Small MPU – Page 2532
-
FeaturesBikas Mishra, Four Colours
Bikas Ranjan Mishra talks Liz Shackleton through the five-year development and production journey behind his debut feature, Four Colours (Chauranga).
-
FeaturesRashid Masharawi, Letters From Al Yarmouk
Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi talks to Melanie Goodfellow about his documentary capturing life in the besieged Yarmouk refugee camp on the edge of Damascus.
-
FeaturesChaitanya Tamhane, Court
Chaitanya Tamhane talks to Liz Shackleton about making his debut feature Court, which won two prizes at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
-
FeaturesMario G. Haddad, Empire International
Mario G. Haddad, CEO of pan-Arab distributor Empire International, talks to Melanie Goodfellow about the Gulf theatrical market, as well as plans for the pan-Arab launch of Emirati feature From A To B.
-
-
-
-
NewsPachachi’s Baghdad draws co-producers, funds
Maysoon Pachachi’s Nothing Doing In Baghdad is set to start shooting in February after securing three European co-producers and funding from Visions Sud Est and the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC).
-
NewsIda is big winner at EFAs
UPDATE: Pawlikowski is only third Polish director to win EFA’s top prize; Steve McQueen pays tribute to Jean Vigo; Ukrainian diector Oleg Sentsov gets an empty seat at the awards in Riga.
-
NewsMAD Solutions to distribute Sandfish
EXCLUSIVE: Pan-Arab distributor MAD Solutions will handle distribution in the Arab world for Saudi filmmaker Ahd’s Sandfish, which will be the first production from Paul Baboudjian’s new Dubai-based Tharwa Productions.
-
CommentDubai welcomes back Bollywood
Ear-splitting screams welcomed the cast and crew of Bollywood film Welcome Back, who are filming in Dubai, and dropped in to speak to guests at DIFF.
-
NewsAl-Agroobi set to make fiction debut
Emirati filmmaker Amal Al-Agroobi, best known for her non-fiction works The Brain That Sings and Half, is developing her first narrative work.
-
NewsAFI FEST unveils New Auteurs, Shorts, American Independents
Güeros, 10,000 KM and Happy Valley will screen at the festival as top brass announced programming in three sections.
-
NewsCinedigm hires Faye Walker
Faye Walker has joined Cinedigm as svp of customer acquisitions. Separately, OddLot has announced two promotions in its development team.
-
NewsBarrie Osborne turns to Kickstarter
The Oscar-winning producer of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy is putting together funds for the environmentally themed family drama Talk Is Cheep.
-
NewsSuite Française among AFM screenings
TF1 handles international sales on Saul Dibb’s Second World War romance starring Michelle Williams and Matthias Schoenaerts, set to make its market world premiere in Santa Monica next month.
-
FeaturesJon Fitzgerald, Brad Parks, Hollywood Film Festival
After Jon Fitzgerald and Brad Parks’ philanthropic body Cinecause acquired the Hollywood Film Festival (HFF) in February of this year, the event has received a total make-over and now promotes socially conscious films.
-
NewsSony DADC Media Solutions appoints Rightsline
Sony DADC Media Solutions has selected Critical Mass Studios software as a service (SAAS) subsidiary Rightsline to power rights management on its new Venue service for creating OTT video channels.
-
NewsJazo PR expands into Toronto
Laurent Boye has expanded his Los Angeles-based boutique firm into its second Canadian location.
-
NewsWill Dracula Untold rise again?
Dracula Untold was the top Hollywood international release last weekend on $33.9m and Universal Pictures International top brass will look for strong holds to retain pole position.