All articles by Tim Dams – Page 11
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NewsJuliette Binoche champions progress of Saudi women filmmakers
Binoche is in Jeddah with documentary In-I In Motion and received an honorary award the opening night of the festival.
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NewsRed Sea Fund celebrates seven Oscar hopefuls
Seven films supported by the Fund have been put forward as their country’s selection for the 2026 Academy Awards
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NewsSaudi films on the rise at local box office
Titles such as ‘Al Zarfa’, ‘Shabab El Bomb 2’ and ‘Hobal’ have claimed a 14% share at cinemas this year.
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FeaturesLocal films continue to be a bright spot in the Saudi cinema market
The success of local productions is a bright spot in a Saudi box-office market that has levelled off after early breakneck growth
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NewsRed Sea Souk sees 20% growth as fifth edition launches
Source: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for RSIFF Red Sea Souk The Red Sea Souk has scaled up for its fifth edition, which kicks off in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia today (December 6). Pitching itself as the premier film market for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), organisers ...
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NewsLFF’s Kristy Matheson and filmmaker Ariane Labed join Rotterdam’s Tiger jury
French cinematographer Yorick Le Saux to receive festival’s Robby Müller Award.
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NewsEuropean Film Market unveils expanded 2026 programme
Berlinale’s market to launch EFM Animation Days and will introduce new pitching and training sessions.
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NewsPalme d’Or-winning director Jafar Panahi sentenced in absentia to one year in prison in Iran
Director is currently in the United States promoting Oscar contender It Was Just an Accident
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NewsRed Sea film festival hopes for knockout 2025 edition as Middle East cinema ramps up international profile
Festival has come a long way in its first five years, contributing to the growth of both the Saudi and Middle East film sector.
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NewsFlorian Zeller, Jasmila Žbanić and Miguel Gomes projects among €9.7m Eurimages funding recipients
Thirty-three co-productions share €9.7m in Eurimages’ latest round of funding.
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NewsRotterdam unveils line-up for 2026 CineMart project market
Projects by directors including Morad Mostafa, Toshihiko Tanaka, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige among line-up.
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FeaturesOscars international feature race 2026 guide: the contenders from Europe
Europe dominated the international feature Oscar in 2025, earning four out of five nominations — ultimately losing out to Brazil. Can the region win back the trophy in 2026?
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News‘Bugonia’, ‘Sirat’ and ‘Sound Of Falling’ lead craft nominees for European Film Awards
European Film Awards take place in Berlin on January 17.
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NewsErich Pommer Institut unveils 2025 participants for Audiovisual Women leadership programme
EXCLUSIVE: Programme is aimed at female mid- to senior-level managers working in the audiovisual sector.
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NewsNetflix, Disney+ and AGC Studios execs join Red Sea Souk talks programme
Red Sea Film Festival’s industry programme will have 160 exhibitors from 45 countries at its marketplace.
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NewsTorinoFilmLab unveils winning projects of 2025 Meeting Event
Prizes worth over €440,000 shared between 21 projects at 2025 edition in Turin.
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NewsHammer Films owner John Gore Studios acquires UK genre pioneer Tyburn Film Productions
EXCLUSIVE: Deal expands John Gore Studios’ existing IP catalogue and paves the way for future remakes and adaptations of Tyburn films.
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NewsEuropa Cinemas honours exhibitors in Austria, Poland and France for 2025 awards
EXCLUSIVE: Exhibitor network honours Austria’s Votiv Kino and Kino De France, Poland’s Kino Nowe Horyzonty and France’s Martin Bidou of Haut et Court Cinémas.
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News‘All Fixed Up’, ‘Four Comrades, One Echo’ and ‘The Cord’ lead IDFA Forum winners
Projects win key prizes at IDFA’s international co-production and co-financing market for documentaries.
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NewsCeline Song, Julia Ducournau and Jenna Ortega join Bong Joon Ho’s Marrakech jury
Marrakech International Film Festival takes place from November 28 to December 6.