News about audiovisual in MACHERK region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)
In June Cyprus will be the location for a science-fiction martial arts film, Jiu Jitsu. Directed by Dimitri Logothetis, the film is the first American production to take advantage of the Cypriot financial incentives set up last October. Based on a 2017 comic book of the same name by Dimitri Logothetis and Jim McGrath, the …
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Saaed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub’s documentary, Still Recording was released in French cinemas on March 27th. Filmed over four years, the film shows us daily life during Syria’s war, seen through the eyes of young Syrians, . Saeed, an engineering student in Damascus, lives in Douma, eastern Ghouta, 20 kilometers from the Syrian capital. …
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Organized by the Beirut Film Society, the festival of women film-makers took place in the Lebanese capital from March 10th to 15th. During the opening night at the Casino du Liban, a tribute was paid to Lebanese actress Waffa Tarabay, a talented artist with a distinguished career in Lebanese films, television and theatre. During the …
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On January 22nd the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the films nominated for this year’s Oscar ceremony, to be held in Los Angeles on February 24th. Capharnaüm, directed by Lebanese film-maker Nadine Labaki, is one of five films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. It will be in competition against Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s …
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Last September MedFilm4all launched its second call for projects, and received 58 proposals. Of these, 7 were chosen by the selection committee, which met in Amman from November 19th to 22nd. The chosen projects are: – “A perfect presence for films about gender in remote areas” submitted by the Jordanian Commission for Democratic Culture (Jordan) …
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The 12th International Film Festival of NDU University took place from November 25th to December 2nd. Located 12 kilometres north of Beirut, in Zouk Mosbeh, and founded in 2007, this festival of short films remained faithful to its original theme: “The power of youth” – promoting young directors by showing their films to a wider …
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The Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF) will run throughout November in different parts of the Lebanon, and from November 20th to 25th in Beirut itself. For its fourth year this non-competitive event has chosen the theme of “Tomorrow”, marking its commitment to Lebanese youth and the protection of the environment by looking to the future. …
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