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Avalanche of Syrian Films ImminentAfter a three-year dry spell, the Syrian Cinema General Corporation is churning out 10 long and short films, some nearly finished, others still in the preparatory stages.The corporation’s general manager, Mohammed Al Ahmed, told the UAE daily Al Bayan that “after a halt that lasted for three years, during which no films were shot, four long narrative films will be wrapped up this year, in addition to another six short ones…for the first time in the history of the Syrian cinema industry.” Director Abdel Latif Abdel Hamid a few days ago finished shooting Qmaran Wa Zaytouneh (Two Moons and an Olive), and he will soon wrap up the direction of his other film, Zahr Al Rumman (Pomegranate Flowers). Meanwhile, director Osama Mohammed will begin shooting Sundooq Al Donia (Life Box) on August 1. The fourth Syrian film is directed by Waha Al Raheb, who will begin shooting next November, marking the first female direction of a long narrative film produced by the corporation. There are also plans for two short cartoon films by Muwaffaq Qat. This is in addition to a script by Bassam Hossni entitled Al Qinaa (The Mask), a short film entitled Digital, and a work by Dalaa Al Rahbi under the direction of Jamal Sleiman - bf8229.com ‘Al Kit Kat’ Tales Take Wing Again in ‘Nile Birds’Egypt's old neighborhoods come to life again in Asafir Al Nil (Nile Birds), an upcoming film based on Ibrahim Asslan’s novel, which is a sequel to his work Malek Al Hazin (Heron), on which the film Al Kit Kat is based.‘Wedding in Ramallah’: first Australian film on PalestinePalestinian-Australian director Sherine Salama’s documentary film A Wedding in Ramallah was screened at the 49th Sydney Film Festival.Cartoon Film Portrays Man’s Attempt to Rise Up by Using Digital LanguageIn the age of globalization, Syrian director Munir Jbawi thought proper to use the digital language in his short cartoon film Digital as a symbol for man’s attempts to rise up.Wael Kfoury: Hero of Egyptian MovieWael Kfoury has agreed to star in a new Egyptian movie in Cairo where he will sing three different songs with the Egyptian dialect8- The Little VampireTagline: They're not just best friends. They're blood brothers.Adapted from German author Angela Bahram Beizaei: ‘Killing Rabid Dogs’ Shows Modern Society ContradictionsIranian director Bahram Beizaei said that he was trying to show the social disorganization and contradictions of modern society with his film Killing Rabid Dogs.Wahid Hamed to Produce His Son’s First Feature FilmRenowned Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed allocated 3 million pounds for producing the film Ibrahim Al Abiad to be directed by his son Marwan as his debut in directing long narrative films.Everything is Easy for Shireen RidaEgyptian artist Shireen Rida returns to the silver screen by costarring in the detective film Kul Shai’ Sahl (Everything Is Easy) along with Farah, Tareq Lutfi |
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