All Middle East articles – Page 92
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Comedy Cool Water underway in Amman
Ali Samadi Ahadi directs the black-comedy set against the Mideast conflict.
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NewsIsrael's United Studios to get back into feature film production
Joins forces with Unite King Films.
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NewsChristopher Hampton to adapt Ali & Nino
Kris Thykier’s PeaPie Films has acquired the feature film rights to Kurban Said’s novel Ali & Nino (published by Overlook Press).
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FeaturesWhere did it all go right?
How have film-makers from a country as tiny as Israel come to command such a huge presence on the international arthouse scene? Dan Fainaru gives a personal account of the support structure Israeli film-makers enjoy at home as well as the challenges they face to sustain it.
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FeaturesNext steps for Arab cinema
At the Dubai International Film Festival this week, Arab filmmakers agreed they now have unprecedented access to funding, but distribution and censorship remain major challenges.
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NewsTatsumi, Habibi scoop Dubai film festival awards
Eric Khoo’s Tatsumi was awarded with best film in the Muhr AsiaAfrica competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (Dec 7-14), while Susan Youssef’s Habibi took best film in the Muhr Arab section.
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NewsCanadian Cal Christiansen animates David Hare’s Wall
Multimedia treatment for David Hare’s play Wall looking at Israeli separation barrier and its impact on both Israelis and Palestinians.
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Dubai film festival strikes partnership with MIPTV
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has formed a partnership with contents market MIPTV to strengthen the visibility of filmmakers in the Middle East region by exposing their works to an international audience.
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NewsBedlam, Far gearing up for first UK-Israel co-production, Zaytoun
Gareth Unwin’s Bedlam Productions and Fred Ritzenberg’s Far Films are in pre-production on Zaytoun, the first UK-Israel co-production following the newly ratified co-production treaty.
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NewsAmr Waked talks about directing Arab superhero project, co-producing R for Revolution
Egyptian actor and filmmaker Amr Waked has revealed further details of Antara, his ambitious new “Arab superhero” project.
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NewsSecret Cinema plans London-Kabul event
Event cinema company Secret Cinema is moving into Afghanistan with its first event in Kabul.
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NewsJerusalem Film Lab launches this week with 12 projects
Intensive seven month film lab modeled on Sundance, Binger and Turin and created by the Sam Spiegel Film & TV School brings 12 film-makers to Israel this week including Alvaro Brechner, Nadav Lapid, Burhan Qurnabi and Ernesto Contreras.
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Production starts on six shorts backed by Abu Dhabi Film Commission
The Abu Dhabi Film Commission has selected six films to for its Aflam Qaseera (Short Film) Production Fund.
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NewsSnowtown amongst films in competition at Marrakech
The Festival’s 11th edition will run from December 2-10.
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News8th Dubai Film Festival unveils line-up
A.R. Rahman is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award; DIFF to shine the spotlight on German films.
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Blessed Benefit wins Abu Dhabi Film Commission's 2011 Shasha Grant
Writer-producer Mahmoud Al Massad reveives a grant totalling $100,000 in addition to development support from the film commission.
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NewsDubai to open with world premiere of Mission Impossible 4
Film shot extensively in the Emirate.
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Iranian sales agent Katayoun Shahabi released on bail
Accused of collaborating with banned BBC Persian Service, Sheherazad Media International chiefShahabi still faces trial.
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NewsDoha Tribeca Film Festival boosts Arab industry
Behind its glitzy exterior, the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) is providing a genuine platform for Arab film-makers and helping to create a local industry.