Disney+ Star Wars series architect Dave Filoni has been named Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm.
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The Marrakech International Film Festival has unveiled the 25 projects selected for the sixth edition of its industry-focused Atlas Workshops, aimed at nurturing emerging Moroccan, Arab and African talent.
Running from November 27 to 30, the event will present 16 projects in development and nine films in production or post-production from 11 countries, selected from among the 320 applications received from the Arab world and African continent.
In a reflection of the growing diversity of the stories being told by Arab and African independent filmmakers, the selection spans a diverse range of film genres, from Lebanese director Sandra Tabet’s horror picture Rabies to Moroccan filmmaker Hind Bensari’s humanist documentary Out of School and Adnane Baraka’s poetic work We Don’t Forget.
Moroccan filmmaker Baraka made waves with his documentary Fragments from Heaven, about a nomad living in a tent in a remote part of Morocco who goes in search of meteorite fragments to boost the family fortunes.
He is among a number of filmmakers who have already made their mark internationally presenting projects in the workshop, alongside the likes of Erige Sehiri with Marie & Jolie and Khadar Ayderus Ahmed with Thundering Smoke.
Sehiri made waves with Under The Fig Trees, which debuted Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and went on to represent Tunisia in the Best International Film Oscar race.
Ahmed’s The Gravedigger’s Wife won wide acclaim after world premiering in Cannes Critics’ Week and was Somalia’s first ever Academy Awards submission.
Other eagerly anticipated projects include Tunisian filmmaker Ala Eddine Slim’s Agora; Somalian director Mo Harawe’s The Village Next To Paradise, and Motherhood by rising Tunisian talent Meryam Joobeur,
Disney+ Star Wars series architect Dave Filoni has been named Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm.
Mariah Carey was joined by her kids on stage for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards!
Billboard Awards.Mariah Carey brought the holiday spirit to the stage with a Aspen-inspired performance of her record-breaking hit “All I Want for Christmas is You” on Sunday. Her performance marked the first time the “Vision of Love” singer performed her modern holiday classic at an awards show. Carey, 54, made her way onto the stage by slowly being dropped down by a ski lift.
Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard and Jacques Audiard are among 500 French cinema professionals to have signed an open letter in support of a silent march for peace in Paris this Sunday.
that has to do with perfume. It's no wonder, as the French have a long history with perfumes and traditions such as perfuming gloves or handkerchiefs as Hubert de Givenchy recommended and some contemporary French women continue to do.
Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut Woman Of The Hour and family drama Mother Couch, starring Ewan McGregor and Ellen Burstyn, are headed to the third edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival, running from November 30 to December 9 in the port city of Jeddah.
The Red Sea International Film Festival, has unveiled the 26 projects selected as part of its industry-focused Red Sea Souk Market, running from December 2 to 5.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent “Casino Royale” Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen and Moroccan actor-director Faouzi Bensaïdi will be celebrated with career achievement awards at the upcoming 20th Marrakech International Film Festival that will run Nov. 24- Dec.
The Marrakech International Film Festival has unveiled the 10 cinema figures who will participate in its In Conversation With program at its 20th edition running from November 24 to December 2.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival has announced the bulk of its lineup from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), signaling that the event is forging ahead with its third edition despite the Israel-Hamas war that has caused cancellations of several movie celebrations across the Arab world. The fest’s third edition, set to run Nov.
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled it 2023 line-up and theme as it maintains its third edition against the backdrop of the escalating Israel-Gaza Conflict. (scroll down for full list)
The Green Brigade have been offered support by four ultras groups around the world after their banning by the Celtic hiearchy.
Manchester United are back in Premier League action this afternoon as they head to Fulham and supporters have called for Kobbie Mainoo to get his first start of the season.
The consequences keep on coming for Ramona Singer! And Andy Cohen could be facing some of his own next if he’s seen as trying to sweep it under the rug!
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Tunisian Youssef Chebbi’s “Plague,” Moroccan Adnane Baraka’s “We Don’t Forget” and Meryam Joobeur’s “Motherhood” feature among buzz titles at this year’s Marrakech Festival Atlas Workshops, which will have Martin Scorsese as their official patron. Consolidated as a key platform for Moroccan, Arab and African projects and pix in production made by a new generation of filmmakers and created by Marrakech Festival artistic director Remi Bonhomme, the Atlas Workshops unspool Nov. 27-30.
The 20th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival has announced its selection, opening with Richard Linklater’s comedy Hit Man. (scroll down for full list of films)
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Richard Linklater’s action comedy “Hit Man” is set to open the Marrakech International Film Festival, which has announced its lineup of more than 70 films mixing known titles and fresh fare. The fest is forging ahead with its 20th edition, which will run Nov.
Kino Lorber has launched a new subscription streaming outlet, Kino Film Collection.
wanted to be Barbie, producers said, which originally gave them pause, since that’s not a Disney character.“We searched through ‘Toy Story’ and found that there was Barbie in Disney, and there was Tour Guide Barbie!” producer Jamie Hammer told People. “So it ended up working out. And Whoopi looked amazing.
The Golden Bachelor that is. This Thursday, Gerry visits the hometowns of Theresa, Faith, and Leslie, and each environment is more different than the last. But one thing is the same: these women are ready to welcome Gerry into their lives.