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‘Hollywoodgate’ Doc on Taliban Rule in Afghanistan Following U.S. Pullout to Get MENA Release Via Front Row

Dubai-based distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region distribution rights to Ibrahim Nash’at’s doc “Hollywoodgate” on the takeover of a former U.S. military base in Kabul during the first year after the American withdrawal. The potent doc – which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and launched […]

By Nick Vivarelli

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Oscar Winner Danis Tanovic’s ‘My Late Summer’ to Open Sarajevo Film Festival

The 30th Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina will open on Aug. 16 with the world premiere of “My Late Summer” by local filmmaker Danis Tanović, who won an Oscar with “No Man’s Land.” The comedy-drama centers on a young woman, Maja, who travels to a remote island to sort out her family’s inheritance. […]

By Leo Barraclough

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‘The Last Stop in Yuma County’ Takes Top Prize at Bucheon Fantasy Film Festival

American-made films took two top prizes at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) in South Korea, ahead of a slew of Korean and Taiwanese titles that took the lesser prizes. “The Last Stop in Yuma County,” a crime thriller directed by Francis Galluppi and set around a restaurant in Arizona, won the KRW20 million […]

By Patrick Frater

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‘Mirzapur’ Season 3 From Prime Video India Shatters Records, Season 4 in Development

Prime Video India’s crime drama “Mirzapur” has set a new benchmark with its third season, becoming the platform’s most-watched show in India during its launch weekend. The series has also gained significant international traction, trending in the platform’s Top 10 list across more than 85 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia. Produced by […]

By Naman Ramachandran

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Mahdi Fleifel on His Scorsese-Inspired Palestinian Refugee Thriller ‘To a Land Unknown’

Mahdi Fleifel’s debut feature, the documentary “A World Not Ours,” proved to be an unexpected festival hit back in 2012. A warm, often humorous and deeply compassioned study of the Ein El-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in South Lebanon (where Fleifel’s parents were born), and of the frustrations of a stateless generation of young men with […]

By Alex Ritman