All Middle East articles – Page 67
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NewsDoha Film Institute to fund 21 projects
Filmmakers from 24 countries, including the US and Italy, to receive funding
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NewsArab Cinema Center to launch in Berlin
A new international platform for Arab cinema, the Arab Cinema Center (ACC), will launch at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin, representing 11 Arab production companies and organisations.
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NewsJafar Panahi issues statement on film-making ban
EXCLUSIVE: Director issues statement on his reasons for defying filmmaking ban, ahead of Berlinale Taxi premiere.
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NewsIFFR: Iranian film flourishing
Iranian writer-director Reza Mirkarimi’s Today, Iran’s Oscar submission, has been screening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) this week.
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NewsPaul Miller launches firm in Netherlands
Upcoming productions include Ahd Kamel’ s My Driver and I.
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NewsAl-Ghanim Entertainment sets sail
SUNDANCE: Kuwaiti industrialist Nawaf Alghanim announced in Park City on Friday (January 23) the formation of his Los Angeles and Kuwaiti-based financing and production company.
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NewsIsraeli critics honour Zero Motivation
Israeli Film Critics Association chooses Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel as best international film.
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NewsBoushahri wins IWC Filmmaker Award
Kuwaiti filmmaker Abdullah Boushahri won the $100,000 IWC Filmmaker Award for his feature project The Water at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) on Thursday night.
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NewsAkinnuoye-Agbaje to voice Emirati animation
Nigerian-UK actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is set to voice the protagonist of an ambitious Emirati feature-length animation inspired by a figure in Arabic folklore.
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NewsDIFF kicks off with Theory Of Everything
The 11th edition of Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) combines a host of award season contenders with a fresh crop of Arab fare.
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NewsHighland takes on Mostafa’s From A To B
EXCLUSIVE: Highland Film Group has taken on international sales of Emirati filmmaker Ali Mostafa’s pan-Arab road movie From A To B.
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FeaturesIWC Award helps Gulf cinema to grow
Now in its third year, the IWC Filmmaker Award is fast becoming an effective launchpad for projects from filmmakers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
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FeaturesKhadija Al-Salami, I Am Nojoom, Age 10 And Divorced
Yemeni director Khadija Al-Salami tells Melanie Goodfellow about her struggle to bring the issue of child brides to the big screen in I Am Nojoom, Age 10 And Divorced.
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FeaturesAli Mostafa, From A To B
Emirati director Ali Mostafa talks to Melanie Goodfellow about his pan-Arab road movie From A to B, which screens in his hometown of Dubai on Thursday as part of DIFF’s Arabian Nights line-up.
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CommentDIFF heads to the beach
For those who prefer their cinema al fresco, the public screenings at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival will be held at “The Beach” opposite Jumeirah Beach Resort (JBR).