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Chicago – With the 51st Chicago International Film Festival now history, photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com has collected his portrait highlights. Opening Night – October 15th, 2015 – was a Red-Carpet Extravaganza, with many notable personalities of the Festival making their way through the gauntlet of press and photographers. HollywoodChicago.com was also there, to collect some voices behind the images.
Filmmaker AGNÉS Varda
Agnés Varda is a living legend, an influencer on the French New Wave of the late 1950s and early 1960s (“Cléo from 5 to 7”) and a social and feminist commentator through her film, photography and art installation.
HollywoodChicago.com: Where does the origin of film as an art form reside in your mind and perspective?
Agnés Varda: Look around you, it is a feast of cinema here. [Pointing to the Chicago International Film Festival logo] I would like to go back there and meet again the eyes of Theda Bara,...
Chicago – With the 51st Chicago International Film Festival now history, photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com has collected his portrait highlights. Opening Night – October 15th, 2015 – was a Red-Carpet Extravaganza, with many notable personalities of the Festival making their way through the gauntlet of press and photographers. HollywoodChicago.com was also there, to collect some voices behind the images.
Filmmaker AGNÉS Varda
Agnés Varda is a living legend, an influencer on the French New Wave of the late 1950s and early 1960s (“Cléo from 5 to 7”) and a social and feminist commentator through her film, photography and art installation.
HollywoodChicago.com: Where does the origin of film as an art form reside in your mind and perspective?
Agnés Varda: Look around you, it is a feast of cinema here. [Pointing to the Chicago International Film Festival logo] I would like to go back there and meet again the eyes of Theda Bara,...
- 11/1/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Robert Bosch Foundation, one of the main partners of Berlinale Talents, has successfully grabbed the attention of high-profile Arab and German filmmakers through its Film Prize for International Cooperation edition between young German and Arab filmmakers. The festive dinner hosted by the Robert Bosch Foundation on Friday, February 6th, witnessed the presence of a slew of filmmakers and cinema professionals and further guests from the 65th Berlin International Film Festival (currently running).
The dinner gala was attended by several filmmaking figures including Alaa Karkouti, CEO and Co-founder of Mad Solutions; Maher Diab, Creative Director and Co-founder of Mad Solutions; Abdallah Al Shami, Mad's Managing Partner for Mad's Gcc operations; Jane Williams, Arab Cinema Center Consultant at Berlinale; Emirati/Lebanese Producer Paul Baboudjian; Egyptian Producer Hani Osama, Co-founder of The Producers; Emirati Filmmaker Nawaf Al-Janahi; Shivani Pandya, Managing Director of Dubai International Film Festival ;Ahmed Shahm, Founder of the post production company X-Rated; Wagih Ahmed, Co-founder of X-Rated; Lebanese Director Myrna Maakaron; Egyptian Actor/Producer Ahmad Al Fishawy, Founder of Crystal Dog; George David, General Manager of the Royal Film Commission-Jordan; Josef Kullengard, Malmo Arab Film Festival Project Coordinator; Egyptian Filmmaker Marianne Khoury and Hania Mroue, Founder and Manager of Metropolis Art Cinema Association.
The event was also attended by Florian Weghorn, Program Manager at Berlinale Talents;Christine Tröstrum, Project Manager at Berlinale Talents; Berlinale Shorts curator Maike Mia Höhne; Irit Neidhardt, Director at Mec Film;Adriek Van Nieuwenhuyzen, Director of Industry Office International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam;Claudia Jubeh, Head of Programming at Alfilm- Arab Film Festival and Fadi Abdelnour Artistic Director at Alfilm-Arab Film Festival.
Presented by Dr. Ingrid Hamm, CEO of the Robert Bosch Foundation along with Frank W. Albers, Project Manager and Initiator of the Film Prize, the evening was intended in the first place to gather and create a network among Arab and German cinema professionals, as well as the festival's guests. The evening also included the screening of Bassem Breish's Free Range, a winner of the Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Foundation.
