Mohamad Keblawi receives Arab Cinema Personality of the Year award at Berlinale 2022
Keblawi is also a founder of Arab Cinema in Sweden, a company that distributes Arab films in Sweden.
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Keblawi is also a founder of Arab Cinema in Sweden, a company that distributes Arab films in Sweden.
The first edition of the festival featured 138 films and shorts from 67 countries in 34 languages, with female directors representing 38% of the slate.
The final list of Oscar nominations will be revealed on February 8, and the awards will be handed out on March 27.
Among the projects receiving funding, 11 are from Africa, 60 are from the Arab world, and 26 are from Saudi Arabia.
Suzannah Mirghani is the writer, director, and producer of 'Al-Sit', which won 26 international awards, including four Academy Award qualifying prizes.
The foundation has announced three grantees for its 2021 Short Film Production Grants: Maaria Sayed, Mariam Al Serkal, and Randa Maroufi.
The year-round programme aims to support women artists in creating bold new work in film and media.
The annual event is a key platform for Arab Cinema that continues to attract submissions from international filmmaking talent.
The programme will showcase experienced directors and up-and-coming filmmakers who want to promote and honour stories about API communities.
'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 application must be submitted by September 12, 2021, on the festival's official website.
The films include 'Between Two Seas' by Anas Tolba, 'Bomb' by Dima Hamdan.
Three committees of industry professionals have been selected for each section of funding.
An independent jury of Jordanian and Arab filmmakers and professionals met online over three days to evaluate eligible submissions.
'Streams' is a joint production between Yol Film House (Tunisia), Tarantula (Luxembourg), MPM Film (France), Clandestino Production (Tunisia) and Allam Film (USA).
Voices Amplified will grant $5641.82 for each project to complete the production of the selected short narratives.
The festival will also honour French actress Macha Méril at its opening ceremony, which will take place from June 24-29 in Aswan.
The $10m Red Sea Fund will back more than 100 projects in its first year, as well as episodic content.
'The Sea Ahead' is the feature debut of Ely Dagher, who has won the Palm d’Or award for Best Short Film.
The film recently had its world premiere at the latest edition of the Ajyal Film Festival in Qatar.
Becky Beamer has also produced an award-winning documentary short film 'PSYCAP' (2019) which was showcased at the Socially Relevant Film Festival in New York last month.
'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.
Festival venues include the Foundation’s open-air Mirage City Cinema, the iconic Flying Saucer and the big screens in Cinemacity IMAX, Zero 6 Mall.
The third edition of the annual festival from Sharjah Art Foundation runs from November 14 to 21, 2020 in select Sharjah cinemas and online.
The third edition of Sharjah Film Platform 3 (SFP3) will feature over 60 short and feature-length films, a public programme of talks and workshops, the SFP Industry Hub and awards.
Egyptian filmmakers Sherif El Bendary and Mohamed Siam, and El Gouna Film Festival founder Bushra Rozza talk to Shifa Naseer about regional film productions, trends in Egyptian cinema and where ...
The Final Cut in Venice workshop supports films in the post-production stage from Africa, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria.
The closing ceremony was held on Wednesday at The Royal Film Commission – Jordan in the presence of Princess Rym Ali, President of the Festival.
Compared to the previous cycle, a significant increase of 32.5% in the number of submissions in all categories was realised.
In a chat with Shifa Naseer, filmmaker Yassmina Karajah discusses her passion for filmmaking, as well as the stories and people that inspire her to make films.
New Films by grantees Nadira Amrani, Soha Shukayr, and Pelin Tan and Anton Vidokle will be presented at the 2020 and 2021 editions of Sharjah Film Platform.
Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K will be available from this month for $9,995, excluding duties, from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.
Besides these initiatives, 16 diverse Arab Film Studio films will be broadcast during Ramadan on Etisalat’s E-Life platform via The Ramadan Shop channel.
The competition is open for international applications and successful applicants will be notified by email.
Nigerian filmmakers Saheed Apanpa and Tchidi Chikere and production house PUE Pictures CEO Phina Egbuchu speak with Shifa Naseer about the evolution of the cultural identity of Nigerian cinema.
All films, regardless of artistic approach, format, or themes, will be accepted for consideration and the competition is open for international applications.
There’s no doubt that the media industry is going through tumultuous change, but good content continues to be sought-after by both media houses and viewers alike.
The film festival, which will open in Jeddah on March 12, 2020, will see the film compete in the festival’s IN COMPETITION category.
Last year, the film won the Best Short Film award at the Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) in Sweden.
Jordanian filmmaker Zain Duraie is making waves with award-winning movies that take a provocative stance on social and gender taboos. BroadcastPro ME spoke to her about her motivations, resources and ...
Apart from the screening of various films, the film festival will bring together filmmakers, artists and the industry professionals to explore the approaches to filmmaking.
The second edition of the film festival will run from December 14 to 21, featuring over 50 short and feature films
Haifa Street was selected as one of the most important African, Middle Eastern and Arab projects at the Venice International Film Festival (Final Cut).
The opening day brought together several stars from the Arab world while day two saw the opening of the fifth edition of the Malmo Market Forum, the industry arm of ...
At the Cannes Critics' Week Competition in May, six of the 10 selected projects were directed by women. Among them was Egyptian director Nada Riyadh’s film The Trap, which sparked ...
Duraie’s film will be the third Jordanian film to be selected by the VIFF after the feature-length narrative "Theeb" by Naji Abu Nuwar and the short film "In Extra Time" ...
The Golden Yusr Trophy for best feature carries a $100,000 cash prize and the Silver Yusr Trophy for best director is worth $50,000. There will also be an audience award carrying a cash prize of $50,000.
The selected films will receive financial support from the JFF which amounts to a total of $350,000 (250,000 Jordanian dinars).
Filmmakers Julian Alexander (USA) and Emerson Reyes (Philippines) will receive between them a total of USD 30,000 to support the creation of original short films, which will be screened at ...
The awardees were selected from a pool of 350 applicants from over 65 countries who answered Sharjah Art Foundations open call for submissions.
Filmmakers interested in screening their films during the second edition of SFPs curated film programme are invited to submit an original film by 1 June, 2019.
With films cheaper to make than the average fees a film school charges, regional film schools, both private and government, are staying relevant with curricula geared to a disruption-ridden broadcast ...
Film screening of Wajib, 2018 in Mirage City Cinema.The Sharjah Art Foundation will host the inaugural edition of Sharjah Film Platform (SFP) from 18-26 January, 2019 ...
SFP films are screened at Mirage City Cinema in the city of Sharjah and at other cinemas across the emirate, including venues in the central and ...
In a crowded marketplace, 17-year-old Arshad mocks his friend Jaspal and says: You tried to get that girl, but when she saw you, she ran away. The audience at the ...
The Carthage Film Festival (Journées cinématographiques de Carthage, or JCC) that takes place in Tunis between November 3 - 10, 2018, has shortlisted 11 African and Arab films as part ...
Participants at the 2017 CineGouna Platform initiative.During the second edition of the El Gouna Film Festival, an international jury of film experts, will decide winners among ...
Saudi Arabia will offer stiff competition to twofour54 Abu Dhabi with its announcement of a number of new incentives designed to attract international film productions to the Kingdom. A 35% ...
