Jerusalem -- No Other Land, a documentary about Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, has won the best documentary award at Sunday's Academy Awards. The film has been directed by Israeli-Palestinian activists. Shot in Masafer Yatta near the West Bank city of Hebron, the documentary follows a young Palestinian struggling...
Red Sea Fund opens applications for production cycle
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The prestigious Red Sea Fund has thrown open its doors to filmmakers across Arab and African origins, inviting submissions for its Production Cycle. With the launch of Cycle 2 for the year 2024, the Fund is geared up to support feature-length narrative, documentary, and animation projects....
Middle East oil policies not dictated by US, says Russia
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – US will no longer be able to dictate oil prices in the Middle East, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Chief Sergey Naryshkin said. The Russian official made the statement in the documentary "Oil" on the premier online platform. “The ‘hegemon’ has lost a step. It is...
Saudi Arabia launches documentary Horizon on wildlife
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Konoz, an initiative of the Ministry of Media's Center for Government Communication (CGC), has released a documentary called Horizon that, in collaboration with the National Center for Wildlife, highlights the abundance of wildlife and natural resources in the Kingdom. The documentary is currently being shown on...
Tinder Swindler opens doors for justice, says Pernilla
The star of the documentary drama, Pernilla Sjoholm, said that they have received support from the people. She said that they are still fighting for justice for the victims of the fraud.Noted Iran director accused of plagiarism
Asghar Farhadi's former student Azadeh Masihzadeh claims that his film A Hero is based on her documentary All Winners All Losers.
SIDF and Al Rajhi team up to boost industries growth
The Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) has teamed up with Al Rajhi Bank to provide a documentary credit service.
Film festival offers Tunisian inmates brief moment of freedom for art’s sake
For the first time, three prison inmates in Tunisia were allowed a brief taste of freedom for the sake of art. The prestigious Carthage Film Festival offered the prisoners the chance to briefly escape confinement -- under police supervision -- to help make a documentary about the festival. "To be...Over half of ‘golden passports’ were illegal: Cyprus inquiry
Nicosia allowed investors to acquire a passport in exchange for an investment of $3 million Scheme was dropped after a documentary showed a Chinese businessman with criminal record seeking passport Cyprus’ tarnished passports-for-cash scheme to attract investors operated with minimal oversight and thousands of passports were issued illegally, the...
