All Middle East articles – Page 4
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NewsSteven Soderbergh updates on John Lennon documentary in Doha: “It’s almost done”
‘The Christophers’ cast member Michaela Coel says “a lot of studios in America have their eye on Doha.”
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NewsQatar launches 50% cash rebate programme to entice international productions
Rebate combines 40% base rate with 10% uplift for qualifying productions.
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NewsNeon joins Qatar’s Film Committee in financing, development pact, starting with ‘Caesar’
Four-year partnership will involve six to ten features and shorts.
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NewsGolshifteh Farahani calls for “united Middle East” at first Doha Film Festival opening
Emotional evening included speech from Wissam Hamada, mother of the late Hind Rajab.
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NewsBarbara Broccoli, Daniel Katz, Tom Quinn, Jonathan Glickman among Doha industry lineup
Mo Abudu, Stuart Ford, Rodrigo Teixeira also on powerhouse speaker lineup.
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NewsSaudi Arabia leads $900m raise for Hollywood lab owner Luma AI
Luma AI launched Dream Lab LA in the summer.
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Reviews‘A Fox Under A Pink Moon’ review: Strong Afghan migrant doc blends phone footage and animation
Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei’s IDFA competition title follows a young Afghan artist attempting to journey to Europe
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NewsSean Baker named jury president of Red Sea’s feature competition
The Red Sea features competition spans 16 films from Asia and Africa, including the Arab world.
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NewsCairo festival heads talk spotlighting Arab cinema and collaborating with regional events
Cairo International Film Festival’s 46th edition highlights the latest in Egyptian and Arab cinema.
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NewsMarrakech’s Atlas Workshops unveils 28 projects by directors including Scandar Copti and Asmae El Moudir
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu is the patron of the eighth edition of the workshops.
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NewsFilm Clinic and Front Row team for Omar Hilal’s ‘His Weakest Creatures’ starring Ahmed Helmy and Hend Sabry
Hilal previously directed Voy! Voy! Voy!, Egypt’s submission to the Academy Awards
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NewsRed Sea unveils 2025 programme including opening film ‘Giant’
‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’, ‘Sirât’ to play as Special Screenings.
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NewsRed Sea Souk projects include CJ Obasi, Maha Haj and Mohamed Kordofani titles
Source: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for RSIFF Red Seak Souk New films from CJ ‘Fiery’ Obasi and Maha Haj are among the 40 projects in the Red Sea Souk Project Market, the co-production platform of Red Sea International Film Festival (December 4-13). The selection consists of 24 ...
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News‘Erupcja’ starring Charli XCX, ‘Rose Of Nevada’ among latest Red Sea selections
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’, ‘The SpongeBob Movie’ also chosen.
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NewsInaugural Doha Film Festival selects Rithy Panh-led jury to award $185,000 in prizes
International feature film jury will choose from 13 titles.
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News‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ sets US distributor, release date
Film will start in New York and LA before national rollout.
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NewsFarnoosh Samadi’s Toronto title ‘Between Dreams And Hope’ scores US sale
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian drama is about a trans man and his partner travelling to a remote Iranian village to face his estranged father.
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NewsIraq’s Oscar entry ‘The President’s Cake’ lands MENA distribution
EXCLUSIVE: The film premiered at Cannes where it won the Camera d’Or.
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Reviews‘Palestine 36’ review: Palestine’s Oscar entry is stirring historical drama from Annemarie Jacir
Jacir’s lavish period epic is set against the background of Palestine’s 1936 Arab Revolt against British rule
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NewsErik Feig to lead Saudi-backed production company Arena SNK Studios
Venture will aim to champion worldwide fans and adapt IP from video games, anime, and fandom communities.