All Middle East articles – Page 26
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FeaturesVOX Cinemas head talks Gulf’s $1b box office potential, ‘Mulan’ and protecting the theatrical window
Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning cinema pool set to drive box office growth in region with love of content and high-end exhibition experiences.
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NewsIDFA to honour Gianfranco Rosi at 2020 edition
Retrospective will feature new film Notturno which premieres at upcoming Venice Film Festival
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NewsProducer of Sarajevo project ‘The Maiden’s Pond’ on Lebanese film industry challenges
An economic crisis, Covid-19 spike and devastating Beirut explosion have all impacted the industry.
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NewsJordan's Amman Film Festival sets juries, awards for inaugural edition
The event is Jordan’s first international film festival.
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NewsSarajevo’s CineLink selects nine projects for work-in-progress platform
The selection will be screened to industry representatives online.
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News‘Another Round’, ‘Falling’ to play Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival
12 features and four shorts selected for the international line-up.
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NewsTrue Colours acquires Giornate degli Autori title ‘200 Meters’ (exclusive)
Palestinian drama is led by ‘Jack Ryan’ and ‘Paradise Now’ star Ali Suliman.
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NewsSix African, Middle Eastern films selected for Venice works-in-progress scheme
Titles include the feature debut of Palme d’Or winner Ely Dagher.
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NewsRed Sea Film Festival director steps down before delayed first edition
Mahmoud Sabbagh had been due to host the inaugural edition in March.
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NewsJerusalem abandons plans for physical summer edition following Covid-19 surge in Israel
Festival team hopes to run a winter edition in December if health conditions permit.
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NewsFestival chiefs, ‘Parasite’ team, Adèle Haenel among 400 new international Academy members
Berlin’s Carlo Chatrian and Venice’s Alberto Barbera have also been invited.
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NewsPalestinian Nasser brothers and late documentarian Dalila Ennadre secure Doha funding
Doha Film Institute (DFI) supports 39 projects in spring 2020 funding round.
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NewsEgypt’s El Gouna Film Festival announces new later festival dates
The event has pushed back the dates of its fourth edition by a month.
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NewsElia Suleiman’s ‘It Must Be Heaven’ triumphs at Critics Awards for Arab Films
Votes were cast by 141 Arab and international critics from 57 territories.
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NewsRepublic acquires Iranian refugee doc ‘Love Child’ for UK & Ireland (exclusive)
Has played festival circuit at Toronto, IDFA, CPH:DOX.
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NewsHany Abu-Assad eyeing mid-July restart for ‘Huda’s Salon’; first image unveiled (exclusive)
Palestinian director discusses dealing with lockdown and resuming shooting post-Covid-19.
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NewsTelescope, Arab Cinema Center launch Arab cinema microsite
Site help US audiences locate Arab features available on local streaming platforms.
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News‘Born A King’ producer Andrés Vicente Gómez lining up next projects (exclusive)
Saudi company Al Maha Al Arab on board as financier.
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NewsMad Solutions scoops Arab rights for 11 hot arthouse titles
Films include Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon and Mohammed Diab’s Amira.
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Reviews‘The Death of Cinema and My Father Too’: Cannes 2020 Label Review
Self-reflexive debut from Israel boasts an ambitiously labyrinthine structure