Emirati filmmaker Amal Al-Agroobi, best known for her non-fiction works The Brain That Sings and Half, is developing her first narrative work.
The short, entitled Under The Hat, revolves around the relationship between a devout muezzin who enlists the help of a rock star when his voice fails him and he can no longer lead the call to prayer at his mosque.
“This will be my first narrative work. I’ve proven I can make documentaries – now I want to test my skill in narrative film-making, to see if I even enjoy it,” said Al-Agroobi.
Her last documentary The Brain That Sings, tackling the attitude towards autism in the UAE, won the People’s Choice Award at Diff last year.
It also went on to win the Aljazeera Documentary Channel Award at the broadcaster’s documentary film festival earlier this year.
It also screened at the Docutah in the Us and the younger-generation focused Giffoni Film Festival...
The short, entitled Under The Hat, revolves around the relationship between a devout muezzin who enlists the help of a rock star when his voice fails him and he can no longer lead the call to prayer at his mosque.
“This will be my first narrative work. I’ve proven I can make documentaries – now I want to test my skill in narrative film-making, to see if I even enjoy it,” said Al-Agroobi.
Her last documentary The Brain That Sings, tackling the attitude towards autism in the UAE, won the People’s Choice Award at Diff last year.
It also went on to win the Aljazeera Documentary Channel Award at the broadcaster’s documentary film festival earlier this year.
It also screened at the Docutah in the Us and the younger-generation focused Giffoni Film Festival...
- 12/14/2014
- ScreenDaily
Emirati filmmaker Amal Al-Agroobi, best known for her non-fiction works The Brain That Sings and Half, is developing her first narrative work.
The short, entitled Under The Hat, revolves around the relationship between a devout muezzin who enlists the help of a rock star when his voice fails him and he can no longer lead the call to prayer at his mosque.
“This will be my first narrative work. I’ve proven I can make documentaries – now I want to test my skill in narrative film-making, to see if I even enjoy it,” said Al-Groobi.
Her last documentary The Brain That Sings, tackling the attitude towards autism in the UAE, won the People’s Choice Award at Diff last year.
It also went on to win the Aljazeera Documentary Channel Award at the broadcaster’s documentary film festival earlier this year.
It also screened at the Docutah in the Us and the younger-generation focused Giffoni Film Festival...
The short, entitled Under The Hat, revolves around the relationship between a devout muezzin who enlists the help of a rock star when his voice fails him and he can no longer lead the call to prayer at his mosque.
“This will be my first narrative work. I’ve proven I can make documentaries – now I want to test my skill in narrative film-making, to see if I even enjoy it,” said Al-Groobi.
Her last documentary The Brain That Sings, tackling the attitude towards autism in the UAE, won the People’s Choice Award at Diff last year.
It also went on to win the Aljazeera Documentary Channel Award at the broadcaster’s documentary film festival earlier this year.
It also screened at the Docutah in the Us and the younger-generation focused Giffoni Film Festival...
- 12/14/2014
- ScreenDaily
Hany Abu-Assad’s Omar won best film in the Muhr Arab feature competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (Diff), while Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo won best film in the Muhr AsiaAfrica section.
Abu-Assad also won best director in the Arab feature section, while Yasmine Raees won best actress for Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Khan’s Factory Girl. Best actor went to Hassan Badida for Moroccan filmmaker Hicham Lasri’s They Are The Dogs, which also picked up the Special Jury Prize.
Special Mentions went to Mohamed Amin Benamraoui for Adios Carmen and to Moroccan actress Raouia for her roles in Rock The Casbah and Pillow Secrets.
Ilo Ilo was also a multiple prize-winner, adding to an already weighty awards stash, by taking best actress for Yeo Yann Yann’s performance. Best actor in the AsiaAfrica section went to Irrfan Khan for his role in Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox, which also won...
Abu-Assad also won best director in the Arab feature section, while Yasmine Raees won best actress for Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Khan’s Factory Girl. Best actor went to Hassan Badida for Moroccan filmmaker Hicham Lasri’s They Are The Dogs, which also picked up the Special Jury Prize.
