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Berlin Film Festival announces retrospective programme
Waxworks by Paul Leni will open Berlinale Classics 2020 with a digitally restored version
Jeremy Irons will preside Berlinale’s 2020 International Jury
The festival also appointed film critic, writer, and curator Cristina Nord as the director of the Forum section
Cairo Opera House hosts 4th Palestinian Film Week
25 Palestinian films are being screened from 3pm-7pm
Sundance Film Festival announces 2020 programme
The festival is widely regarded as the largest American independent film festival and is said to be attended by more than 120,000 people and 1,300 accredited press and powered by more than 2,000 volunteers last year.
Chile to be ‘Country in Focus’ in 2020 Berlinale Film Market
The market’s programme, the festival said, will provide many opportunities to network with Chilean producers, distributors, investors, creators, and to get to know Chilean productions.
Rotterdam Film Festival reveals lineup for 2020 edition
Selections for Tiger, Bright Future, and Big Screen competitions announced
Berlin Film Festival grants its homage to Helen Mirren
The festival will be hosted by award-winning film and stage Actor Samuel Finzi
Asian cinema sweeps prominent awards at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s Award Ceremony
Grand Prix went to Japanese Kontora and the Best Director award went to Filipino filmmaker Jun Robles Jana for Kalel
The 41st CIFF edition concludes
Tunisian film A Son by Barsaoui takes three awards, newly created Audience Award went to the Egyptian film Let’s Talk
Themes in Mexican cinema should not be limited to the idea of white nationalism: Guillermo Arriaga
Mexican filmmaker talks origins, history, and passion during the Cairo International Film Festival
Paris-Stalingrad: The city of light from the perspective of an undocumented refugee
In the Stalingrad neighbourhood, not very far from the Arc de Triomphe, hundreds of refugees camp to sleep in the street, waiting in front of the government building where they need to apply for papers.
Sherif Arafa: I present films to the public first before sending to festivals
“Don’t believe the director who says that success is in festivals and that receiving awards is more important than the box office’s success.”
Tallinn Black Nights sets focus on Arab cinema
According to the curator, Intishal Al Timimi, a Black Nights curator who is also the head of the programme of the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt, the special programme is most likely the largest of its kind ever screened at an international festival in Europe.
IFFR establishes new award dedicated to Robby Müller
The first award goes to the Cinematographer Diego García and will be presented at IFFR 2020.
CIFF Selects Marianne Khoury’s Let’s Talk for International Competition
Through different and special visualisation, Let’s Talk is follows four women from four different generations in the family of the late director Youssef Chahine, Khoury’s uncle, who’s originally from the Levant (historical region of Syria), western Asia.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Ross Kauffman leads US embassy’s sponsored film programme
Kauffman worked closely with JFS students from diverse film backgrounds
Veteran filmmaker Sherif Arafa to receive Faten Hamama Award at 41st CIFF
During the coming edition, the Faten Hamama Award will also be granted to the American-British director-actor-screenwriter Terry Gilliam.
CIFF to host Eave on Demand script development workshop
Workshop will consist of masterclasses which will be open to all CIFF accredited guests and delegates
2019 Carthage Film Festival kicks off in Tunis
Another video was displayed to pay tribute to the late Tunisian director Chawki Mejri and to some other Arab and African filmmakers who recently left us.
The Irishman to open Cairo Film Festival
The festival announced Wednesday in a press release that the Netflix film, which is based on Charles Brandt’s book, reunites director Martin Scorsese with Robert De Niro for their ninth collaboration, and will see its MENA premiere in Egypt.
Abominable film axed in Malaysia after a rebuffing order to cut China map
Vietnam pulled the film from cinemas last week
The 14th Rome Film Festival to honour John Travolta
The two-time Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe, and Emmy winner will receive the award on Tuesday, October 22, during a masterclass at which the actor will meet with festival’s audiences.
Belgium’s 46th Film Fest Gent announces awards
This year’s jury was led by Belgian director-screenwriter Joachim Lafosse, and was further supported by film critic Guy Lodge, sound designer Midge Costin, director Radu Jude, and producers Fiorella Moretti and Dora Bouchoucha Fourati.
Iranian actor Payman Maadi to receive the 2019 Stockholm Achievement Award
Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit will close the 30th edition
Mohanad Hayal’s Haifa Street scooped Busan Film Festival’s New Current award
“This is a mature, grown-up movie and the director exhibited confidence and understanding of cinema language which set the film apart. [It was] good to see a strong gender-balanced cast,” the jury added.
Cairo International Film Festival announces 27 World and International Premieres
Hefzy reiterated his commitment to making progress in the international stage, using the CIFF as a tool for Egyptian cinephiles to discover otherwise unknown great films and to support Arab cinema.
Rome Film Festival announces 14th edition’s honourees, programme
Actress Viola Davis to receive the lifetime achievement award, while Cristina Comencini’s Tornare to be the closing film of the festival
Joker film screens in US amid security concerns
Police in several major cities in the US said they will continue to closely monitor theatres playing the new film Joker, which was released on Friday in US theatres, according to American local media.
Penélope Cruz receives Donostia Award at San Sebastian festival
Cruz received the award from British band U2 Bono front man, Bono, who acknowledged her humanitarian work on and off screen.
CIFF becomes the first Arab festival to join the 5050×2020 Pledge
The Gender Parity Pledge 5050×2020 is a movement that aims for better gender representation and transparency by 2020. First introduced at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018, a number of festivals have signed the pledge since then.