Category: MIDDLE EAST

News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)

Egypt / Lynda Belkhiria directs the 9th Cairo Film Connection

Cairo International Film Festival

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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Egypt / MAD Solutions expands into North America

Mad Solutions

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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The Arab World / The Lebanese streaming platform Aflamuna presents 15 films financed by AFAC

Aflamuna

Since April 28th and until June 1st 2022, 15 films financed by AFAC (Arab Fund for Arts and Culture) are being shown on the video-on-demand platform Aflamuna: 15 years of Arab cinema. Created in 2007, AFAC is an independent foundation helping artists, writers, researchers and intellectuals from the Arab world working on artistic or cultural …

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France / June 9th launch for YEMA, a VOD platform for films from North-Africa and the Middle-East

YEMA

A new video-on-demand platform for North African and Middle-Eastern films, YEMA, has  announced its official launch on June 9th. YEMA describes itself as “the first VOD platform for North African and Middle-Eastern films.”To promote films from these countries the platform carefully selects content: “Every month, in addition to a rich and eclectic catalogue, our team …

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Turkey / Yurt begins its post-production

Drapeau de la Turquie

Nehir Tuna’s first feature, Yurt, has begun post-production. This Turkish, German and French co-production has received several grants, including one for production and development from Sundance and another from the German-Turkish co-production development fund. Yurt is set in Turkey at the end of the 1990’s, with the country marked by religious tension and discrimination against …

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Egypt / MAD Solutions has sent 11 films to the Malmö Arab Film Festival

Mad Solutions

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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The Arab World / Netflix and AFAC have awarded 5 Arab women producers and directors

Netflix

In partnership with the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), Netflix has announced the five Arab women directors and producers who will receive the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity. Created in 2021 this fund “is a dedicated effort to create new opportunities for under-represented communities within entertainment,” according to the Netflix web site. The …

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