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  • Hollywoodgate
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    Taliban documentary ‘Hollywoodgate’ set for MENA release through Front Row 18c67

    2024-07-12T12:29:00Z 6216p

    The distributor will release the film across the Gulf ahead of the third anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

  • Morad Mostafa_Arab SOT 2023_Credit Eamonn M. McCormack-Getty Images for Film AlUla copy
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    Venice Final Cut lab projects include Morad Mostafa’s ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ o6ec

    2024-07-11T11:30:00Z

    Seven work-in-progress films will participate in the Venice Production Bridge.

  • Zaid Abu Hamdan
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    Zaid Abu Hamdan’s ‘Boomah’ begins Jordan shoot, cast revealed 5i6146

    2024-07-03T12:54:00Z

    The crime thriller stars Jordanian actress Rakeen Saad.

  • Mohammed Al Turki
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    Red Sea Film Foundation CEO Mohammed Al-Turki steps down e5r5a

    2024-06-05T12:05:00Z

    Exec will focus on personal projects and career as a film producer, and will continue as advisor to Foundation.

  • Asmae El Moudir © Ammar Abd Rabbo
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    Asmae El Moudir lines up first fiction feature ‘Holy Cow’ (exclusive) 4e6y5z

    2024-05-29T14:07:00Z

    El Moudir won the Best Director award in Un Certain Regard last year with her documentary The Mother of All Lies.

  • The Penguin
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    Middle East broadcaster OSN strikes film and series deal with Warner Bros Discovery 71373r

    2024-05-28T10:56:00Z

    Deal gives OSN rights to new Max Originals and Warner Bros. Pictures feature films.

  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig
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    Cannes award-winner ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ lands ANZ deal 4j2q4h

    2024-05-28T08:59:00Z

    Mohammad Rasoulof’s feature also topped Screen’s Cannes jury grid.

  • Mohammad Rasoulof
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    “We’re gangsters of cinema,” says Mohammad Rasoulof of making ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ 5b2m4e

    2024-05-25T12:52:00Z

    The Iranian filmmaker spoke at a press conference in Cannes.

  • Mohammad-Rasoulof
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    Mohammad Rasoulof talks fleeing Iran and making Cannes Competition title ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ 2v5t51

    2024-05-23T13:42:00Z

    The dissident director is in Cannes for the premiere of his latest film, which will compete for the Palme d’Or.

  • ALGERIA-Salim[25].
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    Salim Kechiouche to shoot ‘Wolf Dreams’ in Algeria as country makes big Cannes comeback (exclusive) 364a1c

    2024-05-22T10:56:00Z

    An Algerian delegation is in Cannes to promote the country as an international partner and locations hub. 

  • Mohammad Rasoulof_CREDIT Cosmopol Film (source Berlinale)
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    Mohammad Rasoulof to attend Cannes premiere; open letter from filmmakers calls for solidarity 445wd

    2024-05-22T09:47:00Z

    ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ set to world premiere on May 24.

  • Murad Abu Eisheh, Roger Frappier
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    Producer Roger Frappier readies adaptation of children-of-war novel ‘The Orange Grove’ (exclusive) 3l1h44

    2024-05-19T05:00:00Z

    The film will be written and directed by rising Arab filmmaker Murad Abu Eisheh.

  • The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
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    Neon snaps up Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes contender ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ 204e5v

    2024-05-18T16:45:00Z

    The filmmaker has fled his native Iran following pressure from authorities over the feature.

  • Goodbye Julia
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    ‘Goodbye Julia’ takes top prize at Critics Awards for Arab Films m5f2x

    2024-05-18T05:00:00Z

    ‘Four Daughters’ and ‘Inshallah A Boy’ also ranked among the big winners at the awards.

  • Ghost Trail (Les Fantômes)
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    MAD picks up Cannes titles ‘Ghost Trail’, ‘The Village Next To Paradise’ for MENA (exclusive) 28362n

    2024-05-18T05:00:00Z

    Further titles from the 30-strong haul include Anne-Marie Jacir’s ‘All Before You’’.

  • 'To A Land Unknown'
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    Palestinian filmmakers aim to challenge perceptions at Cannes 415f2b

    2024-05-17T05:00:00Z

    ‘To A Land Unknown’ is playing in Directors’ Fortnight, with a documentary-in-progress showcase for Palestinian projects also taking place. 

  • dana nadav
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    Israeli industry figures in Cannes call for dialogue with international industry 482h21

    2024-05-16T05:00:00Z

    ”Our work definitely changed since October 7. It is harder to sell films and it’s harder to create co-productions.”

  • Al Eid Eiden
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    Front Row takes global distribution rights to Saudi-Emirati comedy ‘Al Eid Eiden’ 1fg4v

    2024-05-15T13:00:00Z

    The feature is set for a theatrical release on July 4.

  • Mohammad Rasoulof_CREDIT Cosmopol Film (source Berlinale)
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    Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran, calls for ahead of Cannes premiere 62y1i

    2024-05-13T14:58:00Z

    The Iranian auteur had been sentenced to eight years in prison.

  • white widow
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    UK romantic thriller ‘White Widow’ acquired for world sales (exclusive) m6p6y

    2024-05-13T10:00:00Z

    Rory Fleck Byrne, Adelaide Clemens, Kim Bodnia, Saffron Burrows, Russell Tovey star.