All Middle East articles – Page 31
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News‘Incitement’ wins top prize at Ophir awards, becomes Israel’s Oscar submission
Six years in the making, the title had been rejected by all Israeli film funds because of its subject matter.
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Reviews‘Noura’s Dream’: San Sebastian Review
In working-class Tunis, little has changed for women in Hinde Boujemaa’s fiction debut
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NewsMisr International Films, MAD Solutions to co-distribute pan-Arab hit ‘The Blue Elephant 2’
The deal is part of a new collaboration aimed at bolstering the international release of Egyptian features.
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Reviews‘Africa’: Toronto Review
Oren Gerner turns the camera on his own family for this portrait of an ageing man railing against inconsequence
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NewsJury for Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films revealed
The award will be announced at the Cairo International Film Festival I Egypt (November 20-29)
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News‘Arab Blues’ starring Golshifteh Farahani scores Canada deal (exclusive)
Farahani as a French-trained psychoanalyst attempting to build a practice in post-revolutionary Tunisia.
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Reviews‘Hava, Maryam, Aleysha’: Venice Review
With her debut feature, Sahraa Karimi explores the lives of three Afghan women
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NewsTerry Gilliam to receive Cairo Film Festival lifetime achievement award
The director will do an in-conversation event at the Cairo Opera House.
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NewsIDFA artistic director Orwa Nyrabia ignites Saudi film festival debate
Festival chief posts incendiary critique of Saudi Arabia’s plans to launch its first major film festival.
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NewsCarine Chaiban joins Dubai-based distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment
Chaiban takes up the role of senior director of non-theatrical.
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News‘The Perfect Candidate’ producers see bright future for Saudi film industry
Razor Film Produktion shot both Haifaa Al-Mansour’s ’Wadjda’ and her new Venice title.
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FeaturesCan Red Sea Film Festival reconcile its bold vision with Saudi Arabia’s political controversy?
Saudi Arabia is receiving ongoing criticism for its human rights record.
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NewsRed Sea International Film Festival announces $3m worth of prizes
New ‘Yusr’ awards are named after a type of black coral found in the Red Sea.
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Reviews‘The Perfect Candidate’: Venice Review
Director Haifaa Al Mansour returns to her native Saudia Arabia for this story about an aspiring female politician
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NewsSarajevo partners with Israel’s Sam Spiegel Film School for feature award
The winner of the Sarajevo shorts competition will be fast-tracked to the Lab.
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NewsFirst-look trailer: Heretic Outreach acquires TIFF world premiere 'Africa' (exclusive)
Drama to receive European premiere in San Sebastian in New Directors.
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News‘Love Trilogy: Chained’ takes top prizes at Jerusalem Film Festival
Other winners included Ladj Ly’s Les Miserables for best international feature.
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NewsIranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to one year in prison
Filmmaker has been unable to leave Iran since having his passport confiscated in 2017.
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NewsSix African and Middle Eastern films selected for Venice works-in-progress initiative
The Final Cut in Venice initiative has been running since 2013.