All Middle East articles – Page 21
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Reviews
‘Republic Of Silence’: Venice Review
A vivid, emotionally-charged insider view of conflict and displacement from Syria’s Diana El Jeiroudi
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News
Red Sea International Film Festival unveils first recipients of $14m fund
The new fund gives production and post-production support to Arab world cinema projects.
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Reviews
‘Amira’: Venice Review
Mohamed Diab’s film interrogates the status of a Palestinian teenager whose identity is suddenly thrown into question
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Features
“Don’t forget about Afghanistan,” Afghan filmmakers tell Venice Film Festival
Directors Sahraa Karimi and Sahra Mani recount final days in Kabul as Taliban approached.
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Features
Egypt’s Mohamed Diab talks Palestinian drama ‘Amira’, working with Marvel and US projects
Diab is currently directing Marvel series Moon Knight after a trio of Arab-language features, 678, Clash and Amira.
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Features
Can Saudi Arabia’s fledgling film industry overcome global concerns to defy expectations?
It’s gearing up for a high-profile few months, culminating in the Red Sea International Film Festival (December 6-15).
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News
Industry returns to Venice Production Bridge in force with attendance up 50% on 2020
Venice Film Festival’s industry programme runs September 2-10.
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News
Front Row takes MENA rights for documentary ‘ENOUGH! Lebanon’s Darkest Hour’
The film is directed by Australian filmmaker Daizy Gedeon.
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Cairo 2021 moves forward to avoid Red Sea overlap
It will now not overlap with the inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia.
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Gareth Ellis-Unwin’s UK conservation thriller ‘Cheetah’ attaches director (exclusive)
The film will shoot early next year, having completed a crowdfunding campaign.
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Jerusalem Film Festival to open with ‘Where Is Anne Frank’, unveils Israeli titles
13 feature-length films will participate in the two Israeli Film Competitions.
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Reviews
‘Feathers’: Cannes Review
Unsettling, wry drama/comedy from Egypt is the winner of the 2021 Critics’ Week top prize at Cannes
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Reviews
‘Europa’: Cannes Review
An Iraqi refugee desperate for a new life attempts to outrun bloodthirsty Turkish ‘migrant hunters’
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News
Sister, Krasnoff/Foster to partner on Mahsa Rahmani Noble adaptation ‘Raya’
Iranian-Australian filmmaker Noora Niasari will adapt and direct the film.
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Reviews
‘A Hero’: Cannes Review
Asghar Farhadi returns to Competition with the story of an unlinkely man caught in a social media storm
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News
‘Gaza Mon Amour’ wins best film at Critics Awards for Arab Films
Annual award voted on by 160 critics from 63 territories.
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Reviews
‘Let It Be Morning’: Cannes Review
An Israeli Arab visiting his hometown finds himself under military seige
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Reviews
‘Hit The Road’: Cannes Review
Panah Panahi raises the roof with his Directors’ Fortnight triumph
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News
Flanders Audiovisual Fund sets co-production treaty with Jordan (exclusive)
Fund CEO Koen Van Bockstal divulges details of new treaty.
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Reviews
‘Ahed’s Knee’: Cannes Review
Nadav Lapid plays in Competition with a caustic story about an Israeli film-maker forced into a cultural compromise