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Dubai Film Market selects 12 upcoming Arab titles to receive post-production funds
Toronto - Sept 15, 2011 (WAM) - Enjaaz, the post-production fund of the Dubai International Film Festival's Dubai Film Market, yesterday provided a first look at 12 of the most promising upcoming films from the Arab world and Arab filmmakers. The announcement coincides with the debut of another Enjaaz film, Habibi Rasak Kharban, at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival.
The 12 titles, which include features and documentaries from Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, have been shortlisted from more than 110 entries received from more than 17 countries. The post-production fund selects up to 15 films in production annually to receive up to US$100,000 each to help Arab and Arab-origin filmmakers bridge the gap between production and a screen-ready product.
The shortlist includes Beirut Hotel, directed by Danielle Arbid (In the Battlefields, A Lost Man), Che Guevara Died in Lebanon, directed by Christina Foerch Saab, Confession and Struggle, a documentary by Eliane Raheb, Doaa Aziza, Egyptian director Saad Hendawy's documentary, Gate No. 5, the second documentary from award-winning Lebanese director Simon El-Habre (The One Man Village) , Hercule vs. Hermes, a France-Morocco documentary from Mohamed Ulad, L'Amante du Rif (The Rif Lover) from Moroccan director, writer and producer Narjiss Nejjar, Sector Zero, the directorial debut from Nadim Mishlawi, The Last Friday, from Jordan's Yahya AlAbdallah, The Invisible Policeman, written and produced by Palestinian director Laith Al-Juneidi, Uncle Nashaat, the documentary debut from Jordanian-Palestinian filmmaker Aseel Mansour,Yamo (Mum), by Lebanese documentary filmmaker Rami Nihawi, Speaking on the sidelines of the Toronto event, DIFF Managing Director Shivani Pandya said the injection of funds at a critical juncture is one element in the Festival's multi-faceted approach to building and championing a sustainable Arab film industry at home and abroad. Enjaaz, she explained, is the penultimate element of the Dubai Film Market, which offers script to screen support for filmmakers from the Arab world or of Arab origin around the world. - Emirates News Agency, WAM
The 12 titles, which include features and documentaries from Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, have been shortlisted from more than 110 entries received from more than 17 countries. The post-production fund selects up to 15 films in production annually to receive up to US$100,000 each to help Arab and Arab-origin filmmakers bridge the gap between production and a screen-ready product.
The shortlist includes Beirut Hotel, directed by Danielle Arbid (In the Battlefields, A Lost Man), Che Guevara Died in Lebanon, directed by Christina Foerch Saab, Confession and Struggle, a documentary by Eliane Raheb, Doaa Aziza, Egyptian director Saad Hendawy's documentary, Gate No. 5, the second documentary from award-winning Lebanese director Simon El-Habre (The One Man Village) , Hercule vs. Hermes, a France-Morocco documentary from Mohamed Ulad, L'Amante du Rif (The Rif Lover) from Moroccan director, writer and producer Narjiss Nejjar, Sector Zero, the directorial debut from Nadim Mishlawi, The Last Friday, from Jordan's Yahya AlAbdallah, The Invisible Policeman, written and produced by Palestinian director Laith Al-Juneidi, Uncle Nashaat, the documentary debut from Jordanian-Palestinian filmmaker Aseel Mansour,Yamo (Mum), by Lebanese documentary filmmaker Rami Nihawi, Speaking on the sidelines of the Toronto event, DIFF Managing Director Shivani Pandya said the injection of funds at a critical juncture is one element in the Festival's multi-faceted approach to building and championing a sustainable Arab film industry at home and abroad. Enjaaz, she explained, is the penultimate element of the Dubai Film Market, which offers script to screen support for filmmakers from the Arab world or of Arab origin around the world. - Emirates News Agency, WAM
