All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 98
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NewsMiddle East needs to grow infrastructure
Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s locations panel also talks about importance of international shoots for training local crews.
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NewsAmritraj predicts Arab film boom
In a talk at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Hyde Park Entertainment CEO Ashok Amritraj talks about growing global opportunities and also laments the lack of talent nurturing at US studios and agencies.
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NewsADFF opens with Forest Whitaker award
Life of Crime, co-produced by Image Nation Abu Dhabi, is presented as opening-night gala for festival’s seventh edition.
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NewsSalbi encourages voices of young Arab women
Zainab Salbi, the founder of Women for Women International and Nida’a Network, talked about the important role of women in the Middle East, at the closing day of the fourth Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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NewsHuffman, Garber join Big Game cast
First image released of stars Samuel L Jackson and Onni Tommila.
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NewsUK TV to allow Super 16 for HD
Responding to industry demand, new standards have been accepted so that UK broadcasters can now accept programmes in the Super 16mm format for broadcast on HD channels.
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NewsMedia should disrupt education industry
Abu Dhabi Media Summit panellists say that interactivity and empowerment are key to online learning.
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NewsOLFFI launches EXPLORE app
Paris-based film finance consultancy OLFFI has launched the first version of its new online film financing database and application OFFLI EXPLORE.
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NewsAbu Dhabi to honour Forest Whitaker
Festival kicks off Thursday with gala screening of Daniel Schechter’s Life of Crime.
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CommentFIRST IMAGE: Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong
First image released from Stephen Frears’ untitled ‘cycling project.’
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CommentFIRST IMAGE: Mike Leigh's JMW Turner
The first look at Mike Leigh’s untitled biopic of the painter.
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NewsDigital ads: 'Content is king, distribution is queen'
Brands and agencies need to rapidly adapt to an era when consumers are more empowered than ever before, a panel tells the Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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Arts Alliance signs LatAm VPF deals
UPDATED: Rollout will start in January 2014 in Peru and Chile; company also adds another Colombian deal.
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NewsAbu Dhabi awards new SANAD grants
The Fund awards a total of $500,00 each year to Arab filmmakers.
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NewsIntense/101 takes Banshee for UK
Cheung launches new genre distribution label with FrightFest hit.
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FeaturesWayne Borg, Twofour54
Wayne Borg of twofour54 explains to Wendy Mitchell how the Abu Dhabi Media Summit has become a must-attend event for global media leaders; and how Abu Dhabi Film Festival is building connections.
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NewsTallinn, TIFFCOM pact on award
Industry@Tallinn, the industry programme of Estonia’s Black Nights Film Festival, and Tokyo’s TIFFCOM CoPro Connection have announced a new partnership award.
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NewsAbu Dhabi reveals Emirati line-up
The Abu Dhabi Film Festival has revealed the 48 shorts showing in the Emirates Film Competition.