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In a recent press release, Netflix and the Middle East Media Initiative (MEMI) announced they are awarding a bursary to four writers from the MEMI summer programme. Every year MEMI selects a dozen writers from the Middle East and invites them to Los Angeles for five weeks to help them develop their ideas for series. …
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The 6th El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) in Egypt, originally scheduled for October 13th – 22nd has been postponed until next year. Created in 2017, the festival has been described as one of the Middle East’s premier art and film events. The organizers announced the news in a press release on June 19th. “Given the …
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Lynda Belkhiria will direct the 9th Cairo Film Connection (CFC) which will run during the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) from November 13th to 22nd. The Cairo Film Connection is part of Cairo Industry Days, a programme of meetings for professionals. A Tunisian event organiser, Lynda Belkhiria has coordinated several events for professionals, including the …
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The Egyptian distribution company MAD Solutions has joined the board of directors of a New York distributor – D Street Releasing – as an equal partner. On hold for several years, this move was finalised during a meeting between the heads of the two companies at the Red Sea International Film Festival. It means MAD …
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Eleven films, all distributed by the Egyptian company MAD Solutions, were shown at the 12th Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) in Sweden from May 4th to 9th. MAFF is the largest European festival dedicated to films from the Arab world. Each year the event attracts professionals as well as film-buffs. This year it presented 56 …
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Since April 2nd the Arabic adaptation of Suits has been available on the OSN (Orbit Showtime Network) satellite television service. Originally produced in the United States by Universal, the American version was a major success, with 9 seasons broadcast between 2011 and 2019. This adaptation was made by the Egyptian company TVision Media Production in …
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An Egyptian film, Hamlet from the Slums directed by Ahmed Fawzi Saleh, has been selected for the Atelier du Festival de Cannes. This year 15 projects from 15 countries are taking part in this programme. It was created in 2005 to “encourage creative cinema and help a new generation of international film-makers emerge.” Over 18 …
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