All Middle East articles – Page 89
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NewsHefzy named artistic director of Ismalia
Egypt’s Ismalia International Film Festival has named producer and writer Mohamed Hefzy artistic director.
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Second British Film Festival coming to Kurdistan
The second British Film Festival will be held in Iraq’s Kurdistan region this month. A programme of films, screening in Erbil, will celebrate British cinema as well as the growing relationship between Kurdistan and the UK.New this year, the festival will also show some shorts and medium-length films by Kurdish ...
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NewsParticipant, DFI in $100m fund
Participant Media and Doha Film Institute (DFI) announced a $100m revolving fund on Wednesday [13] to back what is expected to be 12-16 features over five years.
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NewsHPI thrills with Untitled Elmore Leonard
EXCLUSIVE: Hyde Park Entertainment has brought on Image Nation Abu Dhabi to split financing on Untitled Elmore Leonard Project, shooting now in Connecticut.
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NewsThe Red Shoes to kick off Doha's UK cinema showcase
A programme of monthly public screenings will take place at the Museum of Islamic Art in celebration of Qatar-UK 2013.
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NewsDolby Atmos continues EMEA roll-out
Immersive sound system installed in sixteen cinemas; studios embracing mixing technology.
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NewsWadjda, Inside clinch top prizes at Dubai film festival
Haifaa Al Mansour’s Wadjda won both best film and best actress in the Muhr Arab feature competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), while Turkish drama Inside won best film and best actor in the Muhr AsiaAfrica competition.
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NewsCairo to get first indie screen
Egyptian filmmaker Tamer El Said of Zero Production and The Kite Runner star and filmmaker Khalid Abdalla spearhead creation of Cimatheque theatre.
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NewsRabbit's Killing next for Jayasundara
Paris-based Sri Lankan director Vimukthi Jayasundara’s next feature will be a tale of homecoming set in Galle, a port-city in southern Sri Lanka.
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Namibia mulls production incentive
The Namibian Film Commission (FC) is considering the introduction of incentives for international productions shooting in the southern African country, which is fast becoming a hot new international location.