaza war documentary from Israeli ‘No Other Land’ duo
Film is produced by UK publication The Guardian and James Wilson.
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Reviews‘Concrete Land’ review: Sensitive observational doc follows an exiled Afro-Palestinian-Bedouin family in Jordan
Asmahan Bkerat’s intimate feature was filmed over eight years and premieres at Locarno
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NewsCyril Aris’ ‘A Sad And Beautiful World’ wins three including best film at Amman 2026
Syrian documentary ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’ also scooped three prizes.
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NewsVenice, Toronto title ‘Conversation With The Sea’ acquired for world sales
EXCLUSIVE: Muayad Alayan’s film plays in Spotlight at Venice before Centrepiece at Toronto.
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News‘Hush, Hush’, ‘I Am Coming Imam’, ‘After Three Years of Green’ lead Amman industry winners
Amman Film Industry Days handed out 32 cash and in-kind prizes.
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News“Social media more important than a portfolio”: what filmmakers can learn from ‘creators’
The growing number of social media creators moving into filmmaking is opening a new conversation about audience-building.
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NewsHend Sabry calls for fresh approach to Arab cinema financing and storytelling
The Tunisian Egyptian actress has called for a deeper look at the challenges facing Arab cinema.
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FeaturesAmman Film Industry Days showcasing fresh projects from Cannes award-winners
The industry platform has selected upcoming features from some of the biggest filmmakers emerging from the Arab region and its wider diaspora.
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FeaturesAmman International Film Festival returns to champion rising Arab talent
This year’s edition will feature a spotlight on Tunisian cinema.
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NewsAlgeria’s Sofia Djama, UK-Jordanian Bassel Ghandour selected for Final Cut in Venice lab
The work-in-progress lab runs from September 6-8.
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NewsAmeen Nayfeh’s ‘Jo Of Montreal’ begins Jordan, Saudi Arabia shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Marks the second feature from the Palestinian filmmaker behind Venice title ‘200 Meters’.
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NewsMohamed Kordofani and Mohammed Alomda projects among Doha Film Institute spring selection
The DFI grants are for first- and second-time filmmakers globally and MENA directors in post-production.
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FeaturesHow the Middle East and India are playing key roles in the global success of ‘Obsession’
“We couldn’t get to these records without these performances,” says UPI and Focus exec Niels Swinkels.
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PromotionHow Manga Productions is telling authentic Saudi stories through world-class animation
Manga Productions’ latest animated project is a hand drawn short titled ’Henna’.
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NewsEdna Fainaru, Israeli journalist and film festival specialist, dies aged 85
Fainaru was a longtime correspondent for Screen International.