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Global Screen boards Emily Atef’s Kenya-set AIDS drama ‘Mercy’ (exclusive) 2zp18
UK-- co-production depicts the AIDS pandemic at the end of 1990s.
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Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji’s ‘Hanging Gardens’ tops Critics Awards for Arab Films v3t2m
Morocco’s ‘The Blue Caftan’ wins a hat-trick of awards.
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Doha Film Institute unveils 29 projects for 2023 spring grants at Cannes 3r1p3a
Four projects are by Qatari and Qatar-based filmmakers.
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Red Sea Fund reveals eight grant winners including Cannes title ‘Omen’ 4xd3w
Saudi, Arab and African talent ed in 2023’s first cycle of funding.
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Gaga, Goodfellas score sales of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes Competition film ‘Monster’ (exclusive) t463m
The Japanese auteur won the Palme d’Or with ’Shoplifters’ in 2018.
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‘The Blue Caftan’ leads nominations in Critics Awards for Arab Films 2k3z1i
Three categories have been added to this year’s awards.
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Cannes Marche reveals plans for Arab-speaking MENA event (exclusive) 32f3n
‘MENA 360’ will spotlight the production and film financing opportunities in the Arab world.
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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea film festival teams with Cannes market on rising talent platform 3m2w1a
The Cannes Makers programme has a focus on international sales.
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Autlook takes on Un Certain Regard documentary ‘The Mother Of All Lies’ (exclusive) 3h551u
The documentary is directed by Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moud.
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Africa’s Realness Institute, Netflix name 12 participants for 2023 episodic, development schemes (exclusive) 48v3r
Participants come from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
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Filmmaker Jafar Panahi leaves Iran for first time in 14 years 6f3e1n
The award-winning auteur was released from prison in February.
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Realness Institute partners with FAME Week Africa on three industry programmes (exclusive) 582k56
The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy will be hosted with FAME Week in September.
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MAD Solutions moves into sales with Cannes’ first Sudanese title ‘Goodbye Julia’ (exclusive) 61235e
Mohamed Kordofani’s debut feature will premiere in Un Certain Regard.
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Palestine territory documentary ‘H2: The Occupation Lab’ scores US theatrical deal (exclusive) 4a3ij
Further deals for Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Turkey.
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Docaviv unveils Israeli titles including competition lineup for 25th anniversary edition (exclusive) 414q4d
13 titles in Israeli Competition including eight world premieres.
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Middle East’s MBC Group partners with Tokyopop on anime production venture 6y4t19
Initiative will focus on series but will also consider features.
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DW Akademie Film Development Fund selects 15 filmmakers from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda for grants r194
Recipients receive €10,000, training and mentoring.
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Idris Elba, Mo Abudu partner on Afro-centric development slate and education initiative 2t1d15
Partership will develop t film and TV development slate and offer pathways into industry for new talent
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Michael Winterbottom on slow pace of UK filmmaking, streamer influence on indies, future projects 3k6s4k
“In the heyday of cinema, everyone was making a film a year.”
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Fantawild deals for ‘Boonie Bears: Guardian Code’ include UK, , Canada (exclusive) 37552s
The UK, , Canada and EMEA among key sales.