All Middle East articles – Page 60
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FeaturesMohamed Diab, dazed and bruised in Cairo
Diab talks to Screen about his Un Certain Regard-opener Clash.
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NewsCannes: First trailer for 'Wolf And Sheep'
EXCLUSIVE: Afghanistan-set drama plays in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsRonit Elkabetz, Israeli actress and filmmaker, dies aged 51
The star and director of Gett: The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem has passed away following a prolonged battle with cancer.
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NewsTel Aviv doc festival to highlight immigration, regional politics
EXCLUSIVE: A total of 110 films will screen at the festival, including recent Golden Bear-winner Fuocoammare and a selection of Israeli docs.
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NewsAsghar Farhadi regular wraps UK-Iranian drama 'Gholam'
EXCLUSIVE: A Separation and About Elly star leads Farsi-language drama.
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NewsIstanbul fest kicks off a year after censorship debacle
Festival kicks off with double screening of Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special; new artistic director discusses security and censorship.
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NewsKorea's CJ buys Turkey’s largest film chain
Mars, which operates the Cinemaximum brand, has 710 screens across the country
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NewsCannes: The Producers Network to showcase Brazilian, Palestinian projects
EXCLUSIVE: Palestinian hybrid work Ghost Hunting and Brazil’s The Trace [pictured] among works to be presented.
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NewsIsrael to open contentious second Cannes stand
Culture Ministry funds new stand with aim to increase Israeli presence at the festival.
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NewsSchamus, Sokurov impressed by Qumra filmmakers
Bespoke event nurtured development of 33 DFI grantee projects.
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NewsArab film-making scene expanding and diversifying, says report
Study reveals France to be top producer of independent Arab cinema alongside Egypt and Lebanon with Qatar rising as a key funder.
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NewsNetflix acquires Emirati thriller 'Rattle The Cage'
Streaming giant builds local slate ahead of 2016 Middle East launch.
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NewsPalme d'Or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan: "Making mistakes is the best teacher"
Director talked about his combative writing relationship with wife Ebru Ceylan and his love of ambiguity on the big screen during a Qumra masterclass.
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News'Letter To The King' director Zaman plans Armenia story
EXCLUSIVE: Letter To The King and Before Snowfall director Hisham Zaman has two films in post and plans to shoot in Armenia in 2017.
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NewsJames Schamus: Gulf can learn from China's box-office boom
James Schamus delivers masterclass in Doha, touching on the need to build a movie-going culture in the Gulf and how Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon established the modern international blockbuster.
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NewsJames Schamus working on projects from 'micro' to 'quite huge'
EXCLUSIVE: Former Focus Features executive James Schamus is building a busy but bespoke slate at his new company Symbolic Exchange, including a TV project with European partners.
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NewsQumra's class of 2015 see boost for their films
As Qumra kicks off its second edition with 33 new projects selected (see the full list here), here are updates from several projects selected for the inaugural edition in 2015.Degrade, Arab and Tarzan Abunasser’s story of 12 women in a Gaza hair salon, was selected for ...
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NewsQumra kicks off in Doha with key industry in attendance
Netflix, Sundance and EFM are among new delegates attending the second edition of the DFI’s Qumra.