News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)
Franco-Senegalese scriptwriter and director Maïmouna Doucouré has completed her first feature film, Mignonnes (Cuties). 11-year-old Amy comes across a group of adult-style twerking dancers nicknamed “Cuties”. Intrigued, Amy learns to dance like them, wanting to join their clique and escape her family problems. Trailer The film, which won awards at Sundance and Berlin, was released …
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Following the success of Fauda, Israeli screenwriter Moshe Zonder returns with a new series: Tehran. Zonder and screenwriter Omri Shenhar have created an Israeli spy of Iranian origin working for Mossad. She is sent to Tehran to deactivate a nuclear reactor. But the mission goes wrong and the spy finds herself stranded in Iran – …
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The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, Docaviv, has partnered with DocuShuk, an internet marketing and streaming service which will make this year’s Festival programme accessible online. The day after their screening, 21 Israeli premieres were available internationally. The platform, which operates year-round, allows industry professionals to keep abreast of the latest releases of Israeli …
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The 3rd Cyprus Archaeological, Ethnographic and Historical Documentary Film Festival (AEI) took place from September 10th to 13th. This cultural event is organized by A.E.I. Audiovisual Film Forum in collaboration with the Municipality of Aglantzia, the Department of Forests and Tetraktys Films. This year the festival is supported by many organisations, both national (the Cultural …
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On September 1st Heba Hage-Felder was appointed Director of the Arab Image Foundation. Over 70 applicants had applied for the job. Ms Hage-Felder has over 20 years experience of institution building and development. She has an MA in International Conflict and Peace Studies. Previously she has worked with different local and international organizations such as …
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And the Alley She Whitewashed in Light Blue is a feature film by Israeli film-maker Nili Portugali. In her film, she takes her audience on a personal journey exploring her family roots in the holy Galilean “Kabbalah” city of Safed. She shares her childhood memories spent with her grandparents, and the nostalgia they evoke. Her …
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Waraet Gameya was released in Egyptian cinemas during Eid el-Adha (July 30th to August 3rd). Directed by Ahmed El-Bably and featuring Egyptian stars Mohamed Adel, Sahar el-Saigh and Samy Fahmy, Waraet Gameya is a comedy about the owner of a hair salon, Umm Abdullah, who has to provide for her sister and her family. Having …
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