Lebanese film nabs Europa Cinema Labels award at Venice
Lebanese director Wissam Sharaf became the first Arab director to win Europa Cinemas Prize at the Venice International Film Festival.
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Lebanese director Wissam Sharaf became the first Arab director to win Europa Cinemas Prize at the Venice International 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.
Mullin and Scrosati will provide insights into Fremantle’s future strategy as well as give their take on wider issues and trends impacting the global TV industry.
The film received Baumi Award for script development from Berlinale and has been awarded ARTE at Cannes Film Festival.
The commission discussed the benefits of the Saudi cash rebate programme to international filmmakers and producers.
There are movie fans, there are film lovers, and then there are cinephiles – such as Butheina Kazim, founder and MD of Cinema Akil, a trailblazer in the heart of ...
They have honoured Haifaa al-Mansour, Ahd Kamel, Sumaya Rida, Kaouther Ben Hania, Hend Sabry and Dorra Zarrouk, who are paving the way in the film industry.
The selection includes films from Algeria, Egypt, France, Jordan, Indonesia, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia, highlighting DFI's support for independent voices in cinema.
As part of the partnership, five films funded by the Red Sea International Film Festival will also be present at the 79th Venice Film Festival.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, and Munther Rayahneh, among others.
Several films by Arab filmmakers will be screened at the festival of which eight are competing for various awards as well.
The Italian Pavilion will host conferences, conventions, and business meetings aimed at identifying industry trends.
From August 25 to September 10, 2022, the Lebanese Film Festival will take place.
Haider Rashid's film ‘Europa’ centres around the dangerous journey of a young migrant who dodges ruthless vigilantes on the Turkish-Bulgarian border in the hope of entering Europe. The film won ...
This year's line-up consists of 52 films from 29 countries, including feature-length narratives, documentaries, and shorts.
The film festival welcomes applications from Arab, Asian and African filmmakers to compete for the Yusr Awards.
Set in Upper Egypt, in a village called Meir, Egyptian filmmaker Maggie Morgan interviews different villagers during her visits to Meir over the span of twelve years to know the ...
In addition, the Red Sea Fund has announced 10 winners for its first post-production cycle.
The festival's organising committee will announce the preparations and developments for the sixth edition in the coming months.
'Huda's Salon' is written and directed by Hany Abu-Assad and stars Ali Suliman, Manal Awad, and Maisa Abd Elhadi.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
The winning team will go on to participate in a tailored educational residency programme with renowned French cinematographers in 2023.
Although previously announced, the programme dubbed Film Saudi is now operational and will help boost film production and grow the creative economy.
Revived art-house label creates strategically important domestic distribution outlet for Arab cinema.
Ithra, which is one of the leading supporters of the film industry in Saudi Arabia, is credited with more than 20 films as well as training and other initiatives to ...
The second edition is slated for December 1 to 10 and hopes to bring the best in Arab and World Cinema to Jeddah.
Their projects are among 15 others selected to apply for funding at Cannes 2022.
The full lineup and schedule will be announced in the coming days and will be available on the festival website.
The sixth edition of GFF will be held in the resort town of El Gouna from October 13 to 22, 2022.
Ramses will take up the role immediately to manage the 44th edition, which is expected to take place in the second half of November 2022.
Saudi filmmakers, who have taken part in previous funding cycles, are also eligible to submit their short films for consideration for funds.
With filming underway in Badjdah, Neom, 'Within Sand' is set to release in November 2022.
In addition to a prize of $5,000 for development, the winning format will also be pitched to global buyers by Fox Alternative Entertainment.
The sixth edition of GFF will take place from October 13-22, 2022.
Two projects will receive $100,000 production grants at the second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival in December.
In collaboration with Cinema Akil and The Third Line gallery, the Retrospective is presented as part of the SAFAR Film Festival, London.
Powerful female voices are emerging on the MEA film landscape, and their stories are receiving recognition and applause across the globe. Canon brought together a small group at Expo 2020 ...
The first of four funding cycles for 2022 has now opened for post-production.
The first edition of the festival featured 138 films and shorts from 67 countries in 34 languages, with female directors representing 38% of the slate.
Amer Salmeen Al Murry, founder and director-general of the festival, has announced new initiatives and programmes for the fourth edition.
In cooperation with TorinoFilmLab, Red Sea Lodge seeks to empower cinematic talents to launch and succeed in the film industry.
Saudi Arabia is teeming with film festivals, live performances, concerts, and film production, among other things.
The final list of Oscar nominations will be revealed on February 8, and the awards will be handed out on March 27.
The film will release across the Gulf region on December 23 and worldwide on December 24.
A bespoke platform will be launched with the first applications expected to start coming in during Q1 2022.
Sixteen features, 18 shorts and 21 immersive virtual reality films were in the running for the awards across three categories.
The four-day event presented 23 projects in development, including 12 Red Sea Lodge projects, 11 Red Sea Souk projects, and five films in post-production.
The film is a co-production between Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Spooky Pictures, a low-budget genre label formed by producers Steven Schneider and Roy Lee.
The film will have its world premiere at the closing ceremony of the Red Sea International Film Festival.
Under the partnership, SRMG platforms will feature editorial and advertising content of the film festival.
The initiative aims to foster homegrown talent and showcase untold stories on the big screen.
Founder of Last Scene Films Alhamoud and executive producer Abumansour will now report to Alaa Fadan, CEO of Telfaz11.
He was appointed in June this year as artistic director for the festival, taking over from Saudi filmmaker Mahmoud Sabbagh.
'Banat Abdul Rahman' is the debut feature of Jordanian writer/director Zaid Abu Hamdan and AMN’s first attempt at producing a feature film.
MBC Group's Shahid will award a $100,000 cash prize to a Saudi project in development or production during the Talent Day programme.
In the Souk area, six exhibitors will offer activities, including MBC, Telfaz11, Nstars, Effat University, SAIP, and MAD Celebrity.
The film festival starts today, December 6, and will screen films from 67 countries in 34 languages.
Nasr penned the script along with Sonallah Ibrahim, based on the novel of the same name by Sonallah Ibrahim.
The festival will screen 135 films, 38% of which are directed by women.
Among the projects receiving funding, 11 are from Africa, 60 are from the Arab world, and 26 are from Saudi Arabia.
