Abu Bakr Shawky’s ‘Hajjan’ to have world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
A world premiere of the film will take place as part of the Discovery Programme, which focuses on emerging filmmakers.
A world premiere of the film will take place as part of the Discovery Programme, which focuses on emerging filmmakers.
Masri's films revolve around the lives of ordinary people who are living in bizarre times of conflict and how they manage to keep their humanity throughout the reality of their ...
MAD Solutions is handling worldwide distribution of 'Killing Bagheera'.
'Summer Thefts', Nasrallah's first feature film, premiered at Directors Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 1988.
The festival will open with 'Daughters of Abdulrahman' by Zaid Abu Hamdan on April 20.
Professionals from 41 nations support the development of invited projects through mentoring sessions, screenings with feedbacks, and curated industry meetings.
'The Neighbourhood Storyteller' is the official selection of 25 international festivals.
Voting for nominations will take place from January 12-17, and results will be announced on January 24.
The dark comedy, conceived before the Covid pandemic, is set against the backdrop of mass panic when a mutant virus known as ARS breaks out in Israel.
The picture, which is sold internationally by MPM Premium, was acquired by Film Movement for North America earlier this year.
Set to hold its Arab world premiere at the festival’s International Competition, 'Alam' follows the story of a Palestinian teenager named Tamer.
A selection of new films from the world's festival circuit will be shown as part of the programme in Jeddah.
Sallam has become the first Jordanian filmmaker to be awarded an Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
The second edition of the Souk will take place from December 3-6, with an awards ceremony on the final day.
Among seven titles from MAD Solutions' distribution slate, 'Alam' will be screened at the Red Sea International Film Festival.
The film will also have its MENA premiere at the 44th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival.
On October 29, a jury of seven will hand out 10 prestigious awards at the closing ceremony.
'Huda's Salon' is written and directed by Hany Abu-Assad and stars Ali Suliman, Manal Awad, and Maisa Abd Elhadi.
He will also be on the judging panel of the International Emmy Awards 2022.
'Huda’s Salon' recently screened as the opening film of the 13th edition of the Middle East Now Festival in Florence, Italy.
The film follows the harrowing journey of two young sisters from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Kosse joined Netflix in 2019, and oversaw all international film production and acquisitions.
Inspired by true events, the film tells the story of 14-year-old girl Farha in Palestine in 1948, who watches from a locked pantry as catastrophe consumes her home.
Sideshow and Janus Films are now planning an awards season campaign in the best director category for Panahi and will release the film in time for an Oscar consideration.
'Huda's Salon' is written and directed by Hany Abu-Assad and stars Ali Suliman, Manal Awad, and Maisa Abd Elhadi.
The dark comedy, conceived before the Covid pandemic, is set against the backdrop of mass panic when a mutant virus known as ARS breaks out in Israel.
Her upcoming Amazon Original movie 'Gangs of Lagos' marks her first project with the platform since it launched a local version of its service earlier in the year.
The film is also set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and New York Film Festival.
In addition to its selection at TIFF, the DFI-supported films have also been screened at Cannes, Venice, Locarno, and Sarajevo earlier this summer.
Panahi’s latest film 'No Bears' premiered at the Venice Film Festival and will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival.
El Hosaini’s upcoming feature 'The Swimmers' will open the Toronto International Film Festival 2022.
A Doha Film Institute grant funded the film in 2015, and it participated in the Cinéfondation workshop at Cannes 2017.
The film is based on the true story of Syrian refugees-turned-Olympians Sarah and Yusra Mardini.
The 39th edition of the festival will feature more than 200 films from 50 countries.
'Huda's Salon' is written and directed by Hany Abu-Assad and stars Ali Suliman, Manal Awad, and Maisa Abd Elhadi.
Directed by Mohammad Faizan, the film delves into the lives of kids and young adults of determination in the UAE.
In her new role, Vicente will oversee all areas of the Institute, including the annual Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
'Costa Brava, Lebanon', the directorial debut of Mounia Akl stars Lebanese director Nadine Labaki and Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri.
The film, which took eight years to make, will have a screening via Tiff’s digital platform until September 17.
The 14 fiction features and documentaries hail from Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Qatar, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
The films include 'Between Two Seas' by Anas Tolba, 'Bomb' by Dima Hamdan.
The upcoming edition will showcase 36 films from across 18 countries, including Arab and North Africa.
Best known in Dubai as the CEO of Advanced Media for the last two decades, in recent years he has also garnered awards for some of the films he has ...
Directed by Alyazia Bint Nahyan the film seeks to highlight the need to follow the truth behind every rumour.
The Forum witnessed the presence of festival directors, filmmakers, producers, cinema managers and children and youth.
Produced by Ustura Films, in co-production with Paul Thiltges Distributions (Luxembourg) and Oktober Films (Iceland), Between Heaven and Earth will be distributed in the Arab world by MAD Solutions.
Distributed by Mad Solutions, the film is produced by Toaster Productions and Anasy Media and directed by Alyazia Bint Nahyan.
Last year, the cash prize was given to 'Severed Head' by director Lotfi Achour at the El Gouna Film Festival.
'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.
Egyptian filmmakers Sherif El Bendary and Mohamed Siam, and El Gouna Film Festival founder Bushra Rozza talk to Shifa Naseer about regional film productions, trends in Egyptian cinema and where ...
The films include 'Between Heaven and Earth' by Najwa Najjar, 'Haifa Street' by Mohanad Hayal.
The festival is set to take place in the Red Sea town of El Gouna from October 23 to 31, 2020.
The latest collaboration between Front Row and Cinema Akil focusses on indie film, classic titles, and Cinema Akil exclusives.
The jury selected the film “for a heartwarming, thought-provoking and poetic tale of unspoken emotions portraying daily life in Gaza”.
Seven feature narratives in development have been selected, including 'The Legend of Zainab and Noah' by director Yousry Nasrallah and 'I Can Hear Your Voice… Still' by director Sameh Alaa.
These films are 'Blue Elephant: Dark Whispers' by Marwan Hamed, 'Between Two Seas' by Anas Tolba and 'Mafak' by Bassam Jarbawi.
'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.
The film premiered on August 31 at 05:00 pm in VOX cinemas at Nation Towers.
The film festival recently confirmed that it will hold its 42nd edition from November 19 to 28, 2020.
The film, which is vying at the Orizzonti competition, will be screened on three days from September 3 to 5.