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Juliette Binoche appointed jury president of Berlinale 2019
French actress and Oscar winner Juliette Binoche was named president of the international jury of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). Berlinale Director, Dieter Kosslick, said “I am very pleased that Juliette is 2019 jury president. The festival is especially connected to her and I am delighted that they are now coming back in …
Marrakech International Film Festival concludes after beaming edition
L’Etoile d’or of Marrakech awarded to Austrian filmmaker Sudabeh Mortezai’s Joy
‘Distances’ reflects on generational disappointments: Trapé
Film screened during International Panorama section at CIFF
Into Studio Masr: Tribute to magical world of Egyptian cinema
Documentary directed by Mona Assaad
I always knew I wanted to be part of cinema world, says August
Filmmaking not only about money-making: Danish director during CIFF
Apichatpong Weerasethakul receives 2018 FIAF Award for advocacy, activism in film preservation
FIAF enjoys 80th anniversary in special ceremony, verifies core mission, honours Thai Palme d’Or winner
Cairo Industry Days kicks off to discuss Russian, Saudi cinema industries
Films: a mirror to changing society; how auteurs navigate through maze of restrictions within society
Ralph Fiennes receives Faten Hamama Achievement award, discusses his latest film with press
Film narrates famous Russian ballet dancer Nureyev who defected to West at height of Cold War
‘Cinema still alive’, a new paradigm where streaming websites, cinemas houses should coexist: Barbera
People have chance to see films streamed online, but miss chance to discuss film, see director
Cairo Film Connection announces awards
CFC launched in 2010 in 34th edition of CIFF, proved to be much-needed platform for Arab cinema
Cairo Film Festival wraps up successful 40th edition
Other regional film festivals cancelled, CIFF maintains target to support Arab independent filmmakers, says Hefzy
Lawyers file case over actress dress in CIFF
While social media whirled topsy-turvy upside over dress, some expressed indifference
Jury of Cairo International Film Festival hold conference to present films
CIFF’s 40th edition new Best Arab film award to be selected by jury led by German critic Klaus Eder
CIFF celebrates its history through exhibition
Event named researcher, Moheb Gameel, to prepare book on festival’s history in previous editions
Who will be honoured at CIFF this year
CIFF Fatenn Hamama Honourary award goes to…
Obey: London’s disenfranchised youths’ road to social unrest
The film takes place against the backdrop of East London, where Leon (Marcus Rutherford) is a 19-year-old boy with an alcoholic mother. Chelsea is going through two fights.
Border: observing the moral crumbling of human civilisation
The makeup artist in the film successfully played a great role, in drawing a picture of the female protagonist’s wide forehead and nose, visible body hair, prominent teeth, things that characterised her as a ‘weird’ person, if compared with ‘mainstream’ looks of other human beings.
Blackkklansman: an optimistic defeatism of Racism in modern America
Comedy is present in the film especially in the interactions of the cops and the KKK, which is a product of the excellent acting performance.
Cairo International Film Festival: New horizons to communicate with international film industry
This year’s edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) included an exceptional selection of films chosen according to a policy which observes the balance between this year’s big hits which cinema lovers followed closely from one international festival to another. They have been looking forward to seeing them in Egyptian theatres on one hand, …
CIFF 40th edition kicks off, opening ceremony features documentary about Alexandria
Egyptian Culture Minister Ines Abdel-Dayem inaugurated festival
Addressing red tape lasts longer: Shafiey’s Intense Practice to Improve Performance
If you can’t beat them, join them, so look for bureaucracy label
Berlin International Film Festival releases 2019 retrospective programme
The retrospective, dubbed “Self-determined”, will focus on German women filmmakers between 1968 and 1999
IFFR selects projects for its Script, Project Development
Eleven world projects to be funded by HBF
Berlinale short films to screen in India
“We are pleased to be able to bring such great films to India, to the enthusiastic,open-minded audience that awaits us there every year”: Dieter Kosslick, director of Berlinale
GMM summit: Developing skills of visual storytellers in Cairo
2-day summit from 28 to 29 November will focus on GMM fellows discussing programme’s contributions to their filmmaking careers, positive effects on what they have achieved so far
Strong Middle Eastern line-up among first titles confirmed for IFFR 2019
IFFR celebrates worldwide film, presents programme within 4 sections, each with its distinct character
IDFA Amsterdam supports Sudanese actors’ right to travel abroad
Nyrabia said that the IDFA will join forces with festival colleagues around the world, to urge the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to take action to support the Sudanese artists.
World Cinema Fund takes part in Around World in 14 Films Festival
For many years, the Berlin International Film Festival, also called Berlinale, has extended its presence beyond the festival season with specially curated programmes. They are known as Berlinale Spotlight. The World Cinema Fund (WCF) – the Berlin Film Festival’s funding initiative – will participate in Berlin’s Around the World in 14 Films Festival scheduled on …
Tallinn Black Nights film festival announces 2018 focus programme: centenarians
Driven by Estonia’s 100th anniversary celebrations, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival will focus on 12 countries that are celebrating their centenary this year, offering a rich retrospective with films made between 1958-1977. Europe’s map was radically changed at the end of the 1st World War, dissolving empires and creating new small nation states. Although …
Tokyo International Film Festival: finding magic in first impressions
Excitement of watching film without knowing what to expect is magic of cinema