Category: MIDDLE EAST

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

LEBANON / Candidate call for the 4th Talents Beirut

The fourth Talents Beirut will be held in the Lebanese capital from September 21st to 25th 2017. It aims to support young Arab talent by giving them the chance to show their work and meet others working in the film business. The candidate call is open from March 8th to May 8th 2017. Directors of …

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IRAN SPAIN / Ashgar Farhadi’s new film in pre-production

Iranian director Ashgar Farhadi is currently preparing his next film in Spain. Starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, it will be co-produced by Pedro Almodovar’s production company “El Deseo”. Farhadi is currently in Spain finishing the script. Although as yet the film has no title, we know it looks at the difficulties of a family …

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ARAB WORLD / This year’s Arab Radio and Television Festival organised by ASBU

The 18th Arab Radio and Television Festival will be held in Hammamet, Tunisia, from April 25th to 28th 2017. It is organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), in collaboration with Tunisian radio and television companies and in partnership with the prestigious ARABSAT, the leading satellite broadcaster in the Arab region. Created two years …

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EUROPE LEBANON / 12th edition of the Samir Kassir Award

The call for applications of the Samir Kassir Award for Press Freedom has just been launched. Created in 2006 by the European Union, this award commemorates a Lebanese journalist and writer assassinated in 2005. The Award goes to journalists who report and uncover violations, violence, injustice, corruption or mismanagement, often at the risk of their …

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The Creation of the Arab Film Institute and the Oscars of the Arab world

On December 10th, during the Dubai Film Festival, it was confirmed an Arab Film Institute will be created to promote Arab films. The project was launched by Lebanese producer Paul Badoudjian, who explained the idea had been germinating “for 10 months”. The aim is for the new Institute (AFI) to be both a platform where …

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LEBANON / Arabsat ordered to continue broadcasting the Hezbollah channel

In early December a Lebanese court ordered the satellite operator Arabsat, based in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), to resume transmitting Al Manar TV, which it had cut off in December 2015. In an action brought by Al Manar’s management, Hassan Hamdane, the Lebanese judge for urgent affairs, ruled that Arabsat must reopen Al Manar‘s signal on …

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JORDAN / Roya TV wins awards at the Eutelsat TV Awards

On November 25th Milan hosted the 19th Eutelsat TV Awards, an annual event held by the European satellite operator Eutelsat. This year awards were given to the best themed channels using Eutelsat’s satellite resources. In the Lifestyle category Roya TV, a Jordanian private channel, was named Best Channel – the first award won by a …

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