The horror film, produced by Dark Dunes Productions, EPIC Films, Al Khaja Real Estate and Señorita Films, features locally based actors. The Shadow will release in 2020 at all MENA ...
ON.DXB has revealed a number of headline speakers and performers to support the region’s creative talent at the inaugural event, which will run November 21-23.
Films made by youngsters at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth showcased the unique perspective and vivid imagination of budding filmmakers.
The MoU signed at the China Film Week is aimed at promoting cultural, technological and academic exchanges between China and the UAE. The event brought together more than 3,800 Chinese ...
This year's jury includes a diverse group of accomplished artists, film directors and social media influencers from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Japan, France, Canada, UK and Syria.
The Yusr Awards offer cash prizes totaling $250,000 in diverse fields, including directing, screenwriting, and acting. The awards are designed to recognize daring, elevate new voices, and encourage film culture ...
Alongside the award, the festival will provide audiences with an insight into Gilliam’s life, career and achievements, with an exclusive question and answer session for audience members.
The Golden Yusr Trophy for best feature carries a $100,000 cash prize and the Silver Yusr Trophy for best director is worth $50,000. There will also be an audience award carrying a cash prize of $50,000.
The initiative will support filmmakers Fares Qodus and Mohammad Alhelail to produce feature-length films, "The Book of Sun" and "Forty Years and a Night".
The selected projects will receive artistic and financial support from the CineGouna Platform.
Streaming platforms are devising new ways to capture a slice of the global audience, with Netflix banking on local productions. But this can spark a backlash – as it has ...
For the first time ever, a Dubai production house is trotting the globe with the FIA Formula One World Championship to bring exclusive content to dedicated fans in the Middle ...
Cinema Vision Films will benefit from Abu Dhabi Film Commissions 30% rebate on production and post-production spend in the Emirate, a main driver for local and international productions to the ...
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.
The film, produced by Working Title, is based on the true story of swimmer Yusra Mardini, who fled Syria with her sister in 2015 and picks up the pieces of ...
The first edition of the festival will be held on the Red Sea coast in 2020 and will focus on showcasing the growing Saudi creativity, new Arab film works, and ...
Rima Mismar, Executive Director, The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture.Lebanon-based Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) has announced that it will open its annual ...
In a crowded marketplace, 17-year-old Arshad mocks his friend Jaspal and says: You tried to get that girl, but when she saw you, she ran away. The audience at the ...
Hadi Ghanem, owner of Seven Production.With an estimated audience of 200 million viewers watching the Saudi National Day celebrations on TV, the event became a global ...
Abdullah Alnafeesah, Chairman of Al Nafees Holding Company and Nebras Films.When the 35-year-old ban on cinema halls was lifted in Saudi Arabia, Nebras Films had already co-produced ...
Suzan Iravanian. Suzan Iravanians feature film Leakage weaves the issues of gender into the troubling centrality of oil in the regions politics. We speak to Suzan ...
Participants at the 2017 CineGouna Platform initiative.During the second edition of the El Gouna Film Festival, an international jury of film experts, will decide winners among ...
Lending international flavour to Twisted Blues are some easily recognisable faces such as The Scientists Brittany Benjamin (seated right), LBJs Brent Bailey (top right) and Greys ...
From left: Ben Whishaw, Chipo Chung, Talal Al-Muhanna, Maysoon Pachachi, Fatima Adoum and Laila Ali.In a show of support for London-based British-Iraqi-Emirati filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi, actors ...
Fadi Ismail, Group Director of O3 Productions.O3 Productions, the drama and film production arm of MBC Group and Image Nation Abu Dhabi, have announced a new ...
Costume designer Alexandra Byrne attends a photocall on day four of the 14th annual Dubai International Film Festival.The fourth day at the Dubai International Film Festival ...
Fareed Ramadan.The Dubai International Film Festival has announced the panel that will judge the entries for the Muhr competition.The 2017 Awards will comprise four individual film ...
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 ...
Still from 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'This December, OSN has promised an array of films and series, targeted at the whole family in the run ...
From Danish filmmaker Janus Metz Pedersen comes the tennis drama Borg vs. McEnroe starring Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason and Stellan Skarsgard.Eleven releases from across the globe ...
