Emirati short film wins at Al Ain Film Festival 2021
Directed by Alyazia Bint Nahyan the film seeks to highlight the need to follow the truth behind every rumour.
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Directed by Alyazia Bint Nahyan the film seeks to highlight the need to follow the truth behind every rumour.
The Lodge will see production grants of $100,000 awarded to two films and offer expanded mentoring and training programmes.
Abdel Sayed is known for heralding the age of New Realism in Egyptian cinema.
With 22 projects from the MENA region, two from the GCC, and seven from Qatar, the programme amplifies emerging creative voices in the development of original and compelling content.
The dystopian fantasy film from Saudi Arabian writer-director Shahad Ameen continues to generate acclaim following a multi-award-winning festival season and cinema release
The masterclass will kick-start a three-day retrospective of Beshara's acclaimed films that will take place across Saudi Arabia in Dharan, Jeddah and Riyadh from December 14 to 16.
More than 60 short and feature-length films from around the world were screened in Sharjah cinemas and online during this year’s festival.
The 11 selected films will screen online over the course of two weeks, starting from today until November 30 on the Red Sea Film Festival’s YouTube channel.
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The line-up features titles that will mark their world and international premieres in Cairo.
OSN cemented its foray into Original productions this year with the launch of new shows including 'A’adet Regala' season three, food reality show 'Yalla Neta’asha' and Syrian war drama 'No ...
The third edition of the annual festival from Sharjah Art Foundation runs from November 14 to 21, 2020 in select Sharjah cinemas and online.
The film will be available in cinemas across Riyadh, Jeddah, Tabuk, Jizan and the Eastern Province in its first theatrical release.
The film will premiere at Cinemacity IMAX, Zero 6 Mall, on Saturday, November 21, at 2:00 pm UAE time.
Directed by Sandro Canaan, the 11-minute film is in Arabic language and stars Tarek Abd El Aziz, Dora Youssef, and Mohiy Dorgham.
The session saw Emirati actor and producer Samira Ahmed, and Kuwaiti actor Ahmed Iraj discussing the fundamentals of acting with a focus on acting techniques.
The applicants will get access to three days of technical workshops and mentorship before the 48-hour shoot which will take place from October 22 to 24.
Directed by Faris Godus and produced by his brother Suhaib Godus, the film premiered in cinemas across the kingdom during the Eid Al-Adha holiday this year.
The festival is set to take place in the Red Sea town of El Gouna from October 23 to 31, 2020.
The study is based on responses from a total of 422 people, of which 40% were filmmakers, 30% comprised students and 17% included film crew.
The event, organised in collaboration with the Cannes City Council, will be held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès from October 27 to 29.
The film is the first Egyptian feature-length narrative confirmed for the 2020 edition of the festival.
Saimanish Prabhakar, a recent high-school graduate from GEMS Metropole School, Dubai, whose latest film 'Metanoia' won several awards at film festivals, talks to Shifa Naseer about the success of his ...
These films are 'Blue Elephant: Dark Whispers' by Marwan Hamed, 'Between Two Seas' by Anas Tolba and 'Mafak' by Bassam Jarbawi.
The Red Sea Lodge Residency, which was due to take place at the Red Sea International Film Festival in March, will resume as a digital event on October 19.
Hafez received the Best Editing Award for his work and DOP Ahmad Al Morsy won Best Cinematography Award for the film.
The film festival, which is scheduled to take place from September 10 to 20, comprises a lineup of 50 new feature films, five programmes of short films, and Q&As with ...
In a chat with Shifa Naseer, filmmaker Yassmina Karajah discusses her passion for filmmaking, as well as the stories and people that inspire her to make films.
The festival is scheduled to take place from October 23 to 31, 2020 in the Egyptian resort town of El Gouna.
The line-up will include Goldie Behl’s 'RejectX', Tigmanshu Dhulia’s 'Yaara', and Vicky Kaushal starrer 'Uri'.
