CLOSE UP, a Brussels-based not-for-profit organization, puts artists from “broken” societies in touch with others, working to build bridges despite censorship: “passionate, talented and courageous film-makers with a deep understanding of the complexities of their communities […] who shine a light on the most pressing social and political realities.” CLOSE UP invites directors from Afghanistan, …
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MAD Solutions, the independent Cairo-based pan-Arab studio, has announced it has acquired 50 film projects in various stages of production from 13 countries across the Arab world: Palestine, Egypt, Lebanon, Algeria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Tunisia, Qatar and Syria. They include “The Legend of Zeinab and Noah”, first feature by Egyptian director …
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“The Swimmers” tells the extraordinary story of two sisters, Sarah and Yusra Mardini, refugees from Syria who became Olympic champions. In 2015 their home was destroyed during the Syrian civil war, so the sisters decided to leave the country. They went first to Lebanon, then to Turkey, hoping to cross the Aegean to get to …
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In Morocco and Algeria, Ramadan begins on April 14th and ends on May 12th. In Europe, Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon the month of Ramadan in the year 1442 AH begins on Tuesday April 13th. The Muslim’s holy month is also the month with the highest audience figures for Arab television, thanks mainly to …
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Faced with the international health crisis, the organizers of the Manarat Festival of Mediterranean Film have decided to postpone the event. The 3rd edition will now take place from July 1st to 7th 2021. Manarat (“beacon” in Arabic), was founded in 2018 from a collaboration between the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image (CNCI), the Centre National du Cinéma et …
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The Tunisian Kaouther Ben Hania and the British-born Palestinian Farah Nabulsi are the two Arab women directors in competition for the 93rd Academy Awards. “The Man Who Sold His Skin” by Kaouther Ben Hania Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Man Who Sold His Skin” is one of 15 films competing for the Oscar for Best International Feature. The …
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Faced with the international health crisis, the organizers of the Manarat Festival of Mediterranean Film have decided to postpone the event. The 3rd edition will now take place from July 1st to 7th 2021. Manarat (“beacon” in Arabic), was founded in 2018 from a collaboration between the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image (CNCI), the Centre National du Cinéma et …
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