2016 marks the 11th anniversary of the first Samir Kassir Award for Press Freedom in the Lebanon and Middle East. On Monday February 8th Christina Lassen, the European Union’s ambassador to the Lebanon, launched the 2016 edition of the Samir Kassir Award for Press Freedom. Created in 2006 by the European Union, this award commemorates …
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2015 sees the return of the biennial festival “The Middle East: What the Cinema Can Do” from November 20th to 29th in Paris, at the Les 3 Luxembourg cinema. This year 40 films will be screened, many for the first time in France. The festival will open with Amir Shomali’s animated documentary “The Wanted 18”, …
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Every country had until October 1st to nominate the film it wants to compete in the race for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category. From the full list, five films will be selected to participate in this 88th edition of the Oscars to be held February 28th 2016. Those five will be …
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The 68th Locarno International Film Festival will be held from August 5th to 15th in the Swiss-Italian town. Every year the festival is a meeting place for film professionals, a place for film lovers to share their passion and make new discoveries through a rich and varied programme. The festival is organized around ten sections, …
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“La Belle Promise”, a Palestinian film by Suha Arraf, was released in French cinemas on June 10th. Arraf is particularly known for her work as script-writer on Eran Riklis’ “The Syrian Bride” and “Lemon Tree”, and for winning the “Mediterranean Issues Grand Prix” at the 2011 PriMed for her documentary “Women of Hamas”. Set in …
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The Aswatona Fund for Media Development, an initiative co-financed by the European Union to strengthen the independent media sector in North Africa and the Middle East, launched its second call for grant proposals for the development of community media. It will support five actions: exchange of experience and good practices; audience development and sustainability; social …
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The production company Freebird Films, founded by Alaa Ashkar, director of the documentary “Route 60 – a journey beyond borders”, is launching a crowdfunding campaign. Alaa Ashkar is currently working on his new project “On récolte ce que l’on sème” (You reap what you sow). This new feature-length documentary focuses on the issue of memory …
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