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NewsImax forges first partnership with leading Saudi exhibitor Muvi Cinemas gwf
Four Imax screens to open across Riyadh, Jeddah and Dhahran.
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NewsTaliban documentary ‘Hollywoodgate’ set for MENA release through Front Row 5r356c
The distributor will release the film across the Gulf ahead of the third anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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NewsVenice Final Cut lab projects include Morad Mostafa’s ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ 17391l
Seven work-in-progress films will participate in the Venice Production Bridge.
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Zaid Abu Hamdan’s ‘Boomah’ begins Jordan shoot, cast revealed 3m6w4t
The crime thriller stars Jordanian actress Rakeen Saad.
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NewsRed Sea Film Foundation CEO Mohammed Al-Turki steps down 412u4w
Exec will focus on personal projects and career as a film producer, and will continue as advisor to Foundation.
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Asmae El Moudir lines up first fiction feature ‘Holy Cow’ (exclusive) 2y2uh
El Moudir won the Best Director award in Un Certain Regard last year with her documentary The Mother of All Lies.
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Middle East broadcaster OSN strikes film and series deal with Warner Bros Discovery 5u1r63
Deal gives OSN rights to new Max Originals and Warner Bros. Pictures feature films.
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Cannes award-winner ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ lands ANZ deal 6v5g2t
Mohammad Rasoulof’s feature also topped Screen’s Cannes jury grid.
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“We’re gangsters of cinema,” says Mohammad Rasoulof of making ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ 6l2l3h
The Iranian filmmaker spoke at a press conference in Cannes.
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Reviews‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’: Cannes Review 1204i
Mohammad Rasoulof delivers a flawed but urgent exposure of the societal tensions within Iran
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Mohammad Rasoulof talks fleeing Iran and making Cannes Competition title ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ 4y5f5p
The dissident director is in Cannes for the premiere of his latest film, which will compete for the Palme d’Or.
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Mohammad Rasoulof to attend Cannes premiere; open letter from filmmakers calls for solidarity 3yb69
‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ set to world premiere on May 24.
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Producer Roger Frappier readies adaptation of children-of-war novel ‘The Orange Grove’ (exclusive) 4a2o1q
The film will be written and directed by rising Arab filmmaker Murad Abu Eisheh.
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Neon snaps up Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes contender ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ 152c4o
The filmmaker has fled his native Iran following pressure from authorities over the feature.
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MAD picks up Cannes titles ‘Ghost Trail’, ‘The Village Next To Paradise’ for MENA (exclusive) 7356i
Further titles from the 30-strong haul include Anne-Marie Jacir’s ‘All Before You’’.
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News‘Goodbye Julia’ takes top prize at Critics Awards for Arab Films 3rh34
‘Four Daughters’ and ‘Inshallah A Boy’ also ranked among the big winners at the awards.
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Palestinian filmmakers aim to challenge perceptions at Cannes 1j1pq
‘To A Land Unknown’ is playing in Directors’ Fortnight, with a documentary-in-progress showcase for Palestinian projects also taking place.
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Israeli industry figures in Cannes call for dialogue with international industry 21t3z
”Our work definitely changed since October 7. It is harder to sell films and it’s harder to create co-productions.”
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Front Row takes global distribution rights to Saudi-Emirati comedy ‘Al Eid Eiden’ 3gt57
The feature is set for a theatrical release on July 4.
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Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran, calls for ahead of Cannes premiere 5z5rb
The Iranian auteur had been sentenced to eight years in prison.
