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Senegalese feature ‘Demba’ acquired for sales ahead of Berlinale debut (exclusive) 301s

2024-02-01T09:08:00Z 3r451

The film follows a widower who reconnects with his estranged son.

Features

Eight films from the Middle East and Africa to tempt festival directors in 2024 4634e

2024-01-23T11:19:00Z

Which films could follow last year’s ‘Banel & Adama’?

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Doha Film Institute unveils 44 projects in latest funding round, including ‘Naseem, Fight With Grace’ 5y2656

2024-01-22T15:40:00Z

Three UK co-production features among the 44 titles.

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Tribeca award-winning documentary ‘Q’ lands MENA distribution (exclusive) 2ea6h

2024-01-11T12:09:00Z

Jude Chehab’s feature directorial debut explores a secretive religious sect in Syria.

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Cannes drama ‘Goodbye Julia’ records box office success in Gulf 5i5g3g

2023-12-22T14:32:00Z

Mohamed Kordofani’s Sudanese title previously opened strongly in Egypt.

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Red Sea Competition title ‘Six Feet Over’ secures sales representation (exclusive) 6j3m5l

2023-12-06T05:00:00Z

The Algerian-French drama had its world premiere in Montpellier in October.

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‘Goodbye Julia’ producers ready Sudanese drama ‘Specters Of AlHoot’ 374o6v

2023-12-05T05:00:00Z

The film will be based on the true story of a massacre at a military camp in 1998.

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Morocco’s ‘The Mother of All Lies’ wins historic top prize at Marrakech 4s1x3x

2023-12-03T15:24:00Z

Further winners included Kamal Lazraq’s ‘Hounds’ and Lina Soualem’s ‘Bye Bye Tiberius’.

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Martin Scorsese forced to pull out of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops for “personal reasons” 412343

2023-11-24T23:28:00Z

The ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ director has to stay in New York.

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Red Sea’s Souk Project Market selects 26 projects competing for $360,000 prizes 3j1z3k

2023-11-07T15:05:00Z

Industry speakers at festival include ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ director Jasmila Zbanic, former Marvel exec Karim Zreik.

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Zambia, Zimbabwe producers among 15 selected for Creative Producer Indaba scheme (exclusive) 285d41

2023-10-30T09:00:00Z

Realness Institute collaborating with Brazil’s Projeto Paradiso on this year’s cohort.

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African AuthenticA Series Lab participants include Ladj Ly school graduate (exclusive) 6g2lo

2023-09-12T10:30:00Z

Four African screenwriters have been chosen for the second edition of the scheme.

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Venice Final Cut 2023 includes project from Oscar-nominated director Scandar Copti 466t2s

2023-07-14T14:13:00Z

The programme s work-in-progress films from Africa and the Middle East

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Realness screenwriters residency participants include Cannes, Sundance filmmakers (exclusive) 2bl2c

2023-07-12T09:00:00Z

Five screenwriters will take part in the six-week programme.

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Realness selects nine African women for Locarno-linked industry development academy (exclusive) 6ey2o

2023-06-27T11:20:00Z

The Locarno Southern Africa Industry Academy will run during FAME Week Africa in September.

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Yousry Nasrallah to receive Cairo Film Festival honorary award 2e476o

2023-06-22T09:20:00Z

Egyptian director has made films including Cannes 2012 Competition title ‘After the Battle’.

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Global Screen boards Emily Atef’s Kenya-set AIDS drama ‘Mercy’ (exclusive) 3u6x6q

2023-05-21T05:00:00Z

UK-- co-production depicts the AIDS pandemic at the end of 1990s.

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Red Sea Fund reveals eight grant winners including Cannes title ‘Omen’ 6m1e6j

2023-05-18T18:09:00Z

Saudi, Arab and African talent ed in 2023’s first cycle of funding.

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Cannes Marche reveals plans for Arab-speaking MENA event (exclusive) 2561e

2023-05-11T10:28:00Z

‘MENA 360’ will spotlight the production and film financing opportunities in the Arab world.

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Africa’s Realness Institute, Netflix name 12 participants for 2023 episodic, development schemes (exclusive) 1c6u4q

2023-05-02T10:28:00Z

Participants come from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.