All Middle East articles – Page 17
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NewsAsghar Farhadi discusses 'A Hero' plagiarism case at Cannes
”I think the matter will no doubt be cleared up and I’m sorry it has created so much ill feeling.”
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NewsPolitical documentary ‘Ice Under His Feet’ picked up by Antipode (exclusive)
Activist filmmaker Kirill Nenashev follows events leading to the war in Ukraine.
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NewsMENA’s Front Row boards Moroccan director Hicham Ayouch’s ‘Abdelinho’
Front Row has been pushing into production with first titles including Perfect Strangers and Intouchables remakes.
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News‘The Alleys’, ‘Feathers’ lead nominations in Critics Awards for Arab Films
Past best film awards from the previous five editions include Wajib, Yomeddine and Gaza Mon Amour.
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NewsSaudi’s Red Sea Film Festival appoints producer Mohammed Al Turki as CEO
New position will see Saudi producer step up involvement in festival to spearhead its growth and that of local film and TV industry.
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Features15 indie cinemas from around the world that are thriving post-pandemic
Screen celebrates venues that have navigated Covid to remain a force in their communities.
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NewsNetflix reveals five projects for Arab Fund for Arts and Culture grant
The five projects are from Tunisia, Lebanon, and Morocco.
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Reviews‘Foragers’: Visions du Reel Review
Palestinians banned from growing the herb za’atar defy the laws in this artful, but very piquantly spiced documentary.
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NewsBerlin Competition title ‘Return To Dust’ sells to North America, Asia, MENA, Europe (exclusive)
M-Appeal has closed new deals on the drama from Chinese writer-director Li Ruijun.
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NewsAmir Ramses appointed director of Cairo International Film Festival
Egyptian filmmaker was previously artistic director of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival.
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Reviews‘Sirens’: Thessaloniki Review
The Middle-East’s only all-female thrash metal rock band balance friendship, romance and radicalsim in conservative Lebanon
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NewsCannes 2022: What is in the running?
Cannes Film Festival will announce the official selection for its 75th edition on April 14.
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NewsAbu Dhabi consortium takes majority stake in Starzplay Arabia
Streaming service hosts series such as ‘Outlander’ and ‘Baghdad Central’.
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Reviews‘This Is Not Me’: Flare Review
A moving portrait of two young trans men embarking upon the difficult legal process of gender transition in Iran
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Reviews‘Until Tomorrow’: Berlin Review
A young single mother in Iran searches for a safe place for her baby for one night
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NewsSaudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival sets 2022 dates
The inaugural edition in December 2021 welcomed 30,000 spectators and some 3,000 press and industry guests.
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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.