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Senegalese feature ‘Demba’ acquired for sales ahead of Berlinale debut (exclusive) 4j3w6v
The film follows a widower who reconnects with his estranged son.
- Features
Eight films from the Middle East and Africa to tempt festival directors in 2024 j126y
Which films could follow last year’s ‘Banel & Adama’?
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Doha Film Institute unveils 44 projects in latest funding round, including ‘Naseem, Fight With Grace’ 5x5910
Three UK co-production features among the 44 titles.
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NewsTribeca award-winning documentary ‘Q’ lands MENA distribution (exclusive) 1c23n
Jude Chehab’s feature directorial debut explores a secretive religious sect in Syria.
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Cannes drama ‘Goodbye Julia’ records box office success in Gulf 426w5
Mohamed Kordofani’s Sudanese title previously opened strongly in Egypt.
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NewsRed Sea Competition title ‘Six Feet Over’ secures sales representation (exclusive) 6d6c73
The Algerian-French drama had its world premiere in Montpellier in October.
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News‘Goodbye Julia’ producers ready Sudanese drama ‘Specters Of AlHoot’ 24737
The film will be based on the true story of a massacre at a military camp in 1998.
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Morocco’s ‘The Mother of All Lies’ wins historic top prize at Marrakech 21o3h
Further winners included Kamal Lazraq’s ‘Hounds’ and Lina Soualem’s ‘Bye Bye Tiberius’.
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Martin Scorsese forced to pull out of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops for “personal reasons” s3cz
The ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ director has to stay in New York.
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Red Sea’s Souk Project Market selects 26 projects competing for $360,000 prizes z5k60
Industry speakers at festival include ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ director Jasmila Zbanic, former Marvel exec Karim Zreik.
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NewsZambia, Zimbabwe producers among 15 selected for Creative Producer Indaba scheme (exclusive) 1a4v1r
Realness Institute collaborating with Brazil’s Projeto Paradiso on this year’s cohort.
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NewsAfrican AuthenticA Series Lab participants include Ladj Ly school graduate (exclusive) 485u24
Four African screenwriters have been chosen for the second edition of the scheme.
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Venice Final Cut 2023 includes project from Oscar-nominated director Scandar Copti 205q34
The programme s work-in-progress films from Africa and the Middle East
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NewsRealness screenwriters residency participants include Cannes, Sundance filmmakers (exclusive) 29441b
Five screenwriters will take part in the six-week programme.
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Realness selects nine African women for Locarno-linked industry development academy (exclusive) 325430
The Locarno Southern Africa Industry Academy will run during FAME Week Africa in September.
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NewsYousry Nasrallah to receive Cairo Film Festival honorary award 2j6th
Egyptian director has made films including Cannes 2012 Competition title ‘After the Battle’.
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Global Screen boards Emily Atef’s Kenya-set AIDS drama ‘Mercy’ (exclusive) 6h6b2w
UK-- co-production depicts the AIDS pandemic at the end of 1990s.
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Red Sea Fund reveals eight grant winners including Cannes title ‘Omen’ 6963c
Saudi, Arab and African talent ed in 2023’s first cycle of funding.
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Cannes Marche reveals plans for Arab-speaking MENA event (exclusive) 6r3w38
‘MENA 360’ will spotlight the production and film financing opportunities in the Arab world.
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Africa’s Realness Institute, Netflix name 12 participants for 2023 episodic, development schemes (exclusive) 1r1bg
Participants come from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
