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Youssef Omar joins international cast of Bizhan Tong’s British-Chinese thriller SHASHOU
Youssef Omar, a fast-emerging Egyptian actor who arrives hot off three widely-watched roles during the recent Ramadan peak television season, will star opposite Debby Ryan — known for her roles in several Disney Channel series and the Netflix show INSATIABLE — in Bizhan Tong’s upcoming British-Chinese thriller SHASHOU. Other international cast members will be confirmed soon. SHASHOU is set in…
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Erige Sehiri’s PROMISED SKY selected for 78th Cannes Film Festival
PROMISED SKY, the next cinematic creation of acclaimed French Tunisian director Erige Sehiri, is set to make its world premiere at the prestigious 78th Cannes Film Festival (May 13th to the 24th) in the Un Certain Regard section. The film is inspired by real events that unfolded in Tunisia, where sub-Saharan migrants were violently targeted in the media and on…
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Belal Albader’s GUM set to compete in Saudi Film Festival’s Official Competition
GUM, a deeply emotional and transformative film by Saudi director Belal Albader that recently premiered at the Red Sea Film Festival, is now set to compete in the Official Competition of the Saudi Film Festival from April 17th to the 23rd. Exploring love, self-discovery, and the human condition, GUM follows the story of Saad, a child with Down Syndrome…
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THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE brings Somalia to Paris and Lebanon
Mo Harawe’s THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE is set to make its French debut in Paris on April 9th at Cinéma l’Écran de Saint-Denis and Le Figuier Blanc. Already a standout on the international film festival circuit, the film recently won two prestigious awards at the Diagonale Austrian Film Festival: Best Feature Film and Best Cinematography, the latter of which…
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Maja Ajmia’s TÊTES BRÛLÉES Receives Special Mention Generation International Jury 14plus Feature Film at Berlinale!
Berlin, 21st February — The excitement is palpable as Maja Ajmia’s moving coming-of-age drama TÊTES BRÛLÉES receives the Special Mention Generation International Jury 14plus Feature Film at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival! This remarkable recognition highlights TÊTES BRÛLÉES as one of the most celebrated titles in this year’s Generation 14plus lineup, leaving audiences eager for more. In their statement,…
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TÊTES BRÛLÉES enjoys packed full house screening at 75th Berlin International Film Festival
Maja Ajamia’s deeply moving coming-of-age drama TÊTES BRÛLÉES enjoyed a full house screening at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival — running from February 13th to the 23rd — with the cast and crew in attendance. World premiering as part of the festival’s Generation 14plus Program, the screening was followed by a Q&A session, with the film’s cast and crew…
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TÊTES BRÛLÉES: A Berlinale Gem Exploring Grief and Growth
TÊTES BRÛLÉES takes us on an emotional journey through the eyes of 12-year-old Eya, who is learning to cope with the sudden loss of her brother, Younès. Directed by Maja Ajmia Zellama, the film beautifully captures the delicate ways children process grief and how family dynamics shift during times of loss. Grief often feels like a heavy weight, and for…
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A PROMISE TO THE SEA and LOSS awarded at the Cairo International Short Film Festival
Two MAD distributed short films, A PROMISE TO THE SEA and LOSS, were lauded with praise and laurels alike at this year’s Cairo Short Film Festival, running from December 14th to the 21st. Starting off with Hend Sohail’s A PROMISE TO THE SEA, the captivating short film won one of the festival’s most esteemed awards– a Golden Tower for Best…
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Based on true events, LOSS sheds light on an unseen suffering
LOSS — an Egyptian-Syrian short film directed by Rami Al-Kassab, based on true events— is set to have its world premiere at the 35th edition of Tunisia’s esteemed Carthage Film Festival. It follows a group of migrants as they journey into Egypt on the back of a pickup truck. En route, in the middle of the desert, they suffer a…
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Mohannad Al-Bakri dreams “of never making another political film” at Carthage
After more than 20 years, JANIN JENIN screened in the presence of its director at the 35th Carthage International Film Festival to wide audience acclaim. Sticking around for a post-screening Q&A, Al-Bakri talked about how not much has changed in the two decades between his two documentaries while sharing his hopes and dreams for the future. “I dream of the…
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