News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)
The jury of the 18th ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival (see our article on this subject) chose Hogir Hirori’s film Sabaya for its main award, the Big Stamp. The members of the jury – Katarina Zrinka Matijević, Mikhail Gorobchuk and Dalibor Matanić – were “captivated by the thriller-suspenseful drama, the insanely brave camera, fascinatingly wise …
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On April 11th Jordan’s Royal Film Commission (RFC) announced that it had signed a one-year memorandum of understanding with the Creativity Club of Al Karak to create a Film Centre in Karak. It was signed by Mohannad Al Bakri, the RFC’s general manager, and Husam Tarawneh, director of Al Karak’s Creativity Club. The new centre …
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Since April 2nd the Arabic adaptation of Suits has been available on the OSN (Orbit Showtime Network) satellite television service. Originally produced in the United States by Universal, the American version was a major success, with 9 seasons broadcast between 2011 and 2019. This adaptation was made by the Egyptian company TVision Media Production in …
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Docaviv, Israel’s only festival devoted entirely to documentary films, is scheduled from May 26th to June 5th at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque. The organisers have announced their selection and the opening film. 120 Israeli and international films will be screened during the fortnight. To open the festival there will be a world premiere of The …
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Franco-Moroccan director Jérôme Cohen-Olivar has announced he has started casting his next film, Autisto. This is the first co-production between Morocco and Israel, with the United States also participating. The film-maker is particularly happy with this partnership, “having always,” he says, “admired Israeli cinema, its depth, its sensitivity, its subjects.” Autisto is about an Israeli …
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An Egyptian film, Hamlet from the Slums directed by Ahmed Fawzi Saleh, has been selected for the Atelier du Festival de Cannes. This year 15 projects from 15 countries are taking part in this programme. It was created in 2005 to “encourage creative cinema and help a new generation of international film-makers emerge.” Over 18 …
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On the first day of Ramadan the Jordanian company Roya Media Group (RMG) launched a new channel: Roya PLUS. Developed with the Arab Satellite Communications Organization, Roya PLUS is available through their Arabsat service. RMG’s Managing Director, Fares Sayegh, is proud of this collaboration, as the company’s press release makes clear: “Arabsat has proved its …
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