All Middle East articles – Page 63
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FeaturesAnu Menon, Waiting
London-based director Anu Menon talks about her second feature Waiting, which is receiving its world premiere in Dubai
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FeaturesSean McAllister, A Syrian Love Story
The film-maker says he wanted to make a film about the ‘hidden gem’ of the Middle East, but then events made Syria anything but.
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FeaturesHany Abu-Assad, The Idol
The prize-winning director talks about why he was unable to resist making The Idol, the story of the Palestinian winner of Arab Idol
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NewsDIFF: Egyptian indies unite on The Bridge
Egyptian producer Mohamed Samir has boarded compatriot film-maker Hala Lotfy’s Cairo-set drama The Bridge, ahead of its presentation at the Dubai Film Connection co-financing event, which kicks off today (Dec 11).
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NewsDIFF: Fortress ramps up Egyptian zom-com
Dubai-based investment fund Fortress Film Clinic has boarded Zombie Gozombie, Egypt’s first zombie comedy, which is set to be directed by award-winning filmmaker Ahmad Abdalla.
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NewsDIFF: Bankers make case for film investment
Arab filmmakers hoping to unlock the vast reservoir of regional money need to equip themselves with proper business plans that explain their projects’ audience appeal and how financiers should hope to make their money back.
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NewsDIFF: Kevorkian wraps Syrian refugee doc
Lebanese film-maker Noura Kevorkian has wrapped shooting on her feature-length documentary Batata capturing the lives of Syrian migrant potato pickers turned refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
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FeaturesUAE filmmaking: rattle and roll
An unprecedented five Emirati feature films are screening at DIFF this year as the UAE’s fledgling film scene goes from strength to strength.
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FeaturesRifqi Assaf, The Curve
The film-maker who hails from Jordan and Palestine talks about his debut feature, road movie The Curve.
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FeaturesMajid Al Ansari, Rattle The Cage
The director talks about his ‘kick-ass’ thriller Rattle The Cage (Zinzana), which screens in Dubai’s Muhr Emirati competition
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NewsDIFF: Barajoun tunes up Spanish animation
Dubai-based Barajoun Entertainment, the studio behind the UAE’s first feature-length animation Bilal, which premieres at DIFF today (Dec 10), has revealed details of its next project.
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NewsDIFF: MAD ahead of The Curve, Summer Crowds
MAD Solutions has acquired pan-Arab rights to seven films in this year’s DIFF line-up, including The Curve and Before The Summer Crowds, which receive their world premieres in the Muhr feature competition today.
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NewsDIFF: VOX unlocks Rattle The Cage
Regional exhibitor and distributor VOX Cinemas has acquired Arabic-language rights to Emirati film-maker Majid Al Ansari’s Rattle The Cage (Zinzana) ahead of its gala screening at DIFF today.
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NewsDIFF: Movie Pigs feasts on Arab cinema
North American audiences will soon have access to a wide range of independent Arab cinema through SVOD platform Movie Pigs, backed by US tech investor Dave McClure.
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