All Middle East articles – Page 10
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NewsJoel Kinnaman, Freida Pinto join Red Sea jury; Ranveer Singh, Diane Kruger to receive honours
Baz Luhrmann will preside over the jury for the third edition of the festival
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NewsSaudi's Red Palm Pictures launches with development deal with ‘Norah’ director Tawfik Alzaidi
Company is headed by former Universal Pictures exec Paul Chesney
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NewsMichael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ to close Red Sea film festival, International Spectacular line-up revealed
Films from Sofia Coppola, Ava Duvernay, John Woo and Hayao Miyazaki to be screened.
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NewsRed Sea’s Souk Project Market selects 26 projects competing for $360,000 prizes
Industry speakers at festival include ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ director Jasmila Zbanic, former Marvel exec Karim Zreik.
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NewsRiyadh-based distributor TwentyOne Entertainment launches into MENA market
First acquisition is Red Sea competition title ’Norah’ by Saudi director Tawfik Alzaidi
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NewsRed Sea film festival unveils line-ups for Competition and Arab Spectacular strands
Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp, will have a special screening at the festival
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NewsJoanna Hogg, Joel Edgerton join Marrakech festival jury
Zar Amir, Camille Cottin, Dee Rees, Tarek Saleh, Alexander Skarsgård and Leïla Slimani also join the jury
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NewsDoha’s Ajyal Film Festival cancelled in “solidarity” with Palestine
It is the latest film festival from the region to be cancelled due to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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NewsCairo film festival cancels 2023 edition due to Israel-Hamas war
It follows the recent rescheduling of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival.
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NewsProduction disrupted on Cherien Dabis’ ‘All That’s Left Of You’ as Palestinian industry reels from conflict (exclusive)
Some European crew evacuated in wake of Israel-Hamas conflict.
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NewsIsrael shuts down cinemas, halts production as local industry rallies behind relief efforts
Filmmakers helping get provisions to impacted Israelis, some have signed up to fight.
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NewsEgypt’s El Gouna Film Festival rescheduled due to Israel-Hamas war
The event has been moved to October 27-November 2.
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NewsJordan’s first dedicated film studio, Olivewood Film Studios, opens near Amman
The newly-built facility opened with several of the Jordanian royal family in attendance.
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NewsHayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’ set for Middle East release
Studio Ghibli animation opened Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewsFirst Arabic-language musical film ‘Sukkar’ to be released in Middle East cinemas
MBC Group produced the feature, which will be released by Empire Entertainment.
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Reviews‘Shoshana’: Toronto Review
Michael Winterbottom carefully recreates Tel Aviv in the 1930s, where much of the tensions that affect Israel today are starting to bubble over
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NewsNadine Labaki talks cancel culture, restrictive regimes: “It’s becoming difficult for artists to spread their wings”
Labaki kicked off the TIFF Visionaries strand of on-stage discussions.
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NewsSaudi Arabian distributor CineWaves opens China office
Opening is part of strategy focusing on international expansion and new opportunities for Saudi films worldwide.
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Reviews‘Tatami’: Venice Review
An Iran/Israel collaboration results in a first-class bout with politics in this tense judo drama
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News‘Con Air’ director Simon West to film historic drama ‘Antara’ in Saudi Arabia’s Neom
The feature will tell the story of a legendary Arabian warrior and celebrated poet.