All Middle East articles – Page 69
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ReviewsSilvered Water: Syria Self-Portrait
Dir/scr: Ossama Mohammed, Wiam Simav Bedirxan. France-Syria. 2014. 92mins
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NewsGrand Cinemas relaunches as Novo
Gulf Film Group’s Grand Cinemas will re-launch itself as Novo Cinemas with an aim to provide an interactive experience with upgraded seating and ticketing standards.
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NewsDancing Arabs to open Jerusalem
The 31st edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival will kick off July 10 with the world premiere of Eran Riklis’ Dancing Arabs.
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NewsArabs call for more regional content
Nearly half of Arabs watch US films yet most want more regional content, according to a survey.
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FeaturesAmina Dasmal, producer, The Double
The only Emirati working in the international film industry, Amina Dasmal and her business partner Robin Fox produced Richard Ayoade’s The Double, which premiered at Toronto last year and is currently rolling out across Europe.
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NewsParticipant to co-finance Image Nation's Malala doc
Oscar-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth making the film about the Pakistani teenager who survived a brutal assassination attempt by the Taliban.
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NewsBuyers in tune with Protagonist's Frank
EXCLUSIVE: Buyers flock to Sundance comedy starring Michael Fassbender.
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NewsBerlinale launches Talents Beirut
Berlinale Talents bolsters collaboration with the Arab world with inaugural programme of masterclasses and workshops in Beirut.
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NewsGulf Film Festival postponed
The 2014 Gulf Film Festival has been put on hold just a week before it was set to begin.
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NewsIsrael to invest $6m+ in int'l filming
Investment supports international movies and television shows filmed in Jerusalem; including US series Dig, from Homeland’s Gideon Raff and Heroes’ Tim Kring.
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NewsFront Row secures Berlin haul
EXCLUSIVE: Near 20-film haul includes God’s Pocket, Bill, Pound of Flesh, Backtrack, Testament of Youth, The Guest.
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NewsDoha backs 20 including Fear
The Doha Film Institute has selected 20 projects for its first global film grants programme, including post-production support for Benjamin Naishtat’s debut feature History of Fear, which premieres in Berlin in Competition.
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NewsShooting Stars takes Sundance trio
Life After Beth, The Babadook and The Raid 2 [pictured] all set for Middle Eastern releases.
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NewsIsmailia to host co-production market
Egypt’s Ismailia International Film Festival has announced plans for the second edition of projects market, Ismailia Co-production Platform, to take place from June 3-8.
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CommentMahnaz Afshar, From Tehran To Heaven
Mahnaz Afshar, whose new feature From Tehran To Heaven, receives its European premiere at IFFR, is a movie star - Iranian-style.
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