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NewsEC's Vassiliou sets out 2014 agenda
Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, and Youth, has outlined key elements of her agenda for the European audiovisual industry in 2014.
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NewsBorg exits Abu Dhabi’s twofour54
Wayne Borg, chief commercial officer of Abu Dhabi’s twofour54, is leaving the government-backed organisation to relocate to his native Australia.
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NewsThe Great Beauty wins top EFA
Other winners included Love Is All You Need, The Act of Killing, The Congress and The Broken Circle Breakdown.
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NewsSBIFF names Virtuoso honourees
Seven actors will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s annual Virtuosos Award.
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NewsAl Shehhi scoops IWC Filmmaker Award
Emirati filmmaker Waleed Al Shehhi has won the $100,000 IWC Filmmaker Award for his project Dolphins.
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NewsBushra, Badreya headline trafficking drama
EXCLUSIVE: Egyptian star Bushra has signed up to play opposite compatriot actor Sayed Badreya in English-language thriller Bride Of The Nile, about the trafficking of young girls in the region, which Badreya will also direct.
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NewsEgypt’s Zad set to let Cat out of the bag
EXCLUSIVE: Egypt’s burgeoning independent film scene will be the subject of a new documentary being produced by Amr Waked and Salah Al-Hanafy’s Cairo-based Zad Communication.
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NewsMAD Solutions unwraps DFM slate
Cairo-based MAD Solutions is presenting a slate of ten high-profile Arabic-language pictures at this year’s Dubai Film Market (DFM).
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NewsThe Square triumphs at IDAs
The International Documentary Association’s 2013 IDA Documentary Awards honoured Jehane Noujaim’s Egyptian activism story The Square with the best feature award on Friday night (December 6) in Los Angeles.
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NewsNatural Sciences wins in Ventana Sur
Argentina’s Natural Sciences (Ciencias Naturales), directed by Matías Lucchesi, on Friday (December 6) won Ventana Sur’s main Primer Corte Award, the competitive section of films still in post-production.
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NewsAbdel Aziz joins Film Clinic’s Two Rooms
EXCLUSIVE: Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, the legendary Egyptian actor who was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at last year’s DIFF, will headline an adaptation of Two Rooms And A Parlour, a new high-profile addition to the production slate of Arab talent hothouse Film Clinic.
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NewsAflamnah expands with DIFF duo
Dubai-based crowd-funding platform Aflamnah has announced that it has raised $200,000 across 47 projects since its launch 18 months ago, including two films that are premiering at DIFF.
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NewsNew Century, CNC to present DFC awards
Egyptian production company New Century Production and France’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) will each present a new award at this year’s edition of Dubai Film Connection (DFC).
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NewsProaction to launch Syrian Film Institute
EXCLUSIVE: Producers Orwa Nyrabia and Diana El Jeiroudi of Proaction Film have launched a new Syrian Film Institute in Berlin to act as a hub for Syrian filmmakers, who are either exiled or still in the country.
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NewsAmerican Hustle in PSIFF award
The cast of American Hustle will stop into Palm Springs to collect the 25th anniversary edition’s Ensemble Performance Award on January 4 2014.
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NewsIraq’s Children Of The Future debut at DIFF
DIFF has added a new section, Iraqi Legacy: Children of the Future, which will screen six short films from Iraq’s new generation of filmmakers.
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NewsDe Luca earns Columbia stripes
Captain Phillips producer Michael De Luca has been named president of production at Columbia Pictures, formalising a successful union spanning a number of years.
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NewsFocus pushes Selfless to 2015
Tarsem’s Ryan Reynolds thriller previously set up at FilmDistrict will now go through parent company Focus Features on February 27 2015.
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NewsBruckheimer finalises Paramount production deal
Paramount Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer have reached a three-year, first-look agreement for theatrical films that will begin in April 2014.
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NewsMonuments Men UK release date set
Twentieth Century Fox announces UK release date for George Clooney’s Second World War adventure.