News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)
According to an article in the newspaper Egyptian Independent, taken up by the website News Monger, a member of the Egyptian parliament has proposed creating a new public television channel. At a meeting on Sunday, Soad Elmasry put forward the idea of a channel dedicated to promoting all kinds of tourism in Egypt. The politician …
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From March 3rd to 21st the Panorama des Cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient (Panorama of North African and the Middle Eastern Films) returns for its fifteenth year. Organized by Indigènes Films, the PCMMO is an international film festival showing the diversity of film-making in the Middle East and North Africa. Every year for a …
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At the end of 2016 the streaming platform Netflix purchased the broadcasting rights for Season 1 then Season 2 of the Israeli series Fauda. One of the series’ creators and screenwriters, and also one of its lead actors, is Lior Raz. He was brought up in Jerusalem’s eastern suburbs, then when he left school did …
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Having successfully hosted last June the production of Jiu Jistu,Dimitri Logothetis’ science fiction and martial arts film, Cyprus will soon be the location for his new film. Jiu Jistu was the first international film exclusively shot on the island and featured Nicolas Cage and Alain Moussi. The production was helped by the financial incentives created …
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On September 11th and 12th the Anna Lindh Foundation organized the EuroMed Women for Dialogue Forum in Amman, Jordan – a regional event whose aim is to highlight the active role of women in promoting intercultural dialogue and counter the gender stereotypes which still hinder their image and potential. The forum was organized under the …
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The Jerusalem Cinematheque is hosting the 36th International Film Festival from July 25th to August 4th. The festivities opened with a screening of Parasite, Bong Joon-Ho’s South Korean film which received the Palme d’Or at Cannes in May. Numerous sections make up the programme, including competitive categories – both international and national – tributes to …
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The filming of When I’m Done Dying lasted 4 weeks and has just ended in Istanbul. Written and directed by the young Turkish filmmaker Nisan Dağ, the film is now being edited. The film is about a 19-year-old rapper — Fehmi — from a difficult suburb of Istanbul. Despite his talent, Fehmi’s addiction to drugs …
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