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 10th Industry Days, part of the Malmo Arab Film Festival, will be held from April 23rd to 26th. 14 projects from 14 countries have been selected from the 36 applications received. The selected projects will compete in three categories: short films in development, feature-length dramas in development and films in post-production. The Industry Days’ …
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The 22nd Cyprus Film Days International Festival, the island’s largest film festival, will run from April 12th to 20th. This year’s international competition will have 11 feature films, 5 of which are Cypriot co-productions. Among them Sofia Exarchou’s Animal (Greece) about seasonal workers at an island resort preparing for the tourist season; Emilija Gasic’s 78 …
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The 4th Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival has created a special programme in partnership with the Palestinian Film Institute – “Viva Palestina”. It will be held during the Festival which runs from April 24th to 30th. For the organizers this partnership will “create a distinctive section on Palestinian cinema, highlighting Palestinian film production.” Festival curator Mohamed …
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AGORA, the professional section of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, has announced the projects selected for the Pitching Forum and for AGORA Docs in Progress. Held in parallel with the festival, from March 8th to 16th, AGORA encourages collaboration, innovation and cultural exchange. It impacts nearly 500 industry professionals each year. Twelve projects from 11 …
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Initially scheduled for November 2023, the Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival was postponed by the Ministry of Culture and Arts, in solidarity with the Palestinians. The new dates have just been announced: the 4th edition will be held from April 24th to 30th. The postponement has meant some changes to the programme. As the festival director …
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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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