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MAD World takes sales on Lebanese thriller ‘In This Darkness I See You’ (exclusive) 1i606t
The newly launched sales company will launch the ghost story at the Cannes market.
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NewsArab sales firm MAD World launches ahead of Cannes; titles and team unveiled k3w3y
Inaugural slate includes Rani Massalha’s ‘The Return Of The Prodigal Son’ and ‘Thank You For Banking With Us’ from Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas.
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Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, says lawyer 4tr5y
The filmmaker’s latest feature ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Films Boutique boards Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes title ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ (exclusive) 436k
First details revealed of the feature, which has been sold to .
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Iran bans actors, crew of Mohammed Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ from attending Cannes 2c3y18
The film is set to premiere in Competition.
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‘Goodbye Julia’, ‘Four Daughters’ lead nominations in Critics Awards for Arab Films 4i141k
Further titles with multiple nominations include ‘Inshallah A Boy’ and ‘Hajjan’.
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News“New voices are being heard”: the Asia and MENA films heading to Cannes 4t1j59
Titles include the first film from Saudi Arabia in Official Selection.
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Paul Mescal, Olivia Colman, Spike Lee, Susan Sarandon Cinema For Gaza fundraiser 481z1w
Shane Meadows, Lukas Dhont among new ers; total es £90,000.
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Front Row planning feature, series around Lebanese bank robber Sally Hafez 581s20
Front Row Productions is also exploring a documentary and podcast series.
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Jonathan Glazer s Cinema For Gaza appeal as UK fundraising auction opens 2rra
Glazer s Tilda Swinton, Brian Cox, Josh O’Connor and Joseph Quinn in the fundraiser.
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NewsAflamuna Connection selects 14 emerging Arab filmmaker projects for eighth edition (exclusive) 101n5n
Karim Kassem’s ’Moondove’ and Hana Alomair’s ‘Dancing On Fire’ are among the selection.
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FeaturesHow Qumra’s “core idea” has sustained the project incubator through its 10th edition 6a1k35
“We wanted a place where filmmakers would be inspired and would be able to progress their films.”
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NewsAtom Egoyan hopes for a new Armenian wave of filmmakers; has desire to direct a musical 3o5z3r
Egoyan discussed topics including artificial intelligence during his Qumra masterclass.
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‘Birdman’ sound designer Martin Hernandez details Netflix project ‘The Master Of Monarchs’ 456w4d
The documentary series follows an environmental activist murdered in 2020 for standing up to organised crime groups.
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Claire Denis talks new Africa-set film ‘The Fence’, and why she will never retire 75f5s
“The best way to retire is to die. I would like to go on making films.”
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French director Leos Carax says it is “easier to take money from producers you don’t like” 23e2j
Carax discussed his mid-length film C’est pas moi in Qumra.
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Toni Collette talks projects as actor, producer and director in Qumra 2n566i
Acting and directing makes ”one less person you have to communicate with” says Collette.
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Jim Sheridan: “The whole film industry is in the emergency room” 5f19h
Irish director Sheridan updates on multiple projects; talks Daniel Day-Lewis, streamers, Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Doha Film Institute execs call for ceasefire to “genocide in Gaza” at Qumra opening ez4w
DFI CEO Fatma Al-Remaihi and artistic advisor Elia Suleiman spoke on the ongoing conflict.
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"A champion of under-represented voices": Doha Film Institute’s Qumra celebrates its 10th edition 5y2d2v
The Qatari project incubator has become an indicator of films that will launch at major festivals.
