All Middle East articles – Page 95
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NewsPanahi sentenced to 6 years in jail and banned from filmmaking for 20 years
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to six years in prison and banned from making films, making political statements, doing media interviews or travelling abroad for 20 years.
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Al Gethami wins Dubai's Young Journalist Award
Sarah Al Gethami, a Saudi student at Dubai’s Middlesex University, won the Dubai International Film Festival Young Journalist Award.
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NewsImagenation/Hyde Park takes on international rights to Ghost Rider 2
Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group have acquired international rights to Columbia Pictures GhostRider—Spirit of Vengeance.
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NewsStray Bullet, Screaming Man take top prizes at 7th Dubai fest
Stray Bullet from Lebanon’s Georges Hachem took the first prize in the Muhr Arab competition at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival, while A Screaming Man was awarded the same honour in the Muhr AsiaAfrica section.
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India’s Scrabble Entertainment moves into the Middle East
India’s Scrabble Entertainment has signed non–exclusive D-cinema deployment agreements with five US studios to roll out digital screens in the Middle East.
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NewsParminder Vir joins Al Ruwaini's Pyramedia
Producer Parminder Vir has joined Pyramedia as a development consultant.
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NewsBerlin invites Jafar Panahi to join 2011 jury
Not yet known if Iranian director will be able to join jury.
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NewsJohnnie To, Asif Kapadia amongst Dubai jurors
They will join fellow film-makers and industry experts to judge the Muhr Awards at the upcoming Dubai International Film Festival; 75 films to compete across three sections.
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NewsSean Penn, Souleymane Cisse to receive awards in Dubai
The seventh Dubai International Film Festival (Dec 12 – 19) features 41 world premieres and is bookended by The King’s Speech and Tron: Legacy.
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NewsDoha's $400,000 in awards go to Hawi, Balls, First Grader and Grandma
The second Doha Tribeca Film Festival came to an end Saturday night with more than $400,000 given out in prizes.
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NewsMira Nair finalising cast for The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Nair discussed the new thriller in Doha, where her Maisha Lab is extending ties with the Doha Film Institute.
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NewsDoha panellists call for "CAA of the Arab world"
Panellists at the on-going Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) spoke of the need to create pan-Arab talent agencies as a key step in the development of a regional film industry.
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NewsDoha Film Institute to co-produce Quinta's Black Gold
The Doha Film Institute has come on board to co-produce the big-budget epic Black Gold, which is being produced by Tarak Ben Ammar’s Quinta Communications.
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Imagenation announce international internship placements
Potential film-makers have been placed in LA and India as part of the scheme
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NewsDoha kicks off second year with new hub at Katara
The increasingly ambitious Doha Tribeca Film Festival kicked off its second edition Tuesday night with the Middle Eastern premiere of French-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb’s Cannes competition title Outside the Law (HorsLa Loi).
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British Council honours Nayla Al Khaja as Screen Entrepreneur
The United Arab Emirates’ first female producer Nayla Al Khaja has been honoured at the British Council’s International Young Interactive and Screen Entrepreneur Awards.
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NewsDoha speakers include Robert De Niro, Paula Wagner, Rachid Bouchareb
Panelists and speakers at the forthcoming Doha Tribeca Film Festival will include actor/producer Robert De Niro, director Rachid Bouchareb, producer Paula Wagner, composer Nitin Sawhney, photographer Brigitte Lacombe and cinematographer Sandi Sissel.
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NewsMike Leigh cancels workshop in Israel
UK director Mike Leigh has pulled out of a forthcoming educational trip to Israel due to his concern over the Israeli government’s policies including the proposed loyalty oath bill.
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NewsDoha adds seven films, adds Yosra as jury president
The Doha Tribeca Film Festival, which kicks off next week, has announced seven new features added to its film programme.