All Middle East articles – Page 3
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NewsMohamed Tarek appointed artistic director of Cairo International Film Festival
The film critic and programmer replaces Essam Zakaria.
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NewsSPC reteams with Haifaa Al Mansour on contemporary Saudi thriller ‘Unidentified’
Mila Al Zahrani, Shafi Al Harthi star.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof says Iranian prison guards asked to watch his films with him
“They praised me for how well I made the film; while I’m sitting in prison because I made said movie.”
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NewsQatar’s Doha Film Institute backs 47 projects in latest funding round
47 projects include post-apocalyptic ‘In Memory Of Times To Come’, a UK co-production.
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Reviews‘Cutting Through Rocks’: Sundance Review
One woman takes on the patriarchy in a small Iranian village
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NewsPalestine’s Oscar entry ‘From Ground Zero’ set for sequel (exclusive)
The film will comprise four short documentaries, shot during the war in Gaza.
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NewsCate Blanchett, Nadine Labaki support Beirut film hub launch
The venue will house screenings, industry training and efforts to preserve film heritage in the region.
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Reviews‘From Ground Zero’: Review
Oscar-shortlisted documentary presents 22 sobering shorts on everyday life in wartorn Gaza
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NewsPalestinian drama ‘Thank You For Banking With Us’ lands sales (exclusive)
Female-empowerment drama marks the feature directorial debut of Laila Abbas
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NewsMAD World takes sales on Berlin-bound drama ‘Têtes Brûlées’ (exclusive)
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Belgium’s Maja Ajmia Zellama.
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NewsTerrorism drama ‘Red Path’ takes top awards at Red Sea film festival 2024
Further winners included ‘To A Land Unknown’, ‘Seeking Haven For Mr. Rambo’ and ‘Snow White’.
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NewsRed Sea Souk awards over $900,000 in industry prizes
Katia Jarjoura’s ‘Robbing Beirut’ took the largest prize, the $75,000 production award.
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Reviews‘Snow White’: Red Sea Review
Sensitive, big-hearted Cairo-set drama looks set to be a breakout crowd-pleaser
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Features‘Superboys Of Malegaon’ filmmakers: “We felt it had an opportunity outside of India”
”The material lends itself to a global audience,” says director Reema Kagti.
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NewsIndonesian feature sets up rare shoot in holy city of Mecca (exclusive)
Visual Media Studio is set to shoot ‘Assalamualaikum Baitullah’.
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NewsCannes head Thierry Fremaux: “If I do bad selections two years in a row, I will leave”
”I will say I am not connected anymore with the cinema of my times,” said Fremaux at Red Sea.
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NewsSXSW award-winner ‘Oddity’ makes space in France, Germany, Spain (exclusive)
Blue Finch handles sales on Damian McCarthy’s thriller.
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News‘A Sudden Case Of Christmas’ makes major sales at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea (exclusive)
Phoenicia Pictures boss Ameer Fawaz says, ”It is a distinct choice to show a Christmas film at a festival in Saudi Arabia.”
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FeaturesIs Saudi Arabia’s box office boom over or set to rise again?
Saudi Arabia’s box office market has plateaued after enjoying huge growth when cinemas first reopened in 2018. Are the boom years over, or is this just a blip?
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NewsRed Sea title ‘The Last Ronin’ swipes key deals after premiere (exclusive)
Film heads to North America, Latin America and MENA among others.