CineGouna Platform selects 21 Arab film projects for funding
The 21 selected projects bring stories from 13 Arab nations, involving co-productions from nine international collaboration.
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The 21 selected projects bring stories from 13 Arab nations, involving co-productions from nine international collaboration.
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Guinness World Records highlighted the episode's broad appeal, noting that 74% of viewers were from outside Saudi Arabia, and 21% chose to watch with English subtitles.
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The film is about the timely portrayal of the Palestinian experience under occupation, centered around a school teacher named Basem.
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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 ...
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Created by Youngest Media alongside KI, 'The Search' was originally released in Israel on local channel Keshet 12.
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.
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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.
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The series, which has been licensed in over 35 countries to date, stars Burak Deniz and Alina Boz.
MAD Solutions handles the film’s distribution across the Arab World, while Elle Driver (France) handles the international sales.
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The work-in-progress copies of the seven selected films will play to producers, buyers, distributors, post-production companies and festival programmers.
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'Xoftex' is set in a Greek refugee camp named Xoftex, where Syrian and Palestinian asylum seekers anxiously await news of their refugee status.
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Co-written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Amjad Al Rasheed, the film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Each screening will be followed by a question-and-answer session with visiting Saudi film representatives.
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