All Middle East articles – Page 89
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DFI unveils first funding round of 2012
The Doha Film Institute (DFI) has unveiled the 23 features, documentaries and short films that will receive funding as part of its 2012 grants programme.
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Waterstone eyes Doha hub in deal with Qatari Innovation Film
EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Kalligheri and Stephen Bowen’s Waterstone Entertainment are teaming up with Qatar-based Innovation Films to develop and produce film and television projects in Qatar and will kick off with The Greatest Salesman In The World.
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DIFF partners with Lincoln Center for Arab showcase
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) is partnering with the Film Society of New York’s Lincoln Center to showcase Arab cinema in a special DIFF Focus (August 24-30).
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NewsAbu Dhabi launches 30% production rebate
EXCLUSIVE: Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 and the Abu Dhabi Film Commission are launching a production rebate from September 1, marking the first major incentive scheme in the Middle East.
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NewsFreida Pinto dances into Desert
Richard Raymond to direct story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian.
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NewsAl Mansour reveals struggles of directing Wadjda
Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour reveals the difficulties she faced while making Wadjda, the first feature to be shot in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsHome Movie, Planet of Snail win at DocAviv
Other prizewinners include Invisible Men, Powder, Grace.
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NewsHenri-Levy's Libyan project to screen in Cannes
Libyan revolutionaries to attend the May 25 screening of The Oath of Tobruk.
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NewsM-Appeal picks up Israeli debut for Cannes market premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based sales company picks up first-time Israeli film-maker Michael Mayer’s Out In The Dark
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News12 Israeli premieres compete at Docaviv in May
Alison Klayman’s Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry will open Docaviv, the Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival which runs this year from 3-12 May.
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NewsTarak Ben Ammar launches competition for Tunisian filmmakers
The Tunisian Mobile Film Festival is aimed at promoting up and coming film-makers from Ben Ammar’s home country, Tunisia.
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NewsIstanbul announces development and post-production prize winners
Winners include Strangers in the House, Motherland, The Dustcloth.
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NewsAlesia Weston to head Jerusalem Film Center
Finally white smoke comes out at the Jerusalem Film Center (JFC). After many long months of deliberation, the board of directors has named its new head of the Jerusalem Cinematheque, the Israeli Film Archive and the Jerusalem Film Festival.
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