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The call for projects for Close Up is open until July 9th. Close Up is an independent not-for-profit NGO based in Brussels. Every year it offers a training, development and mentorship programme for emerging documentary film-makers from South West Asia and North Africa. Participants must have made at least one short film. Only projects in …
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Organized by the Madrid City Council, the 20th DocumentaMadrid international film festival ran from May 3rd to 7th. Created in 2004, the festival tries to encompass the multiple facets of documentary films by supporting and promoting new film-makers. DocumentaMadrid defines itself as “a window on the world, its conflicts and its dreams.” The International Competition …
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8 series made by Cedars Art Production were broadcast during Ramadan. With branches in Lebanon, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, the company mainly develops television series and films for regional audiences. Three of the 8 series were produced in Egypt: Season 3 of a thriller Al Maddah, a comedy, Change of Mood …
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Marie Surae’s Lebanese film I’m not Lakit was screened in the documentary category of the Hollywood Arab Film Festival (HAFF). The 2nd edition of this event was held in Los Angeles from April 26th to 29th. Created in 2022 the festival promotes Arab films and raises awareness in Hollywood of the Arab and North African …
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A first film by Lebanese directors Michelle and Noel Keserwany, Les Chenilles, won the Golden Bear for Best Short at the 73rd Berlinale. Co-produced in France by Dewberries Films and the Lyon Biennale, the story is about two young women from the Levant, Asma and Sarah, both waitresses in the same restaurant in Lyon. Initially …
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The Red Sea Fund, linked to the Saudi Red Sea International Film Festival, has announced the 36 selected projects which will receive its financial support. According to its organisers the Fund is “unleashing the biggest funding boost for the industry this year”, with an overall grant of $14 million (€13 million). Selected Saudi, Arab and …
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The French company Dulac Distribution is preparing to release three feature films which show families and individuals confronted with the social and political situation in North Africa and the Middle East. Scheduled for release on November 2nd, Lotfy Nathan’s film Harka follows Ali, a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life. He leads a …
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