The third Palestinian Refugees Film Festival took place in Bethlehem in the West Bank from September 23rd to 25th. The event is an initiative of the Shoruq Organization, an independent entity created in 2012 in the Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem. It organises multimedia, artistic and cultural projects to strengthen the political, social, economic …
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The European Film Academy has awarded the prestigious European Achievement Award for World Cinema to film-maker Elia Suleiman for “his impressive dedication to cinema.” For 35 years the Academy has been organizing the European Film Awards to celebrate European film-making and Suleiman is the first Palestinian director to win the award. Born in 1960 in …
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The Kosovar Culture Minister Hajrulla Çeku and Dominique Boutonnat, chair of the French CNC (Centre National de Cinéma), signed a co-production agreement on May 21st. The signatories – the CNC, the KCC (Kosovo Cinematography Centre) and both countries’ Culture Ministries – met during the Cannes Film Market. Ahead of the signing, Hajrulla Çeku expressed his …
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The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival was held from March 10th to 20th. Shown in competition with 12 other selected features, The Devil’s Driver won the Special Jury award. The jury – Angeleki Aristomenopoulou, Michael Graversen and Laurien ten Houten – said the “film shines a light on burning issues and gives a voice to a group …
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Provisionally called Bartali’s Bicycle, a film based on the life of Italian cyclist Gino Bartali has started production. Co-produced by Lynx Multimedia Factory and the Toonz Media Group, the film’s national distribution will be handled by RAI, with TVCO responsible for international distribution. The release is scheduled for 2023. This animated family film is set …
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The City and the City, directed by Christos Passalis and Syllas Tzoumerkas, was shown in the Encounters section of the 72nd Berlin Film Festival. The directors return to the genocide of the Jewish community in Thessalonica, Greece. Nicknamed “the mother of Israel”, for several centuries Thessalonica was the home of a Sephardic Jewish diaspora. Until …
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On October 14th, US streaming giant Netflix launched “Palestinian Stories”, a collection of 32 award-winning films and documentaries, either directed by Palestinian film-makers or telling stories about Palestinian lives. “Spanning many genres and styles, the collection showcases the depth and diversity of the Palestinian experience, exploring people’s lives, dreams, families, friendships and love,” Netflix officials …
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