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Sean Baker named jury president of Red Sea’s feature competition
The Red Sea features competition spans 16 films from Asia and Africa, including the Arab world.
Cairo festival heads talk spotlighting Arab cinema and collaborating with regional events
Cairo International Film Festival’s 46th edition highlights the latest in Egyptian and Arab cinema.
Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops unveils 28 projects by directors including Scandar Copti and Asmae El Moudir
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu is the patron of the eighth edition of the workshops.
Film Clinic and Front Row team for Omar Hilal’s ‘His Weakest Creatures’ starring Ahmed Helmy and Hend Sabry
Hilal previously directed Voy! Voy! Voy!, Egypt’s submission to the Academy Awards
Red Sea unveils 2025 programme including opening film ‘Giant’
‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’, ‘Sirât’ to play as Special Screenings.
Red Sea Souk projects include CJ Obasi, Maha Haj and Mohamed Kordofani titles
New films from CJ ‘Fiery’ Obasi and Maha Haj are among the 40 projects in the Red Sea Souk Project Market, the co-production platform of Red Sea International Film Festival (December 4-13).
‘Erupcja’ starring Charli XCX, ‘Rose Of Nevada’ among latest Red Sea selections
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’, ‘The SpongeBob Movie’ also chosen.
Inaugural Doha Film Festival selects Rithy Panh-led jury to award $185,000 in prizes
International feature film jury will choose from 13 titles.
‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ sets US distributor, release date
Film will start in New York and LA before national rollout.
EFM selects Morocco as first African nation for country in focus programme
“Moroccan cinema has a proud history of storytelling that resonates far beyond its borders,” says Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle.
Farnoosh Samadi’s Toronto title ‘Between Dreams And Hope’ scores US sale
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian drama is about a trans man and his partner travelling to a remote Iranian village to face his estranged father.
Iraq’s Oscar entry ‘The President’s Cake’ lands MENA distribution
EXCLUSIVE: The film premiered at Cannes where it won the Camera d’Or.
Berlinale’s EFM launches Toolbox Distribution Academy for African distributors
The Berlinale’s European Film Market (EFM) has launched a three-year training and networking programme for film distributors from Africa.
Erik Feig to lead Saudi-backed production company Arena SNK Studios
Venture will aim to champion worldwide fans and adapt IP from video games, anime, and fandom communities.
IDFA title ‘Amilcar’, about African anti-colonialist leader, boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Documentary traces life of anti-colonialist leader Amilcar Cabral.
Doha Film Festival selects 13 titles for international feature competition
Qatar-based festival will take place from November 20-28.
Chie Hayakawa’s ‘Renoir’ among Doha Film Festival international competition titles
Festival selects five titles for international section.
Gaza protesters take to streets in San Sebastian
Festival director José Luis Rebordinos and Spanish culture minister attend.
Front Row lands MENA rights to Red Sea opener ‘The Tale of Daye’s Family’
The Egyptian drama was also selected for the Berlinale.
Jafar Panahi issues call to reform rules on international Oscar submissions
The Iranian filmmaker received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award in Busan.