This year marks the 3rd edition of the Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Foundation which grants three awards for international co-operations between young German and Arab filmmakers in the categories documentary, short fiction film and animation.
The 1st Film Prize of Robert Bosch Foundation was initiated in 2013. The three prizes, each worth up to 70,000 Euros, are awarded in a gala within Berlinale Talents to the best 3 projects in the categories: animation, documentary, and short fiction film. One or two members of each winning team will have the opportunity to be guests at Berlinale Talents in its upcoming edition in the following year.
The Film Prize targets film co-productions between young German filmmakers and their partners from the Arab World to encourage intercultural exchange. Applying for this competition starts annually in May and ends in September and the winning film will benefit from the value of the prize in funding his/her film project.
The dinner gala was attended by several filmmaking figures including Alaa Karkouti, CEO and Co-founder of Mad Solutions; Maher Diab, Creative Director and Co-founder of Mad Solutions; Abdallah Al Shami, Mad's Managing Partner for Mad's Gcc operations; Jane Williams, Arab Cinema Center Consultant at Berlinale; Emirati/Lebanese Producer Paul Baboudjian; Egyptian Producer Hani Osama, Co-founder of The Producers; Emirati Filmmaker Nawaf Al-Janahi; Shivani Pandya, Managing Director of Dubai International Film Festival ;Ahmed Shahm, Founder of the post production company X-Rated; Wagih Ahmed, Co-founder of X-Rated; Lebanese Director Myrna Maakaron; Egyptian Actor/Producer Ahmad Al Fishawy, Founder of Crystal Dog; George David, General Manager of the Royal Film Commission-Jordan; Josef Kullengard, Malmo Arab Film Festival Project Coordinator; Egyptian Filmmaker Marianne Khoury and Hania Mroue, Founder and Manager of Metropolis Art Cinema Association.
The event was also attended by Florian Weghorn, Program Manager at Berlinale Talents;Christine Tröstrum, Project Manager at Berlinale Talents; Berlinale Shorts curator Maike Mia Höhne; Irit Neidhardt, Director at Mec Film;Adriek Van Nieuwenhuyzen, Director of Industry Office International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam;Claudia Jubeh, Head of Programming at Alfilm- Arab Film Festival and Fadi Abdelnour Artistic Director at Alfilm-Arab Film Festival.
Presented by Dr. Ingrid Hamm, CEO of the Robert Bosch Foundation along with Frank W. Albers, Project Manager and Initiator of the Film Prize, the evening was intended in the first place to gather and create a network among Arab and German cinema professionals, as well as the festival's guests. The evening also included the screening of Bassem Breish's Free Range, a winner of the Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Foundation.
This year marks the 3rd edition of the Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Foundation which grants three awards for international co-operations between young German and Arab filmmakers in the categories documentary, short fiction film and animation.
The 1st Film Prize of Robert Bosch Foundation was initiated in 2013. The three prizes, each worth up to 70,000 Euros, are awarded in a gala within Berlinale Talents to the best 3 projects in the categories: animation, documentary, and short fiction film. One or two members of each winning team will have the opportunity to be guests at Berlinale Talents in its upcoming edition in the following year.
The Film Prize targets film co-productions between young German filmmakers and their partners from the Arab World to encourage intercultural exchange. Applying for this competition starts annually in May and ends in September and the winning film will benefit from the value of the prize in funding his/her film project.
- 2/11/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Exclusive: Paul Baboudjian’s new Dubai-based company Tharwa has boarded Emirati filmmaker Nawaf Al-Janahi’s upcoming English-language psychological thriller Transparent.
The film revolves around a man who loses his grasp of reality after cheating on his wife during a business trip to the port city of Marseilles.
It marks Al-Janahi’s third picture, after The Circle and Sea Shadow, and his first English-language film. Dubai-based writer Nicolas Forzy wrote the original screenplay.
“I love the thriller genre but what also attracted me is the human depth of the story too,” said Al-Janahi.
