All Middle East articles – Page 81
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NewsBerlinale launches Talents Beirut
Berlinale Talents bolsters collaboration with the Arab world with inaugural programme of masterclasses and workshops in Beirut.
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NewsGulf Film Festival postponed
The 2014 Gulf Film Festival has been put on hold just a week before it was set to begin.
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NewsIsrael to invest $6m+ in int'l filming
Investment supports international movies and television shows filmed in Jerusalem; including US series Dig, from Homeland’s Gideon Raff and Heroes’ Tim Kring.
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NewsFront Row secures Berlin haul
EXCLUSIVE: Near 20-film haul includes God’s Pocket, Bill, Pound of Flesh, Backtrack, Testament of Youth, The Guest.
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NewsDoha backs 20 including Fear
The Doha Film Institute has selected 20 projects for its first global film grants programme, including post-production support for Benjamin Naishtat’s debut feature History of Fear, which premieres in Berlin in Competition.
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NewsShooting Stars takes Sundance trio
Life After Beth, The Babadook and The Raid 2 [pictured] all set for Middle Eastern releases.
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NewsIsmailia to host co-production market
Egypt’s Ismailia International Film Festival has announced plans for the second edition of projects market, Ismailia Co-production Platform, to take place from June 3-8.
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CommentMahnaz Afshar, From Tehran To Heaven
Mahnaz Afshar, whose new feature From Tehran To Heaven, receives its European premiere at IFFR, is a movie star - Iranian-style.
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NewsFajr Falestine fund launches
Film-makers Jessica Habie and Deema Dabis have launched the Fajr Falestine Film Fund to support production of experimental films from the Middle East with particular emphasis on Palestinian films.
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NewsE2 takes UK on World Not Ours
Mahdi Fleifel’s debut feature won Best International Film at Edinburgh.
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FeaturesShosh Shlam & Hilla Medalia, Web Junkie
Elbert Wyche talks to the Israeli film-makers about their Sundance World Cinema Documentary selection.
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NewsDoha postpones first Qumra festival
The Doha Film Institute is cancelling the March 2014 edition of its first Qumra Doha Film Festival.
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NewsOmar, Ilo Ilo win top prizes at DIFF
Hany Abu-Assad’s Omar won best film in the Muhr Arab feature competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), while Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo won best film in the Muhr AsiaAfrica section.
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NewsDIFF: docs growing in strength
A strong line-up of documentaries including Mahmoud Kaabour’s Champ Of The Camp and Jehane Noujaim’s The Square, about the Egyptian revolution, were attracting as much critical and public attention as the dramas at this year’s DIFF, highlighting the growing strengh of factual filmmaking in the region.