All Middle East articles – Page 87
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FeaturesAnnemarie Jacir
The Palestinian filmmaker talks about the refugee stories in When I Saw You.
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FeaturesHala Alabdalla
Paris-based filmmaker Hala Alabdalla was in the middle of making her documentary, As If We Were Catching A Cobra, about cartoonists and caricature artists in Syria and Egypt, when revolution swept the region.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: Local start-ups unveil projects including Sira interactive storybook
Tech entrepreneurs including Ayham Gorani of AlphaApps and May Habib of Qordoba [pictured] unveiled their latest offerings.
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FeaturesAli Al Jabri, Abu Dhabi Film Festival
With increasing international clout, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 11-20) is also a key backer of international films.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: 83% of Arab Digital Generation uses web daily
Groundbreaking new research from global management consulting firm Booz & Company, in partnership with Google, has provided the most illuminating snapshot yet of the habits and aspirations of the Arab Digital Generation (ADG).
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: How TV has transformed Afghanistan
There are a lot of opportunities for media concerns willing to take risks in emerging markets.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: eMarketer's Ramsey says a third of planet is on web
Geoff Ramsey, (Founder & CEO, eMarketer) dazzled the Abu Dhabi Media Summit audience with an 18-minute presentation that allowed them at least to peer into the digital future.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: Bill Gates says media can be 'conscience of the world'
Bill Gates discusses the media’s role in eradicating poverty and disease, Microsoft as a platform for the creation and distribution of filmed entertainment, his “friend” and “competitor” Steve Jobs, and says he won’t be running for president any time soon.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: Media growth seen in region
Al Mubarak says 3000 new jobs in media sector have been created in last four years.
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NewsDoha Film Institute appoints Abdulaziz Al Khater as CEO
Also, Doha festival adds new venue for opening and closing ceremonies and other events.
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NewsBill Gates, Ari Emanuel, Bob Bakish among speakers at Abu Dhabi Media Summit
Bill Gates to give opening keynote at conference exploring digital frontiers, which runs Oct 9 - 11; Jim Wuthrich, president, international home entertainment & digital, Warner Bros, and Robert Kyncl, global head of content, YouTube, also among speakers.
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NewsScreen to publish dailies at Dubai International Film Festival
Screen International will publish dailies at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), which this year takes place December 9-16.
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NewsAbu Dhabi lineup includes 81 features, 8 world premieres
Narrative feature competition includes Everyday, Ginger and Rosa; festival to host 8 world premieres, 3 international premieres.
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NewsFill The Void sweeps Israeli Academy awards, goes forward in Oscar race
Other winners include God’s Neighbours and Ballad Of The Weeping Spring.