Baboudjian – best known as the founding, executive director of the Screen Institute Beirut – launched Tharwa in October with the announcement of Saudi filmmaker Ahd’s upcoming film Sandfish.
The tale of a beautiful young orphan who is sold off to an old pearl merchant, the film is based on Maha Gargash’s bestseller The Sand Fish set in the region in the 1950s and 60s...
The film revolves around a man who loses his grasp of reality after cheating on his wife during a business trip to the port city of Marseilles.
It marks Al-Janahi’s third picture, after The Circle and Sea Shadow, and his first English-language film. Dubai-based writer Nicolas Forzy wrote the original screenplay.
“I love the thriller genre but what also attracted me is the human depth of the story too,” said Al-Janahi.
Baboudjian – best known as the founding, executive director of the Screen Institute Beirut – launched Tharwa in October with the announcement of Saudi filmmaker Ahd’s upcoming film Sandfish.
The tale of a beautiful young orphan who is sold off to an old pearl merchant, the film is based on Maha Gargash’s bestseller The Sand Fish set in the region in the 1950s and 60s...
- 12/15/2014
- ScreenDaily
The Abu Dhabi Film Festival (formerly the Middle East International Film Fest), opening today and running through October 22, is committed to presenting works by Arab filmmakers in competition alongside the major talents of world cinema. The Festival and Mubi are presenting two features you can now watch for free.
Nawaf Al-Janahi's Sea Shadow is the story of two boys "learning about the men they will become as they make the journey from Ras al Khaimah to Abu Dhabi," reported Kaleem Aftab for the National when the production first came together last year. "Sea Shadow also represents the coming of age of Emirati filmmaking in the capital." It's "about first loves, family relationships and cultural values. It follows two 16-year-old boys, Mansour and Kaltham, on a journey of self-discovery after their home life is disrupted by misunderstandings, mix-ups and wrong decisions."
"A historical fiction, [Hisham Lasri's] The End opens in July 1999, on...
Nawaf Al-Janahi's Sea Shadow is the story of two boys "learning about the men they will become as they make the journey from Ras al Khaimah to Abu Dhabi," reported Kaleem Aftab for the National when the production first came together last year. "Sea Shadow also represents the coming of age of Emirati filmmaking in the capital." It's "about first loves, family relationships and cultural values. It follows two 16-year-old boys, Mansour and Kaltham, on a journey of self-discovery after their home life is disrupted by misunderstandings, mix-ups and wrong decisions."
"A historical fiction, [Hisham Lasri's] The End opens in July 1999, on...
- 10/15/2011
- MUBI
London -- Imagenation Abu Dhabi, the Emirati conglom, has announced a further five local Arabic filmmaking movie projects to be developed, financed and produced by the company.
The company said haunted house tale "Djinn," penned by U.S. writer David Tully and "Million's Poet," inspired by a TV show of the same name about a young Bedouin girl who strikes a deal with her brother to take part in a poetry contest have been added to the slate.
An adventure comedy, "Alaska" written by Ahmed El Arshi and detailing the story of two Abu Dhabi students on a road trip in the U.S. and rom com "Monsoon," penned by Yussef Ibrahim about an Emirati man looking to garner approval from his Indian girlfriend's mother by pretending to love all things India are also on the books.
The conglom is also putting together "Alis and Aishas," billed as a touching...
The company said haunted house tale "Djinn," penned by U.S. writer David Tully and "Million's Poet," inspired by a TV show of the same name about a young Bedouin girl who strikes a deal with her brother to take part in a poetry contest have been added to the slate.
An adventure comedy, "Alaska" written by Ahmed El Arshi and detailing the story of two Abu Dhabi students on a road trip in the U.S. and rom com "Monsoon," penned by Yussef Ibrahim about an Emirati man looking to garner approval from his Indian girlfriend's mother by pretending to love all things India are also on the books.
The conglom is also putting together "Alis and Aishas," billed as a touching...
- 6/1/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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