Following the first Gaza International Women’s Film Festival, which took place in October last year, the organisers are preparing a second edition entitled “Women Who Give Life Back.” According to its founder, Dr. Azaddin Shalah, this theme will illustrate women’s lives and their capacity to “transform pain into hope and give birth to life despite …
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The Egyptian series Sohab Al Ard (The Land Owners) shows the daily lives of Gazans during the October 7th 2023 war. It aired during Ramadan on the Al-Hayat channel and is also available on the Watch It platform. In 15 episodes it portrays the tragedy experienced by Gazans through the eyes of two protagonists: Nasser, …
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The Toulouse Occitanie Palestine Film Festival returns for its 12th year from March 9th to 17th. This year’s Festival promises to be a beacon of hope, with a poster designed by Rami Abbas which, the organisers feel, evokes Mahmoud Darwish’s phrase: “I try to raise Hope as one raises a child.” In their press release, …
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Palestine 36, Annemarie Jacir’s new film, is being presented in several Middle Eastern countries, including Egypt and Jordan. This regional release is part of CineMAD, a three-month pan-Arab film season showcasing films acclaimed at international festivals. The event is organised by MAD Solutions in partnership with Premiere, Empire Entertainment, Filmlab Palestine, and Easy Distribution. Set …
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The Palestinian Film Institute (PFI) published a call for projects, now closed, for those wishing to take part in the Cannes Film Festival’s film market, Cannes Docs. Before the market, leaders of the projects selected by an international jury will be given advice on strategy by the Institute’s industry consultants. Then, at Cannes, they will …
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Ciné-Palestine Toulouse Occitanie has unveiled the programme for its 10th edition which will be held from March 4th to 12th. For 9 days, audiences from Toulouse and its region will be offered a programme of 37 films illustrating the great diversity of Palestinian film-making. For this 10th edition the organizing association, Compagnie Ici, Là-Bas et …
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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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