Jordanian film ‘Inshallah a Boy’ bags two awards at Cannes’ Critics Week
Amjad Al Rasheed's debut feature made history as the country's first-ever film selected for Cannes.
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Amjad Al Rasheed's debut feature made history as the country's first-ever film selected for Cannes.
Doha Film Institute has now supported more than 750 films from 75 countries, with grants cycles in autumn and spring.
The film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
This selection features diverse projects by Arab and global talent, auteurs, and emerging voices supported by the institute.
The movie received grants from the Doha Film Institute, Tribeca Film Institute, and the Jordan Film Fund.
The screening will be held every Friday starting this week and will continue for three weeks.
These two films will compete under the Competition category at the Cannes Film Festival.
MAD Solutions handles the film’s distribution across the Arab World, while Elle Driver (France) handles the international sales.
Applicants must be female and male of 30 to 35 years old, have Middle Eastern features and dark hair, and speak Arabic fluently.
The filmmakers discussed how Qumra 2023 has been invaluable to their filmmaking journey.
Professionals from 41 nations support the development of invited projects through mentoring sessions, screenings with feedbacks, and curated industry meetings.
The line-up features 13 projects from Qatari and Qatar-based filmmakers.
The Masters are curated by the DFI team headed by CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi and its Artistic Advisor Elia Suleiman.
Directed by Muayad Alayan and co-written alongside Rami Alayan, the film will be distributed in the Arab world by MAD Solutions.
The movie received grants from the Doha Film Institute, Tribeca Film Institute, and the Jordan Film Fund.
The film received post-production funding from the Cairo Film Connection and the Doha Film Fund.
Written and directed by Firas Khoury, 'Alam' follows the story of a Palestinian teenager named Tamer.
Maysoon Pachachi wrote the film in collaboration with Baghdad-based author Irada Al-Jubori.
The film was supported by CNC, Corsica Region, Doha Film Institute, Red Sea Fund, Italy’s Ministry of Culture, Fonds Image de la Francophonie and MEDIA.
Maysoon Pachachi wrote the film in collaboration with Baghdad-based author Irada Al-Jubori.
The film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The Joy Awards, which will take place on January 2, 2023, is organised by MBC Group.
The film will screen at the Cairo International Film Festival on November 19 and 20.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
‘Daughters of Abdulrahman’ is the first Jordanian film to be released in Egyptian cinemas commercially.
The film won a post-production grant from the Doha Film Institute.
Kuwait's Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Centre will screen the film on October 18, 22 and 25.
The film received the IWC Filmmaker Award worth $100,000 at the Dubai International Film Festival.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
The movie received grants from the Doha Film Institute, Tribeca Film Institute, and the Jordan Film Fund.
Mohaq, Hilal, and Bader are the three competition categories in which the 12 feature films and 26 short films will be screened for the Ajyal Jury.
Suleiman, an artistic advisor of the Doha Film Institute, is the first Palestinian director to receive the honour.
Lebanese director Wissam Sharaf became the first Arab director to win Europa Cinemas Prize at the Venice International Film Festival.
In addition to its selection at TIFF, the DFI-supported films have also been screened at Cannes, Venice, Locarno, and Sarajevo earlier this summer.
The selection includes films from Algeria, Egypt, France, Jordan, Indonesia, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia, highlighting DFI's support for independent voices in cinema.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, and Munther Rayahneh, among others.
The film received Baumi Award for script development from Berlinale and has been awarded ARTE at Cannes Film Festival.
A Doha Film Institute grant funded the film in 2015, and it participated in the Cinéfondation workshop at Cannes 2017.
The film received Baumi Award for script development from Berlinale and has been awarded ARTE at Cannes Film Festival.
Registration for the Ajyal Jury programme is now open until September 21, 2022.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
Their projects are among 15 others selected to apply for funding at Cannes 2022.
Through the films, the festival aims to introduce a new perspective on Arab culture and community.
Qumra 2022 will be held as an online event from March 18 to 23, with a total of 45 projects from around the world.
The selection spans 28 features, 11 shorts and six series in different stages of development and production from 21 territories.
This project had received the IWC Filmmaker Award worth $100,000 at the Dubai International Film Festival several years ago.
Canon held a panel discussion on ‘Women in Filmmaking: In the spotlight and studying landscape of Cinema and Media today in the Middle East and Africa’ at Women’s Pavilion, Dubai ...
Suzannah Mirghani is the writer, director, and producer of 'Al-Sit', which won 26 international awards, including four Academy Award qualifying prizes.
BeIN Media Group will broadcast the ceremonies and awards of the film festival on Jeem TV and beIN Drama.
'The Sea Ahead' is the feature debut of Ely Dagher, who has won the Palm d’Or award for Best Short Film.
'Al-Sit' is written and directed by Suzannah Mirghani, who co-produced it with Eiman Mirghani.
The films include 'Between Two Seas' by Anas Tolba, 'Bomb' by Dima Hamdan.
'The Sea Ahead' is the feature debut of Ely Dagher, who has won the Palm d’Or award for Best Short Film.
There will be a special emphasis on young talent development through its youth jury programme for ages eight to 25.
In addition to the streaming of his films, there will also be a live talk with the director on May 30 at Arab Film and Media Institute.
The film recently had its world premiere at the latest edition of the Ajyal Film Festival in Qatar.
'Al-Sit' is written and directed by Suzannah Mirghani, who co-produced it with Eiman Mirghani.
With 22 projects from the MENA region, two from the GCC, and seven from Qatar, the programme amplifies emerging creative voices in the development of original and compelling content.
BeIN also set up live studios during the closing celebration between 6 pm to 7.30 pm, where it hosted several guests including DFI spokespeople, filmmakers, jury members and award winners.
BeIN Media Group will broadcast the ceremonies and awards of the film festival on beIN Movies HD1 Premiere channel and beIN Movies Youtube channel.