Still from BenzineThe Dubai International Film Festival has finalised the Muhr Feature lineup for this years festival, adding a further nine films from across the region. ...
UK-based artist D*Face created his signature style titled aPOPcalyptic, a blend of 'pop art spliced with fragility of lifeWhen 16 artists from around the world descended on Dubai ...
The participants in the AFS Narrative programme for 2017Image Nation Abu Dhabi crowned the winners of its sixth annual short film programme, Arab Film Studio.Two participants ...
Still from Downsizing.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced the next slate of cinema from around the globe for its Cinema of the World category. ...
Egyptian writer Wahid HamedThe Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has confirmed that this years Arab Lifetime Achievement Award will recognise the illustrious Egyptian writer Wahid Hamed, ...
Jamal Al Sharif, CEO of DFTC.VIDXB, the MENA regions first official annual gathering celebrating online content creation, has announced Facebook as a strategic partner.Facebook will play ...
Novo Pictures' first venture, Valerian & the City of a Thousand Planets, will hit theatres in the UAE on 20th July.Written and directed by French director Luc Besson, responsible for some ...
In support of the The Year of Giving', as announced by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, ...
In line with the Dubai Disability Strategy 2020, Sennheiser will be offering its personal assistive hearing and translation tool, CinemaConnect, at DIFF365. DIFF365 is a brand new initiative from VOX ...
The 21st Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), attracted more than 8,000 visitors, up 9% from last year.Among the visitors ...
The 21st edition of the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) sprang into action for a four-day run at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.The opening ceremony of ...
The 13th Entertainment Expo, Hong Kong will kick off on 13 March and continue through 25 April. Under the theme Get into the Scene, the expo features 10 key events ...
Kaveh Farnam, CEO of Advanced Media at the Festival of Iranian Films in Prague.The recently concluded Festival of Iranian Films in Prague screened several new films, ...
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has closed its curtains on its 13th edition which welcomed internationally acclaimed filmmakers, actors, celebrities and festivalgoers from across the globe and continued to raise ...
left to right: Masoud-Amralla Al Ali Shivani Pandya Abdulhamid Juma flanked by Emirates Airlines staff.The 13th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) unveiled its full line-up of ...
A still from Manchester by the Sea.More of this years most anticipated movie titles from around the globe have been confirmed to feature in the renowned ...
The Boy and the Sea.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has revealed an additional eight films that will complete the Muhr Short lineup. Dedicated to expressing the ...
Dubai International Film festival has announced that the recipient of this years Indian Lifetime Achievement Award is the respected actress Rekha. With a varied and hugely successful career spanning four ...
Maher Abi Samra's A maid for each will be a part of the Muhr lineup this year.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has unveiled the first ...
Eagle Huntress.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced the first round of handpicked titles from across the globe that will form part of the 2016 Cinema ...
Left to right: Simon Pegg plays Scotty, Sofia Boutella plays Jaylah and Chris Pine plays Kirk in Star Trek Beyond.The Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC) ...
Under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Culture, Youth & Community Development of the UAE, the third edition of The Childrens International Film Festival ...
Majid Al Ansari.Netflix has acquired worldwide streaming rights to Image Nation Abu Dhabis recent Emirati feature film, Zinzana.Independent studio IM Global handled international sales rights (excluding ...
Egyptian film Before the Summer Crowds, which premiered at DIFF 2015, was graded on DaVinci Resolve 12 in Lizard VFX Shop, a Cairo-based post-production studio. BroadcastPro ME speaks to the ...
Last month was super busy with the Summit and Awards so Im so grateful that the Christmas season is almost upon us and I have no complaints at all about ...
Catherine Deneuve.Catherine Deneuve, the grande dame of French cinema, will be honoured at the 12th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) this month when she is presented ...
DIFF unveils lineup for 12th edition.The 12th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE ...
A still from the film Song.This years most anticipated films from across the globe will take centre stage in the Cinema of the World segment of ...
The Dubai Film Market (DFM) and International Showbiz Expo (ISBE) 2015 are coming together at DIFF 2015 from 14 16th December at the Madinat Jumeirah.ISBE brings together cinema and ...
