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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 than 3,500 delegates at its annual Short Film Market. But, like many festivals across the world, Cler...

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 Alaa's short film I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face, which became the first Egyptian film to be nominated for the Palme d'Or, won the top prize at Cannes this year, while filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala's You Will Die at Twenty became the first film to be officially submitted by Sudan for Oscars consideration. Here, we take a look at some of the regional filmmakers and actors who rightly found themselves in the spotlig...

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 buffers this year as the global film industry came to a halt amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The shockwaves...

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 upon leaving the University of Cambridge in 2018 would have been exciting enough for the British actr...

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 Egyptian production and distribution company Red Star Films, as well as participation in an online develo...