News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)
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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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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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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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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The Lebanese association Beirut DC has opened a call for films for the second Beirut Cinema Platform (BCP), a co-production platform for independent directors and producers from the Arab world working on their first or second feature film (drama or documentary). The aim is to bring people working in independent cinema together with international professionals …
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Beirut DC is calling for films for the 9th Ayam Beirut Al Cinema’iya, the Arab Film Festival in Beirut, which runs in the Lebanese capital from March 16th to 26th 2017. Registration is open until December 3rd 2016. The festival is for any drama film or documentary, long or short, either made in the Arab …
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The American video streaming giant, YouTube, owned by Google, has brought together 7,000 hours of Arab-made television series dating from 1962 to today. Mosalsalat (“Series” in Arabic) gives free access from any country in the world to programmes made in the Middle East and North Africa. Of the 500 series available, half are Syrian, for …
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