Arab Cinema Center launches list of 101 most influential Arabs in film industry
The list of 101 Most Influential Personalities in the Arab film industry represented 22 countries, 13 Arab and nine non-Arab countries.
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The list of 101 Most Influential Personalities in the Arab film industry represented 22 countries, 13 Arab and nine non-Arab countries.
The film will be screened at the IFC Center in New York and Laemmle cinemas in Los Angeles.
The festival will dedicate its Special Presentations section and host an exhibition to honour the late director’s life and works.
Joining the roster of up-and-coming talent that MAD Solutions supports are Hassan Malek, Mustafa Shahata and Nour El Nabawy.
'The Sea Ahead' is the feature debut of Ely Dagher, who has won the Palm d’Or award for Best Short Film.
Starring Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek, the film landed its world premiere at Venice International Film Festival and Arab premiere at El Gouna Film Festival.
There will be opportunities for networking, encounters and meetings in which directors and producers will be able to engage with the participants in the workshop.
The film is produced by Timothy White and Tenille Kennedy, with Georgia White as co-producer and Gary Bonney as Associate Producer.
François Civil stars alongside Vicky Krieps, Romain Duris, Louis Garrel and 'The French Dispatch' actress Lyna Khoudri.
The dystopian fantasy film from Saudi Arabian writer-director Shahad Ameen continues to generate acclaim following a multi-award-winning festival season and cinema release
The film will be available in cinemas across Riyadh, Jeddah, Tabuk, Jizan and the Eastern Province in its first theatrical release.
Alberto Barbera has been reappointed to his role as Director of the cinema department for the next four years.
Helmed by director Rodrick MacKay who is also the writer of the film, 'The Furnace' stars Ahmed Malek along with Australian actors David Wenham and Jay Ryan.
Last year, the cash prize was given to 'Severed Head' by director Lotfi Achour at the El Gouna Film Festival.
The award grants the winning film project distribution services across the Arab world with a cash advance of $30,000 for the filmmakers.
Written and directed by Roderick MacKay, the film world premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, where it received wide critical acclaim.
The special edition will host an exclusive selection of films which aroused positive responses at their premieres at Sundance, Berlin, or Venice, or that bear the Cannes Label.
'Gaza Mon Amour' recently won the NETPAC award at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and received critical acclaim at the Venice International Film Festival.
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Viewers can watch Haifaa al-Mansour's 'The Perfect Candidate' and the critically acclaimed film 'Wadjda' on the OSN streaming app.
The screening was postponed in line with the Jordanian government's new restrictions on social gatherings.
The film won the Edipo Re Award which is one of Venice International Film Festival's collateral awards.
The Final Cut in Venice workshop supports films in the post-production stage from Africa, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria.
These films are 'Blue Elephant: Dark Whispers' by Marwan Hamed, 'Between Two Seas' by Anas Tolba and 'Mafak' by Bassam Jarbawi.
The film had its world premiere at the 17th Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days), a sidebar of the Venice Film Festival.
'Gaza Mon Amour' has also been selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival, which begins today and will go on till September 20.
Malek will attend the world premiere with the film’s full cast which will have two screenings on September 4.
The film, which is vying at the Orizzonti competition, will be screened on three days from September 3 to 5.
The film festival, which is scheduled to take place from September 10 to 20, comprises a lineup of 50 new feature films, five programmes of short films, and Q&As with ...
The session would be streamed live on Arab Cinema Center's official Instagram account at 10 pm UAE time.
This is the first time a leading regional network has invested in several Arabic-language short films. The deal represents a big win for MENA filmmakers and distributors.
The selection of short films has been showcased at the international film festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, Toronto and Dubai.
Realness has, so far, supported 30 feature film projects from all over Africa.
This will be the first screening of Image Nation Abu Dhabi's production in the GCC ahead of the film's theatrical release later this year.
Amjad Abu Alala’s debut feature film, 'You Will Die at Twenty', has been recently nominated for two awards, Best Feature and Best Screenplay, at The Critics’ Awards for Arab Films.
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi hosted the Saudi Arabian writer and director to discuss Ameen’s award-winning film ‘Scales'.
The film will launch also on linear channels this July to coincide with the occasion of Eid Al Adha.
'Woman', a documentary that premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September, captures the stories of 2,000 women across the globe. Anastasia Mikova, one of the film's directors, and colourist ...
Variance Films will release 'Scales' to theatres across North America later this year, according to the deal.
The masterclasses will be screened via live videos through the festival's official Instagram page.
Programming will be available for free and will include films, shorts, documentaries, music, comedy, and conversations.
The film was nominated for the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category last month.
The festival, which will run till January 25, will award films in several categories including the Falcon Emirati, and the Falcon Gulf among others.
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 ...
Scales continues to travel the globe with its North American premiere at The New Wave festival at LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art on 19 October.
Haifa Street was selected as one of the most important African, Middle Eastern and Arab projects at the Venice International Film Festival (Final Cut).
Scales was shot on location in Oman, where the sea and rocky environment create a dystopian, black and white landscape.
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 film, which stars Mila Alzahrani, Nourah Al Awad, Dhae Al Hilali, is about a young Saudi female doctor who decides to run for office in a municipal election.
Among the participating films, "Elm el-Wosool" is the first Egyptian movie to screen at an international film festival since the beginning of 2019.
Organised for the second year in a row, the film script development lab will be dedicated to six teams of Arab writers and producers.
The film is the work of Saudi Arabian writer and Director Shahad Ameen and follows her award-winning short "Eye & Mermaid", which premiered at Dubai International Film Festival in 2013.
Image Nation's latest production, Emirati body-swapping film Rashid & Rajab, has attracted international attention with a sales agent secured at Cannes. The films producers share their experience with Rachel Dawson.
Talent from the MENA region will be shortlisted by Screen Internationals Middle East correspondent Melanie Goodfellow over the coming months ahead of the final list and recipients will be announced ...
All the movies in the programme the biggest of its kind to be featured at any international film fest are part of a major Chahine restoration project realised ...
Ahmad Ghossein.Ahmad Ghosseins first feature film, All This Victory, is as much about the July 2006 war and a universal human story as it is about ...
Tunisian director, Kaouther Ben Hania.In its 40th edition, to be held from November 20 - 29, the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced establishing a ...
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"Diamond Bou Abboud, who plays a defence lawyer in the film, has beautiful fair skin that caught bounce from everywhere," recalls Belal Hibri who used DaVinci ...
The 14th Edition of the Dubai International Film Festival returns with its red carpet galas at DIFFs purpose built venue, the Madinat Arena between December 6-13.Kick-starting the gala screenings on ...
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