The episode will be streamed on July 9 at 10 pm UAE time across the Arab Cinema Center’s social media accounts.
Gasmelbari is a young Sudanese filmmaker who is known for his award-winning documentary Talking About Trees.
This will be the first screening of Image Nation Abu Dhabi's production in the GCC ahead of the film's theatrical release later this year.
The festival, which is being held online this year, will have a 20-film competition lineup and special programmes, designed for an online audience.
Costa Brava, Lebanon, directed by Mounia Akl with producer Abbout Productions, received a larger grant of 550,000 NOK ($56,000).
With the rise in popularity of the global animation industry, Saudi Arabia is gearing up to develop local animated content, which showcases the region’s culture. Vision Entertainment CEO Robert Knežević, ...
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi hosted the Saudi Arabian writer and director to discuss Ameen’s award-winning film ‘Scales'.
The film, which will premiere on May 8, marks L’Abidine’s debut on the streaming platform.
Ramadan has traditionally been the most important revenue-generating period of the year for the TV industry in the Middle East. This year, however, the lockdown has severely impacted productions leaving ...
Variance Films will release 'Scales' to theatres across North America later this year, according to the deal.
Nigerian filmmakers Saheed Apanpa and Tchidi Chikere and production house PUE Pictures CEO Phina Egbuchu speak with Shifa Naseer about the evolution of the cultural identity of Nigerian cinema.
The AIFF was launched this year and spearheaded by the Royal Film Commission Jordan, with an aim is to highlight Arab and international films.
The fund aims to help Saudi filmmakers who have sustained a financial loss resulting from cancelled/postponed events related to the coronavirus precautionary measures.
At the premiere of his newest short film 'Amber' in Dubai last month, BroadcastPro ME caught up with Faisal Hashmi to explore his journey as a filmmaker, his proclivity for ...
The festival, was set to kick off on March 12-21 in Jeddah, has been postponed amid coronavirus concerns.
There’s no doubt that the media industry is going through tumultuous change, but good content continues to be sought-after by both media houses and viewers alike.
The screening marks the first time the 1992 film will play on the big screen in Saudi Arabia since it was shot 30 years ago.
The two entities will come together for a Shorts Pitch Competition, various panels, talent days and workshops that will be held during the festival.
The Festival is set to kick off on March 12 and will see the opening of a new cinema complex with 1200 seats. Cash awards totalling $250K will be given ...
Stone will also present a classic film that inspired him, "Z by Costa Gavras", a film about a Greek progressive deputy who is assassinated.
The film festival, which will open in Jeddah on March 12, 2020, will see the film compete in the festival’s IN COMPETITION category.
With the ongoing production of season nine of "The Million’s Poet" and the recently concluded season eight of "Prince of Poets", Abu Dhabi production house Clue Media is looking to ...
The films including “Between Two Seas” and Oscar shorts like “Ave Maria” and “Nocturne in Black” will be screened during the artistic and cultural events at the book fair.
Jordanian filmmaker Zain Duraie is making waves with award-winning movies that take a provocative stance on social and gender taboos. BroadcastPro ME spoke to her about her motivations, resources and ...
Produced and funded by the Red Sea International Film Festival, the anthology film furthers the Festival’s commitment to daring new work by Saudi directors.
The Red Sea Film Festival Foundation has restored nine key works of Egyptian neorealist director Khairy Bishara. The films will premiere as part of a full retrospective of his work ...
The restored versions of “The Pilgrimage to Mecca” and “Glimpses of Jeddah” will premiere at the inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival, which will run from March 12-21, 2020.
The Saudi-based festival, will select a Cairo Film Connection project from the fiction projects to attend the inaugural Project Market of the Red Sea Souk from March 13-16, 2020.
The film has been selected in more than 15 international film festivals so far and will be screened in Cinema of Tomorrow Competition on November 24 and 25.
Between Two Seas, a film by Egyptian director Anas Tolba that champions women’s rights, has captured international attention by bagging awards at film festivals around the world. Tolba explains the ...
