Media Coverage

Media coverage so far:

Vision: Fresh Perspectives from Dubai

January – March 2013 | Arab Cinema: Universal Pictures by Ben East

http://vision.ae/en/culture/articles/arab_cinema_universal_pictures

 

The Independent

12 October 2012 | The Invisible Cinema: Why Arabic Cinema is yet to get noticed in the West by Robert Zak

http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/12/the-invisible-cinema-why-arabic-cinema-is-yet-to-get-noticed-in-the-west/

 

Weekly Zaman

29 September 2012 | Discovering Popular Arab Cinema in London by Busra Mutlu

http://www.weeklyzaman.com/en/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=6402

 

Al Arabiya

28 September 2012 | Current challenges in Arab cinema discussed in London festival report by Carina Kamel

 

Ibraaz

28 September 2012 | Safar: A Journey Through Arab Cinema by Sheyma Buali

http://www.ibraaz.org/news/37

 

BBC Arabic

27 September 2012 | لندن تستضيف مهرجان “سفر” للأفلام العربية

 

New Statesman

26 September 2012 | Last Chance for Arab Cinema by Philip Maughan

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/cultural-capital/2012/09/last-chance-arab-cinema

 

The Majalla

26 September 2012 | The Future of Arab Cinema by Noam Schimmel

http://www.majalla.com/eng/2012/09/article55234221

 

Arab Review

25 September 2012 |  Scars That Run Deep by Emanuelle Degli Esposti

http://www.thearabreview.org/film-lebanon-civil-war/

 

Film International

24 September 2012 | Safar’s Friday Forum by Malu Halasa

http://filmint.nu/?p=6058

 

BBC World Service

23 September 2012 | Weekend 23/09/12 (07:00GMT) Omar Kholeif interview

 

The Guardian Guide

22 September 2012 | This Week’s New Film Events (Listing two) by Steve Rose

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/sep/22/this-weeks-new-film-events?newsfeed=true

 

New Statesman

21 September 2012 | Reimagining Arab Cinema: Omar Kholeif Interviewed by Ella Funge

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/culture/2012/09/reimagining-arab-cinema

 

Little White Lies

19 September 2012 | Safar: A Journey Through Popular Arab Cinema – Preview by Sheyma Buali

http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/features/festivals/safar-a-journey-through-popular-arab-cinema-preview-21916

 

The National

19 September 2012 | A pick of Arab cinema at Safar film festival by Jessica Holland

http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/a-pick-of-arab-cinema-at-safar-film-festival 

 

New Statesman

18 September 2012 | Arabic Cinema comes to London by Ella Funge

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/cultural-capital/2012/09/arabic-cinema-comes-london

 

The Hollywood Reporter

18 September 2012 | Arab Cinema Showcase to Hit British Capital by Stuart Kemp

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/arab-cinema-showcase-hit-british-371115

 

Variety Arabia

16 September 2012 | Arab British Centre Brings Popular Cinema to London by Badar Salem

 

The Huffington Post

14 September 2012 | The Problem with Arab Culture by Omar Kholeif

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/omar-kholeif/the-problem-with-arab-culture_b_1880499.html 

 

The Majalla

14 September 2012 | Arab Film at the London ICA by Noam Schimmel

http://www.majalla.com/eng/2012/09/article55234008

 

Asharq Al-Awsat

14 September 2012 | لندن: شيماء بوعلي | رحلة سفر في السينما العربية الشعبية تستضيفها لندن

http://aawsat.com/details.asp?section=54&article=695151&issueno=12344

 

Brownbook

12 September 2012 | Exploring Arab Cinema by Florence Pilkington

 

The Guardian

6 September 2012 | The future of Arab cinema lies in facing up to real life, not censoring it by Malu Halasa

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/sep/06/arab-cinema-real-life-censorship?INTCMP=SRCH

 

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