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21/01/2022 - Five short-film projects will be presented to film professionals at the gathering, while Cold Open is inviting accredited guests to explore the ever-changing TV landscape

21/01/2022 - Five short-film projects will be presented to film professionals at the gathering, while Cold Open is inviting accredited guests to explore the ever-changing TV landscape

French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim picked for Cannes Film Festivals top prize jury World 2 min read 24 June, 2021 French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim will be one of nine jury members for the Palme dOr, the Cannes Film Festivals top prize. Tahar Rahim will be on the judging panel for the Palme dOr at this years Cannes Film Festival [Getty] French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim will sit on a panel for the top prize at this years Cannes Film Festival. Rahim, 39, will be one of nine people on...

The Next Ava DuVernays Copy link Copy link April24, 2021 It’s about time. The Oscars are set to recognize a flood of new talent, including filmmakers from all walks of life. While it’s taken the Academy far too long to diversify, it’s clear that trendsetting directors are paving new paths — artists like Ava DuVernay, the first Black woman to be nominated for a best director Golden Globe and the first to win in that category at Sundance. OZY’s Sunday Magazine explores some spellbinding...

The Skinny Glasgow Short Film Festival returns for its 14th edition The mighty Glasgow Short Film Festival reveals the films in its two competitions, and shares its 2021 launch trailer Article by Jamie Dunn | 17 Feb 2021 Glasgow Short Film Festival becomes the first annual film festival to have to go virtual twice, as COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the UK film exhibition scene. While the 2020 festival took place during the pandemic, it was mostly curated beforehand, meaning ...

The 43rd Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival gears up for an online edition I am afraid to forget your face by Sameh Alaa While the move of many festivals to the online sphere owing to the pandemic has proven difficult, it has maybe been an especially bitter blow to the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, which has always been proud of its enthusiastic and loyal audience. In 2020 alone, it had more than 170,000 admissions, as well as an industry presence of more t...

SHARE While the pandemic may have shuttered cinemas and put productions on ice around the world, it has also been a history-making 12 months for filmmakers from the Arab world. Sameh Alaas short film I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face, which became the first Egyptian film to be nominated for the Palme dOr, won the top prize at Cannes this year, while filmmaker Amjad Abu Alalas You Will Die at Twenty became the first film to be officially submitted by Sudan for Oscars consideration. Here, we take...

Middle East cinema: The seven must-see films of 2020 Festivals and cinemas shut due to the pandemic, but some movies were still able to make a critical impact From left: Radiograph Of A Family; Ghosts director Azra Deniz Okyay; and Ahmed Hammoud in Zanka Contact (copyright details, see films below) By Published date: 28 December 2020 10:14 UTC | Last update: 2 months 2 weeks ago The express train that is Middle Eastern cinema hit the buf...

SHARE It has been a difficult year in which to not only flourish but prevail, in an entertainment industry that has been brought to its knees by a pandemic. But these 10 stars show that with resilience, patience and, above all, talent, the seeds they planted in 2020 will yield even bigger results in the coming years … Emma Corrin British actress Emma Corrin won critical acclaim portraying Princess Diana in season four of The Crown. Netflix Landing the very first role she auditioned for upo...

I Can Hear Your Voice… Still and Jordanian director Bassel Ghandour’s drama The Alleys, have led the awards at the Cairo Film Connection, the co-financing platform of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). Eleven projects in development and four works in post-production were showcased at the event which meted out prizes from some 19 organisations worth $250,000 in total I Can Hear Your Voice… Still won the $10,000 Arab Radio Television (ART) prize, a $10,000 cash award from Egypt...