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NewsDIFF: Egyptian indies unite on The Bridge
Egyptian producer Mohamed Samir has boarded compatriot film-maker Hala Lotfy’s Cairo-set drama The Bridge, ahead of its presentation at the Dubai Film Connection co-financing event, which kicks off today (Dec 11).
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FeaturesHany Abu-Assad, The Idol
The prize-winning director talks about why he was unable to resist making The Idol, the story of the Palestinian winner of Arab Idol
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FeaturesSean McAllister, A Syrian Love Story
The film-maker says he wanted to make a film about the ‘hidden gem’ of the Middle East, but then events made Syria anything but.
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FeaturesAnu Menon, Waiting
London-based director Anu Menon talks about her second feature Waiting, which is receiving its world premiere in Dubai
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FeaturesLarry Yang, Mountain Cry
Larry Yang talks about how he adapted a rural Chinese story set in the 1980s for contemporary audiences in China and overseas.
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NewsSPC sets 'The Bronze' release
Sony Pictures Classics will open the Sundance comedy in select cities starting on March 18, 2016.
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NewsBook To Screen symposium returns to PSIFF
The second annual The Power Of Words: Book to Screen will take place on January 7 under the auspices of the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF).
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NewsCanada: DOC Institute announces honourees
Arts journalist and programmer Marc Glassman will receive The DOC Institute’s Rogers-DOC Luminary Award and filmmaker Chelsea McMullan the DOC Vanguard Award.
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News'My Big Night' to open Miami fest 2016
Álex de la Iglesia’s comedy will head a strand of Spanish films set to play at the 33rd Miami International Film Festival that runs from March 4-13, 2016.
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News'The Lives Of Others' team reunite on German-language drama
German regional fund also backs Austrian Oscar-winner of The Counterfeiters.
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CommentAwards: the underdogs with bite
Who doesn’t like an underdog, asks Screen editor Matt Mueller.
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FeaturesBest Picture race: bounty hunters
Will Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight be the film to shake up this year’s awards season? Jeremy Kay looks at which movies have achieved glory so far.
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NewsStun Originals, Paula van der Oest team for US mini-series
EXCLUSIVE: Dutch director to remake 2014 feature with US outfit Stun Originals.
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NewsScreen Film Summit: talent panel tackles diversity quotas
Femi Oguns, Matimba Kabalika and Deborah Sathe discussed quotas and the continued lack of BME talent in the film industry
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News'A Street Cat Named Bob' wraps shoot
Adaptation of James Bowen’s novel stars Luke Treadaway; set for release through Sony in 2016.
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FeaturesMexico's Gaston Pavlovich talks Fabrica de Cine and Martin Scorsese
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Mexican financier-producer Gaston Pavlovich talks to Jeremy Kay about building Fabrica de Cine into a major international player and working with Martin Scorsese to create Silence
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FeaturesThe changing face of the European Film Awards
The role of the EFAs is changing as they become more than just a chance to celebrate the best in European film-making. They now have a part to play in campaigning on important issues and bringing collaborators together.
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Features'Mad Max: Fury Road': driven to the edge
Mad Max: Fury Road has garnered critical acclaim and global box office of $375m and counting. But it was an arduous journey, as director George Miller, producer Doug Mitchell and production designer Colin Gibson tell Tom Grater.