All Middle East articles – Page 31
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Reviews‘Ghosts’: Venice Review
Venice Critics Week winner is a timely story set in Istanbul of the very near future
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NewsMarrakech cancels festival, moves industry-focused Atlas Workshops online
Physical festival had been due to take place in Marrakech with new new artistic director Remi Bonhomme at the helm.
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NewsBest Friend Forever boards sales on Egyptian Cannes 2020 title ‘Souad’
Egyptian drama follows two teenage sisters who escape conversative reality via the social networks.
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Reviews‘Notturno’: Venice Review
Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary captures those who live on the tense borderlands of the Middle East
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Reviews‘Laila In Haifa’: Venice Review
Drinks, sex and commentary flow freely over the course of one night in an Israeli bar
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Reviews‘Sun Children’: Venice Review
A Dickensian tale with a Disney feel set in Iran’s bustling metropolis
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FeaturesKaouther Ben Hania on the real-life inspiration for ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’
Drama about refugee who becomes a human work of art premieres in Venice’s Horizons section.
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Reviews‘Honey Cigar’: Venice Review
Stirring coming-of-age drama parallels a woman’s sexual awakening with Algeria’s political adolescence
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Reviews‘Gaza Mon Amour’: Venice Review
The Nasser brothers turn their lens on a late-life romance in Gaza featuring Hiam Abbass and Salim Daw
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NewsBac unveils first sales on Venice title ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’ (exclusive)
Kaouther Ben Hania’s drama premieres in Horizons on September 5.
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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.