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LEBANON / Abbout Productions wins the Raimondo Rezzonico Award at Locarno

Beirut-based production company Abbout Productions, headed by Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine, will receive the Raimondo Rezzonico Award at the 78th Locarno Film Festival. The event will be held from August 6th to 16th. Presented by the municipality of Minusio, this award recognises exceptional work by independent producers. This year it celebrates Abbout Production’s contribution …

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FRANCE – LEBANON / The Fameck Arab Film Festival with Lebanon guest of honour

The 36th Fameck Arab Film Festival will be held in north-eastern France from October 2nd to 12th.This year the main focus is on Lebanon, with the organisers wanting to “shine a spotlight on creative Lebanese films, reflecting a changing society, combining poetry, resistance and a search for identity.” More than 15 films – fiction, documentaries …

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JORDAN / The 6th Amman International Film Festival in preparation

Awal Film has announced details of the 6th Amman International Film Festival which will be held from July 2nd to 10th. This year’s theme, A World Unscripted, will focus on the unforeseeable aspects of story-telling. In the words of Festival President Princess Rym Ali: “This year’s Festival embraces the unpredictable and the deeply human in …

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LEBANON / Tiro Association for Arts is restoring a Beirut cinema

The Tiro Association for Arts is launching a fundraising appeal to restore Beirut’s Le Colisée cinema. Founded in Tyre in 2014, the association participates in the cultural and artistic development of communities in various places. Since its creation it has restored several cinemas, including the Alhambra in 2014, the Rivoli in 2018 and most recently …

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LEBANON / Beirut’s Metropolis Cinema reopens its doors

Metropolis Cinema

Considered the cornerstone of Lebanese independent cinema, the Metropolis Cinema, founded in 2006, has reopened its doors in Beirut after 4 years without a home. Created in 2006 by the Metropolis Association and based in the Hamra Cinema, it became a key venue for Lebanese film-lovers. Over the years the association worked with film-makers and …

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Discover the winners of the 28th PriMed!

PriMed has just closed its doors. More than 3,000 young people from both shores of the Mediterranean were able to debate and vote for their favorite film. This year, they shared some very powerful moments with the guest directors. In particular, the 1983 films LES MARCHEURS DE L’ÉGALITÉ by Nina ROBERT and TACK by Vania …

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TURKEY / The Arabic version of the Turkish series “Içerde” now available

Al Ameel

Since August 25th the Arabic adaptation of the Turkish series Içerde (Inside), now called Al Ameel, has been available on MBC1, the leading pan-Arab Saudi television channel, and on the streaming platform Shahid. So now the series can be seen across much of North Africa and the Middle East. Its cast includes a large number …

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