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Syrian director and producer Waad al-Kateab poses during a photocall for the film "For Sama" at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.

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Syrian documentary ‘For Sama’ wins best documentary at Cannes film festival

by ITPSun 26 May 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

‘For Sama’ is a kind of letter to the little girl, explaining how she was born into the conflict and what happened to her home

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Belgian director Jean-Pierre Dardenne (L) and Belgian director Luc Dardenne pose on stage after they were awarded with the Best Director prize for the film "Young Ahmed (Le Jeune Ahmed) on May 25, 2019 during the closing ceremony of the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.

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Cannes legends the Dardenne brothers win best director

by AFPSun 26 May 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

‘Young Ahmed’ which premiered at the festival, is a tight and tense tale of a teenager who embraces Islamic extremism, a sensitive topic in their native Belgium that suffered deadly attacks in 2016

Palestinian director Elia Suleiman, who was nominated for the Palme d'Or in 2002 with "Divine Intervention" about a love affair across the Israeli-Palestinian divide, travels to Paris, New York and other cities for this rumination on a life lived in exile.

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Films in the running for Cannes’ top prize

by AFPWed 22 May 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

Palestinian director Elia Suleiman, who was nominated for the Palme d’Or in 2002 is among those vying for the award

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Gallery: Best dressed at the Cannes red carpet

by ITPSun 19 May 2019Tue 19 Oct 2021

The fabled French Riviera movie showcase has done its all to rekindle its love affair with Hollywood, and a parade of celebrities are walking the Cannes red carpet during the 12-day event.

Syrian documentary maker Waad al-Kateab.

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Syrian Waad al-Kateab among the rising stars to watch for at Cannes film festival

by AFPTue 14 May 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

Syrian documentary maker Waad al-Kateab faced an uphill struggle bringing her film to Cannes

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In pictures: Winners at the 71st Cannes film festival

by ITPMon 21 May 2018Tue 19 Oct 2021

A 13-year-old Syrian refugee boy became the star of the Cannes film festival Friday for his breathtaking performance in a Lebanese film many see as the likely winner of the Palme d’Or top prize.

Lebanese director and actress Nadine Labaki (L) delivers a speech on stage next to Syrian actor Zain al-Rafeea (C) and her husband Lebanese producer Khaled Mouzanar (3rdR), British actor Gary Oldman (2ndR) and French actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Lea Seydoux after she was awarded with the Jury Prize for the film 'Capharnaum'

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Historic Lebanese Cannes winner dedicates prize to poor kids

by Staff Writer Sun 20 May 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Labaki is the first Arab woman to have won a major prize at the festival and only the second to have had a film competing for the Palme d’Or

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Video: Palestine and Saudi Arabia debut at Cannes marketplace

by ITPTue 15 May 2018Wed 6 Oct 2021

For the first time, Palestinians and Saudi Arabians have official representation at the Cannes Film Festival.

One of the films in the partnership is comedy tale Love Above the Law, written by Saudi YouTube star, comedian and actor Fahad Albutairi, who starred in Ali Mustafa’s From A to B.

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Saudi’s MBC, Abu Dhabi’s Image Nation to team up on four films

by Staff Writer Sun 13 May 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Saudi Arabia also revealed incentives package aimed at attracting foreign productions, together with grants and education programs for Saudi filmmakers

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Palestinian flag to premiere at Cannes film festival

by Staff Writer Sun 6 May 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Saudi Arabia is also expected to have its first pavilion at the Cannes film festival