Saudi Film Commission joins Busan Int’l Film Fest
SFC aims to foster stronger cultural and cinematic ties between Saudi Arabia and South Korea while promoting creative collaboration at the festival.
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SFC aims to foster stronger cultural and cinematic ties between Saudi Arabia and South Korea while promoting creative collaboration at the festival.
Participants will also benefit from a two-week trip to Los Angeles, where they will attend workshops and take part in the Film Independent Forum.
The documentary chronicles the journey of a group of young Coptic women as they establish their own theater ensemble.
The OSN Original is a fictionalised story of a six-year-old South Asian schoolgirl who falls asleep on a school bus and ultimately dies from heat exhaustion.
The two top teams will embark on a journey to France for an exclusive artist residency, with their films set to premiere at the fourth edition of Red Sea International ...
The 90-minute feature film was filmed entirely in Siwa and includes a cast of prominent Egyptian stars.
The selected films, which include both narratives and documentaries, represent some of the finest works presented in international cinema over the past year.
These films will highlight the diversity of stories and voices coming from the Arab world.
'Aisha Can't Fly Away' becomes first Egyptian film to win La Biennale di Venezia Prize at Final-Cut in Venice
The anthology showcases 22 stories by Gaza-based filmmakers, created under the challenging conditions of ongoing bombings, with filmmakers risking their lives to bring these narratives to the screen.
The selected projects will be invited to GFF where the filmmakers will be pitching their films to a jury of industry professionals.
The film is about the timely portrayal of the Palestinian experience under occupation, centered around a school teacher named Basem.
The selected films will be showcased in prominent sections of the festival, including Orizzonti and Orizzonti Shorts, as well as in the sidebar events such as Critics' Week, Giornate degli ...
After secretly filming his latest feature, 'The Seed Of The Sacred Fig,' Rasoulof fled Iran following an eight-year prison sentence and a flogging order for alleged national security crimes.
MAD Solutions handles the film’s distribution in the Arab world, while The Party Film Sales handles worldwide distribution.
The film’s international sales are handled by MAD World, while its distribution and sales in the Arab-speaking world are handled by MAD Distribution.
The film, developed through the Red Sea Lodge programme in 2021 and also supported by the Red Sea Fund, will have its world premiere in the Orizzonti Extra section.
This open call targets all emerging filmmakers and directors, whether working individually or in groups.
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' is also a part of the Centrepiece programme.
Applications for these workshops are open until August 31, 2024.
The festival will showcase films from a diverse range of countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, France, Brazil, Japan, Sudan, Palestine, Oman and India, among others.
'Norah', the first Saudi feature film shot entirely in AlUla with an all-Saudi cast and over 40% Saudi crew, is among the films selected to be screened at the festival.
All information submitted must be in English, and there is no fee for applying to CineMart.
The 81st Venice International Film Festival will be held from August 28 to September 7, 2024.
Accreditation for the fourth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival is open until September 22, 2024.
The Protocol aims to establish a framework, in line with festival rules, to encourage mutual visits, organise cinema symposia and field trips, and select films for exhibitions, competitions and festivals ...
Beginning next year, the BAFTA Film Awards will include an honor for best children’s and family film, marking the ceremony’s first new category in five years.
This extension is in response to the high demand for registration through the festival's official website.
Local content is booming in the Arab world and the opening up of Saudi Arabia’s media landscape has especially seen an unprecedented rise in creative and local productions. At a ...
Slim’s third feature fiction, presented at the 2023 Atlas Workshops at Marrakech Film Festival, focuses on a remote town in Tunisia where missing people return after many years.
Films participating in the event will vie for the Yusr Awards.
An international co-production of Australia, the United States and the United Arab Emirates, 'Late Night with the Devil' has already grossed $14m at the international box office.
The international and Orizzonti jury also features Arab filmmakers, including Syrian director Soudade Kaadan and Iranian writer, director, and producer Ali Asgari.
The film is produced by Amjad Abu Alala’s Station Films and co-produced by Ali Alarabi, CEO and founder of Ambient Light.
As part of the Red Sea Fund, 'Behind the Mountain' won both production and post-production rounds in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
The film, developed through the Red Sea Lodge programme in 2021 and also supported by the Red Sea Fund, will have its world premiere in the Orizzonti Extra section.
The seven awards in the Israeli Feature Film Competition included the Best Israeli Feature prize, which was won by Yousef Abo Madegem’s 'Eid'.
Applications are open until August 10 for Saudi women aged 21 and above.
The line-up has been announced for the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival, taking place from August 28 to September 7, 2024.
The festival is scheduled to take place from August 28 to September 7, 2024.
The films will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award with the opportunity to win $54413.50.
The winning teams will be selected by a jury that includes Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek, Saudi star Sara Taibah and French director and screenwriter Claude Mourieras.
Egyptian filmmaker and journalist Ibrahim Nash’at takes viewers behind the scenes of the Taliban’s first year back in power.
The AIFF's partners have granted awards, both in-kind and in cash, totaling $200,000 to the winners.
The film is a joint production between Palestine, Italy and France.
Mohamed Kordofani both wrote and directed the film, which is a collaborative effort among talents from Sudan, Sweden, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France and Egypt.
A jury of five cinema professionals will select the winning projects and grant them cash and in-kind awards on July 9.
His films have gained recognition for their focus on the human condition, and portrayals of intimate and challenging stories of internal family conflicts.
The film is produced by Amjad Abu Alala’s Station Films and co-produced by Ali Alarabi, CEO and founder of Ambient Light.
Important deals were signed at the event, which included a tech exhibition with 90 exhibitors showcasing their newest launches for the broadcast and film markets.
This initiative, "From Ground Zero," was launched by Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi.
'Xoftex' is set in a Greek refugee camp named Xoftex, where Syrian and Palestinian asylum seekers anxiously await news of their refugee status.
The docudrama, set in Lebanon, uses the format of diaries to narrate four tumultuous years in a nation struggling to break free from its own chains.
The theme of this year festival is 'Our Stories, Our Narratives.
'Moroccan Badass Girl' held its world premiere at the Marrakech International Film Festival.
The festival welcomes representatives from ASBU member corporations, private Arab production companies, news agencies, foreign Arab-speaking radio and TV stations, private radio and television networks, and international radio and television ...
The film festival opened its second edition with the international premiere of Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte’s 'The Count of Monte Cristo'.
'Norah' is the first Saudi feature film to be shot at AlUla with an all-Saudi cast and more than 40% Saudi crew.
The academic institute has collaborated with Garage Studio and partners in the emirate to ensure a well-rounded start to the curriculum.
These six films highlight MAD Solutions' commitment to showcasing diverse stories from the Arab world at the film festival.
