Alana Hadid, fashion designer and sister of Bella and Gigi Hadid, has announced the launch of an independent film production and distribution company, Watermelon Pictures. Described as a being owned by Palestinians, Watermelon will promote cultural representation, social advocacy and amplify the voices of under-represented film-makers around the world. Why the name? The company explained …
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The CMCA and its partners, France 3 Corse Via Stella and France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, are pleased to reveal the winners of the first edition of the Mediterranean short film competition – CourtMed. Six works by young directors and students were selected from the 84 films received. We thank all the candidates for their commitment …
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The Jordanian Roya Media Group recently launched a news web-site in Hebrew Roya News Hebrew. It gives Israelis access to selected news and analysis of the situation in the Palestinian territories and Jordan. It also provides insight into Israel’s socio-economic and political developments for Roya’s Arab audiences. Roya News Hebrew embodies the group’s philosophy of …
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After announcing the cancellation of its 6th edition because of the war between Hamas and Israel, the El Gouna Film Festival was finally held from December 14th to 22nd. During the event the professional section, CineGouna, announced the winners of this year’s SpringBoard. CineGouna SpringBoard is a project development and co-production lab. providing creative and …
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Two major Egyptian festivals have been postponed due to the war between Hamas and Israel. The management of the El Gouna Film Festival announced in a press release the indefinite postponement of their event: “the GFF team hopes to resume the 6th edition when the situation in the Palestinian territories stabilizes.” The deferment of the …
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The 34th Fameck Arab Film Festival took place from October 5th to 15th with Morocco as the country in the spotlight. The event, organized by the Cité Sociale de Fameck and the Ligue de l’enseignement, offered more than 40 films (feature-length dramas, documentaries and shorts), many of which are new or in preview. Film-makers from …
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Organized by MEDIMED, the Euromed Docs Market was held from October 12th to 15th in Sitges, near Barcelona. This Euro-Mediterranean market for documentaries puts selected project leaders together with international broadcasters, co-producers and financiers. First there was a public Pitching Forum, with the selected directors and producers presenting their projects. Then individual meetings were organised …
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