All Middle East articles – Page 34
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Reviews'On Her Shoulders': Review
Dir/ed/cine: Alexandria Bombach. US. 2018. 94mins Tears flow in On Her Shoulders, a powerfully affecting portrait of activist (and recent Nobel Peace Prize recipient) Nadia Murad, who has helped bring to the world’s attention the horrors of the Yazidi genocide in Iraq. Director Alexandria Bombach doesn’t settle ...
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NewsKhashoggi crisis puts Hollywood flirtation with Saudi Arabia on ice
’The party’s over after it barely began.’
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NewsTogether Films takes UK rights to female Shari'a lawmaker doc 'The Judge'
The film offers insight into the systems of the Shari’a court.
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Reviews'Rona, Azim’s Mother': Busan Review
This prize-winner at Busan is also Afghanistan’s entry for the Academy Awards
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NewsNetflix picks up Hebrew-language series 'When Heroes Fly' from Keshet International
Subtitled 10-episode series to launch globally in early 2019.
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FeaturesTurkish film festivals in flux amid claims of political interference and boycotts
Country’s oldest festival Antalya challenged by rebel Istanbul screenings and rival event Adana.
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Reviews'Working Woman': Busan Review
An of-the-moment portrayal of sexual harrassment in the post-#metoo era from Israel’s Michal Aviad
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Reviews'Halef': Adana Review
A Turkish man must contend with a stranger who believes he is the reincarnation of his dead brother
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Reviews'In Between': Adana Review
A Turkish car mechanic struggles to overcome the language barrier in his search for love
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Reviews'Kaos': Adana Review
Three men trapped in a cave by a storm reflect on their past misdemeanours
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NewsFormer Dubai film festival managing director launches new venture
Shivani Pandya Malhotra joins forces with Emirati filmmaker in marketing and consultancy venture.
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NewsHaifa Film Festival warns against "silencing of voices" following funding threat
Festival responds to Israeli culture minister demand that state funds be re-examined over line-up.
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NewsHaifa Film Festival 2018 to open with 'The Other Story', close with 'First Man'
The festival programme includes a tribute to director Agnès Varda.
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Reviews'The Announcement': Venice Review
Comedy of the absurd relates a long-forgotten attempted coup in Turkey
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Reviews'Tel Aviv On Fire': Venice Review
A fictional TV soap opera is the backdrop for intelligent commentary on Israeli-Palestinian relations
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FeaturesVenice Q&A: Amos Gitai, "our minister of culture will destroy the fabric of Israeli cinema"
Gitai is screening his new feature A Tramway In Jerusalem in Venice accompanied by a new short.
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NewsVenice title 'The Day I Lost My Shadow' gets sales deal, first trailer revealed (exclusive)
French sales agent Stray Dogs has taken international rights on the film.
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NewsNetflix’s first Arabic language original series 'Jinn' starts shooting
‘Jinn’ follows a group of Arab teenagers as a supernatural force enters their world.
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NewsHaifa Film Festival unveils programme featuring 77 Israeli titles
The competition sections will showcase 72 new Israeli works.
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Reviews'M.': Locarno Review
A strong documentary of abuse and survival in a closed community in Israel