All Middle East articles – Page 56
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NewsDFI reveals 33 projects for Qumra
The directors and producers of the selected projects will participate in a six-day programme with industry figures including Joshua Oppenheimer and Aleksandr Sokurov.
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FeaturesBerlin Q&A: Rafi Pitts, 'Soy Nero'
The Iranian film-maker discusses his competition entry about ‘Green Card soldiers’ and living in exile from his home country.
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FeaturesFilm-maker calls for Saudi cinemas to show his film
Saudi film-maker Mahmoud Sabbagh challenges Saudi authorities to show his film in cinemas.
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NewsMAD boards Alayan brothers' 'The Reports On Sarah And Saleem'
EXCLUSIVE: Brothers Muayad and Rami Alayan’s previous film Love, Theft And Other Entanglements debuted at Berlin 2015.
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Reviews'Road To Istanbul': Berlin Review
Dir: Rachid Bouchareb. Algeria/France/Belgium, 2016. 100 mins
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NewsiProductions to plough millions into Arab films
EXCLUSIVE: Fledgling company to invest $8-9m in 10 Arab-language productions a year.
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NewsJerusalem Film Festival to add international competition
EXCLUSIVE: New international competition will feature around ten titles, including Sparrows and A War.
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Reviews'Who's Gonna Love Me Now?': Berlin Review
Dirs. Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann, Israel/UK, 2016, 84 minutes
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NewsSchamus, Oppenheimer join Qumra
Event also announces numerous industry attendees for 2016 edition.
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News'Soy Nero' producer teams with Israel, Cyprus
EXCLUSIVE: Producer of Rafi Pitts’ Berlinale Competition title is lining up several new projects.
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NewsWizart sells 3D animation 'Urfin'
EXCLUSIVE: Shooting Stars has taken the film for the Middle East, while BestFilm has taken it for the Baltic states.
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NewsAsghar Farhadi mystery project draws buyers
EXCLUSIVE: Iran-set film co-stars Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini.
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NewsHany Abu-Assad set to move 'Mountain Between Us'
Double Oscar nominee has been in Rotterdam with his new feature, The Idol, a biopic of Palestinian singer Mohammad Assaf.
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FeaturesTiger directors: Babak Jalali, 'Radio Dreams'
Iranian film-maker Babak Jalali talks about working with Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Iranian singer-songwriter Mohsen Namjoo on the set of comedy Radio Dreams, set to world premiere in the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s competition on Monday (Feb 1).
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NewsIslamic extremist doc 'Salafists' sparks controversy in France
Films tackling Islamic extremism get limited theatrical release in France following November attacks.
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NewsDFI names Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Alexander Sokurov Qumra Masters
They join Naomi Kawase and Lucrecia Martel for the second edition of the Doha event.