All Features articles – Page 44
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Morad Mostafa, writer-director (Egypt)
Mostafa is lining up to shoot his debut feature Aisha Can’t Fly Away Anymore in the summer of 2024.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Adwa Bader, actor (Saudi Arabia)
Barder stars in Meshal Aljaser’s comedy thriller Naga.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha, director (Jordan)
Her feature debut, the animation Saleem, was the first Jordanian selection to play Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
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FeaturesMélita Toscan du Plantier reveals the secret to attracting A-list talent to Marrakech
The French producer was instrumental in the creation of the festival with her husband, the late Daniel Toscan du Plantier.
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Features‘HWJN’ director talks bringing a rare Saudi fantasy feature to screens
Director Yasir Al Yasiri talks to Screen about Saudi fantasy romance HWJN, which opens this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival
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FeaturesSaudi film industry pioneer Faisal Baltyuor on building distributor CineWaves Films and producer Muvi Studios
Baltyuor, who has played a key role in the development of the Saudi film industry, tells Tim Dams about building long-term relationships with local talent
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FeaturesFront Row’s Gianluca Chakra on spotting a gap in the Middle East and the importance of strategic alliances in the region
In just 20 years, Front Row has established itself as the go-to distributor for indie fare in the Middle East and has recently pushed into production. Founder Gianluca Chakra tells Tim Dams about navigating the fast-changing MENA market
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FeaturesWayne Borg outlines Neom’s 2024 plans for its two productions hubs: “We’ve got a substantive pipeline”
Screen talks to Borg about how the futuristic region of Neom in Saudi Arabia is establishing itself as a go-to destination for international production.
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FeaturesRed Sea’s programming team talk pushing boundaries for festival’s 2023 edition
As Red Sea International Film Festival kicks off its third edition, director of international programmes Kaleem Aftab and director of Arab programmes and film classics Antoine Khalife talk Tim Dams through the programme
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FeaturesBlitz Bazawule on directing a “radical reimagination” of ‘The Colour Purple’
“It’s such a massive cultural touchstone that if you don’t have anything real to contribute, you best not touch it.”
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Features“I’m excited for my project to be out in the world”: Inside the ateliers of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops
The talent deveopment programme takes place in ateliers and has the feel of an artists’ residence.
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FeaturesCreating the look of ‘Poor Things’: flying trams, Belle Époque inspirations and Emma Stone’s hair
Screen talks to Shona Heath and James Price (both production design), Holly Waddington (costumes) and Nadia Stacey (hair/make-up).
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FeaturesThe UK snowboarder turned Oscar-winning Grain Media founder focuses on telling small stories about big issues
Director and producer Orlando von Einsiedel’s credits include ’Virunga’ and ’The White Helmets’.
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Features‘Femme’ filmmakers on their debut feature: “We didn’t want to make a film that felt moralistic or simple”
In queer neo-noir revenge thriller Femme, every character — whether subverting or conforming to gender — is engaging in a kind of drag, say filmmakers Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping.
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FeaturesJonathan Glazer on ‘The Zone Of Interest’: "I wanted to remove the artifice of filmmaking"
The film took Glazer almost nine years to make, and is only his fourth feature in 23 years.
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FeaturesWhat buzzy projects are being showcased at Ventana Sur 2023?
Latin America’s biggest audiovisual market runs November 27-December 1.
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FeaturesWhy Emerald Fennell was inspired to make ‘Saltburn’ by the image of someone licking a bathtub
The filmmaker tells Screen about exploring intense desire and the reality of impossible beauty in her new film.
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FeaturesMorocco’s Adnane Baraka turns to fiction for third film ‘We Don’t Forget’
“The narrative resonates with current uncertainties,” suggests Baraka, who is participating in the Atlas Workshops.
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FeaturesErige Sehiri reveals details of ‘Marie & Jolie’, her anticipated follow-up to ‘Under The Fig Trees’
“Visibility allows you to be heard more and sooner for the next film, but funding is just as difficult,” says the Tunisian director.
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FeaturesIsmaël El Iraki talks developing Atlas Workshops project ‘Wolfmother’ with France’s Bac Films
At $3m, the film noir is a “pretty ambitious project”, says the Moroccan director.