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Leading Saudi producer Telfaz11 commits to nine film and TV productions at Neom
Production company agrees partnership deal with media hub.
Nadav Lapid project ‘Yes!’ among five Israel Film Fund winners (exclusive)
Further new projects include In The Land Of Limpopo by Gur Bentwich and post-war drama Wild Animals by Yona Rozenkier.
Saudi’s Ithra launches international film fund to boost local industry
Initiative aims to commission and fund up to five films annually.
Global Screen boards Emily Atef’s Kenya-set AIDS drama ‘Mercy’ (exclusive)
UK-France-Germany co-production depicts the AIDS pandemic at the end of 1990s.
Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji’s ‘Hanging Gardens’ tops Critics Awards for Arab Films
Morocco’s ‘The Blue Caftan’ wins a hat-trick of awards.
Doha Film Institute unveils 29 projects for 2023 spring grants at Cannes
Four projects are by Qatari and Qatar-based filmmakers.
Red Sea Fund reveals eight grant winners including Cannes title ‘Omen’
Saudi, Arab and African talent supported in 2023’s first cycle of funding.
Gaga, Goodfellas score sales of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes Competition film ‘Monster’ (exclusive)
The Japanese auteur won the Palme d’Or with ’Shoplifters’ in 2018.
‘The Blue Caftan’ leads nominations in Critics Awards for Arab Films
Three categories have been added to this year’s awards.
Cannes Marche reveals plans for Arab-speaking MENA event (exclusive)
‘MENA 360’ will spotlight the production and film financing opportunities in the Arab world.
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea film festival teams with Cannes market on rising talent platform
The Cannes Makers programme has a focus on international sales.
Autlook takes on Un Certain Regard documentary ‘The Mother Of All Lies’ (exclusive)
The documentary is directed by Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moud.
Africa’s Realness Institute, Netflix name 12 participants for 2023 episodic, development schemes (exclusive)
Participants come from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi leaves Iran for first time in 14 years
The award-winning auteur was released from prison in February.
Realness Institute partners with FAME Week Africa on three industry programmes (exclusive)
The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy will be hosted with FAME Week in September.
MAD Solutions moves into sales with Cannes’ first Sudanese title ‘Goodbye Julia’ (exclusive)
Mohamed Kordofani’s debut feature will premiere in Un Certain Regard.
Palestine territory documentary ‘H2: The Occupation Lab’ scores US theatrical deal (exclusive)
Further deals for Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Turkey.
Docaviv unveils Israeli titles including competition lineup for 25th anniversary edition (exclusive)
13 titles in Israeli Competition including eight world premieres.
Middle East’s MBC Group partners with Tokyopop on anime production venture
Initiative will focus on series but will also consider features.
DW Akademie Film Development Fund selects 15 filmmakers from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda for grants
Recipients receive €10,000, training and mentoring.
