All Middle East articles – Page 15
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NewsFrance’s Urban unveils new sales exec, quartet of EFM titles (exclusive)
EFM slate features four new sales acquisitions including Hicham Ayouch’s satirical comedy Abdelinho.
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NewsWild Bunch unveils first look at Mounia Meddour’s ‘Houria’, plots physical EFM presence (exclusive)
Paris-based sales powerhouse has rented Berlin gallery off Potsdamer Platz.
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News14 Middle Eastern and North African films to tempt festival directors in 2022
Cannes 2019 discoveries Mounia Meddour and Maryam Touzani are among the MENA filmmakers with works in post-production.
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NewsDisney+ to launch in 42 new countries, branching out into Africa and the Middle East
The streamer is expanding into countries including South Africa, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and the Palestine territories.
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Reviews‘Tantura’: Sundance Review
Israeli documentary investigates controversial events at the Arab village of Tantura from 1948
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NewsNetflix boards ‘Perfect Strangers’ as its first Arabic-language feature original
Pan-Arab cast features Lebanon’s Nadine Labaki, George Khabbaz, Egyptian star Mona Zaki and Jordan’s Eyad Nassar.
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PromotionNEOM’s Wayne Borg on how the region will shape the future of the industry
A new world-class media hub is being built at NEOM, a semi-autonomous region that stretches inland from the Red Sea.
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NewsFront Row signs screenwriter, director for Arabic-language ‘Intouchables’ remake
It is the second Arab language remake of a European hit for Dubai-based after the upcoming Perfect Strangers.
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Reviews‘Recovery’: Red Sea Review
Rashid Masharawi traces the history of Jaffa in this inventive, personal documentary
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News‘Contra’, ‘Akashinga’, ‘Aïcha’ scoop Red Sea project prizes
The inaugural edition of the Red Souk project market handed out $355,000 worth of prizes and other collateral awards.
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Reviews‘Daughters of Abdul-Rahman’: Cairo/Red Sea Review
Squabbling sisters try to find their way in Jordan’s all-powerful patriarchy
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NewsJordan withdraws ‘Amira’ as 2022 Oscar submission following local backlash
Film revolves around a West Bank teenager conceived via the smuggled sperm of a Palestinian prisoner.
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FeaturesRed Sea Souk sets sights on becoming MENA region’s biggest market
Market component of Red Sea International Film Festival’s market runs December 8 to 11.
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Reviews‘Abu Saddam’: Cairo Review
A veteran trucker and his assistant deliver a powerful portrayal of toxic masculinity for Egyptian director and co-writer Nadine Khan
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PromotionNEOM sets stage for the future of filmmaking
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM will reimagine what a city can be – a car-free urban centre run on renewable energy and home to a state-of-the-art regional production hub.
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Reviews‘Becoming’: Cairo/Red Sea Review
All-female anthology takes a sparky driver’s seat approach to life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Reviews‘The Stranger’: Cairo Review
Palestine’s submission to the international Oscar category is set in the disputed Golan Heights
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NewsScreen unveils Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2021
In our fifth edition of Arab Stars of Tomorrow, Screen International puts the spotlight on six emerging Middle Eastern and North African talents.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Zbeida Belhajamor, actress (Tunisia)
Tunis-born actress made her feature film debut this year in Cannes Critics’ Week closing film A Tale Of Love And Desire.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Bassant Ahmed, actress (Egypt)
The Egyptian actress shared Tribeca’s best actress prize with Basmala Elghaeish for their performances in Souad.