News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)
After four years absence, the Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF) returned for its 9th edition from November 7th to 17th at the Béryte Theatre in Beirut’s Saint-Joseph University. With 16 films, 2 conferences and an exhibition, the event’s founder, Alice Mogabgab, wanted to return to “the battles fought by men and women, yesterday and today, …
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Two major Egyptian festivals have been postponed due to the war between Hamas and Israel. The management of the El Gouna Film Festival announced in a press release the indefinite postponement of their event: “the GFF team hopes to resume the 6th edition when the situation in the Palestinian territories stabilizes.” The deferment of the …
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Turkish production company D Media has teamed up with Hollywood producer and distributor Eagle Films Middle East to make a Turkish adaption of the hit Arabic series Till Death. The adaptation will launch on Turkey’s Kanal D channel in the first quarter of 2024. Till Death is a Lebanese drama series about marriage and adultery …
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MEDITALENTS has opened the project call for its 5th LabDoc. Registration is open until December 3rd 2023. Each year, LabDoc chooses eight writers from the Mediterranean region and supports them as they work on their first or second documentary. The projects are selected by a committee of six producers and writers. The aim is to …
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In a recent press release, TRT (Turkish Radio and Television) announced that its Director General, Professor Mehmet Zahid Sobaci, has been elected President of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) for a period of three years. The ABU is the world’s largest broadcasting union. It has 246 members from 65 countries and serves 3.5 billion viewers, …
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Olivewood Film Studios, Jordan’s first film studio complex, was inaugurated on September 26th, marking the 20th anniversary of the Jordan Royal Film Commission (RFC). King Abdullah II, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein and Princess Rym al-Ali of the Jordanian royal family were all present at the opening. The complex has two 1,500 m² soundstages and …
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The 34th Fameck Arab Film Festival took place from October 5th to 15th with Morocco as the country in the spotlight. The event, organized by the Cité Sociale de Fameck and the Ligue de l’enseignement, offered more than 40 films (feature-length dramas, documentaries and shorts), many of which are new or in preview. Film-makers from …
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