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Talking with Ditte Daugbjerg Christensen, Managing Co-Director of Øst for Paradis, we went through the aspects of the Danish arthouse market, the current tendencies related to streaming and the two lockdowns, and, furthermore the immense power and need of movies to relate to each other. Cineuropa: How would you describe your company and its editorial policy? Ditte Daugbjerg Christensen: We’re a very old company, started by my father, Ole Bjørn Christensen. He was in Japan and saw Kurosawa’s films and he thought we had to have these in Denmark. So, he started importing films i...

I am sitting in my living room in London, trying to steal a moment of calm between Zoom meetings and the playful demands of my young daughters, Sama and Taima. As for so many, the pandemic has upended our lives: schools are closed; we must work at home; we’re isolated. A virus has us under siege, and I am reminded in a way I didn’t expect of life in war-torn Syria. Take masks. In Syria, we knew the incessant feeling of something stifling our mouths, hindering us from breathing, speaking clearly and being heard. We were used to social distancing – a fear of others, even family m...

Why Syrian refugees in Germany fear deportation My son is a product of this Syrian summer of love. When I gave birth to him, motherhood not only made me kiss my 20s goodbye, it also successfully distracted me from the devastation that had started taking on dimensions that were beyond my ability to comprehend. The atrocities that Syrian civilians were subjected to had evolved from live fire opened on peaceful protesters to targeting public gatherings with barrel bombs and Scud missiles and eventually to deploying chemical weapons against a whole suburb, leaving more than 1,300 civilians dead....

Commemoration of 10 Years of the Syrian Crisis The Media Line Staff Join us to commemorate 10 years since the start of the Syrian uprising where a panel of experts will analyse this decade of destruction. About this Event March marks 10 years since the start of the Syrian uprising. A panel of experts will analyse what this decade of destruction means for the Syrian people, Syrian politics and the geopolitical environment now and in the future. Speakers: Wake up to the Trusted Mideast News source Mideast Daily News Email By subscribing, you agree to The Media Line terms of use and privacy ...

Photo: Phil Watkins The composer Nainita Desai is a master of innovative thinking in scores for film, television and games. She is best-known for her documentary work – including music for the Oscar-nominated ‘For Sama’ and a new Sundance-winning documentary that’s soon to be released called ‘The Reason I Jump’ – but her career has been multi-faceted. Desai has a background in maths and has also worked as a sound designer, which gives her a unique approach. In this episode, Desai discusses the techniques she came up with to reflect the experiences of autistic teenagers in ‘The...