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All Middle East articles – Page 54
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NewsSchamus, Sokurov impressed by Qumra filmmakers
Bespoke event nurtured development of 33 DFI grantee projects.
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NewsArab film-making scene expanding and diversifying, says report
Study reveals France to be top producer of independent Arab cinema alongside Egypt and Lebanon with Qatar rising as a key funder.
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NewsNetflix acquires Emirati thriller 'Rattle The Cage'
Streaming giant builds local slate ahead of 2016 Middle East launch.
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NewsPalme d'Or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan: "Making mistakes is the best teacher"
Director talked about his combative writing relationship with wife Ebru Ceylan and his love of ambiguity on the big screen during a Qumra masterclass.
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News'Letter To The King' director Zaman plans Armenia story
EXCLUSIVE: Letter To The King and Before Snowfall director Hisham Zaman has two films in post and plans to shoot in Armenia in 2017.
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NewsJames Schamus: Gulf can learn from China's box-office boom
James Schamus delivers masterclass in Doha, touching on the need to build a movie-going culture in the Gulf and how Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon established the modern international blockbuster.
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NewsJames Schamus working on projects from 'micro' to 'quite huge'
EXCLUSIVE: Former Focus Features executive James Schamus is building a busy but bespoke slate at his new company Symbolic Exchange, including a TV project with European partners.
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NewsQumra's class of 2015 see boost for their films
As Qumra kicks off its second edition with 33 new projects selected (see the full list here), here are updates from several projects selected for the inaugural edition in 2015.Degrade, Arab and Tarzan Abunasser’s story of 12 women in a Gaza hair salon, was selected for ...
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NewsQumra kicks off in Doha with key industry in attendance
Netflix, Sundance and EFM are among new delegates attending the second edition of the DFI’s Qumra.
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NewsMiramax acquired by beIN Media Group
The Doha-based media and entertainment company has acquired 100% of Miramax following a deal with Qatar Investment Authority and Colony Capital announced on Wednesday.
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FeaturesAmr Waked on 'The Marriott Cell'
Lucy star Amr Waked explains why he was drawn to the adaptation of Mohamed Fahmy’s jail memoir The Marriott Cell and discusses upcoming films.
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NewsOrhan Pamuk to novelise 'Innocence Of Memories' screenplay
The Nobel Prize-winning author and screenwriter is refashioning his script for BFI-backed Venice title, originally adapted from his novel The Museum Of Innocence.
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NewsKurdish cinema highlighted at !f Istanbul awards
The 15th edition of the Turkish indie festival gave prizes to two films that depict Kurdish issues.
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NewsDFI reveals 33 projects for Qumra
The directors and producers of the selected projects will participate in a six-day programme with industry figures including Joshua Oppenheimer and Aleksandr Sokurov.
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FeaturesBerlin Q&A: Rafi Pitts, 'Soy Nero'
The Iranian film-maker discusses his competition entry about ‘Green Card soldiers’ and living in exile from his home country.
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FeaturesFilm-maker calls for Saudi cinemas to show his film
Saudi film-maker Mahmoud Sabbagh challenges Saudi authorities to show his film in cinemas.
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NewsMAD boards Alayan brothers' 'The Reports On Sarah And Saleem'
EXCLUSIVE: Brothers Muayad and Rami Alayan’s previous film Love, Theft And Other Entanglements debuted at Berlin 2015.
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Reviews'Road To Istanbul': Berlin Review
Dir: Rachid Bouchareb. Algeria/France/Belgium, 2016. 100 mins