Special Mentions went to Mohamed Amin Benamraoui for Adios Carmen and to Moroccan actress Raouia for her roles in Rock The Casbah and Pillow Secrets.
Ilo Ilo was also a multiple prize-winner, adding to an already weighty awards stash, by taking best actress for Yeo Yann Yann’s performance. Best actor in the AsiaAfrica section went to Irrfan Khan for his role in Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox, which also won...
- 12/13/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Sandeep Ray won best director award for his short Shirno Bahu (Thin Arms)
Irrfan Khan won best actor award for his role in Ritesh Batra’s “The Lunchbox”. The film also won the writer-director a special mention for screenplay in the Muhr Asia Africa category. The jury was headed by Shekhar Kapoor.
Sandeep Ray’s short film “Shirno Bahu” (Thin Arms) won him the best director award in the Muhr Asia Africa shorts category.
“Shirno Bahu” tells the story of an octogenarian woman who undergoes treatment for a debilitating medical condition. The 10 minute film is in Bengali language.
Actor-producer Sanjay Suri was a part of Arab competition jury.
“The Lunchbox” also won two Asia Pacific Screen Awards recently.
Full list of awards at Dubai International Film Festival:
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature:
Special Mention: Souleymane Démé for his role in Grigris(France, Chad)
Special Mention: Ritesh Batra for the screenplay of The Lunchbox...
Irrfan Khan won best actor award for his role in Ritesh Batra’s “The Lunchbox”. The film also won the writer-director a special mention for screenplay in the Muhr Asia Africa category. The jury was headed by Shekhar Kapoor.
Sandeep Ray’s short film “Shirno Bahu” (Thin Arms) won him the best director award in the Muhr Asia Africa shorts category.
“Shirno Bahu” tells the story of an octogenarian woman who undergoes treatment for a debilitating medical condition. The 10 minute film is in Bengali language.
Actor-producer Sanjay Suri was a part of Arab competition jury.
“The Lunchbox” also won two Asia Pacific Screen Awards recently.
Full list of awards at Dubai International Film Festival:
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature:
Special Mention: Souleymane Démé for his role in Grigris(France, Chad)
Special Mention: Ritesh Batra for the screenplay of The Lunchbox...
- 12/13/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Dubai-based crowd-funding platform Aflamnah has announced that it has raised $200,000 across 47 projects since its launch 18 months ago, including two films that are premiering at Diff.
Established in July 2012 by regional media professionals Vida Rizq and Lotfi Bencheikh, Aflamnah is a fund-raising platform for creative projects in any domain from across the Arab world.
The site was recently used to raise finance for Jinan Coulter’s Searching For Saris, which premieres in Diff’s Muhr Arab Documentary competition on Sunday night, and Amal Al-Agroobi’s The Brain That Sings, a contender in the Muhr Emirati competition.
Coulter raised $21,330 through Aflamnah for Searching For Saris when the film was at post-production stage. The feature documentary is about a former Palestinian village on the edge of Jerusalem, which was occupied by Israelis in 1948. It was also supported by Diff’s Enjaaz post-production fund.
“Aflamnah offered me a fantastic opportunity to raise the additional funds I needed for my film,” said...
Established in July 2012 by regional media professionals Vida Rizq and Lotfi Bencheikh, Aflamnah is a fund-raising platform for creative projects in any domain from across the Arab world.
The site was recently used to raise finance for Jinan Coulter’s Searching For Saris, which premieres in Diff’s Muhr Arab Documentary competition on Sunday night, and Amal Al-Agroobi’s The Brain That Sings, a contender in the Muhr Emirati competition.
Coulter raised $21,330 through Aflamnah for Searching For Saris when the film was at post-production stage. The feature documentary is about a former Palestinian village on the edge of Jerusalem, which was occupied by Israelis in 1948. It was also supported by Diff’s Enjaaz post-production fund.
“Aflamnah offered me a fantastic opportunity to raise the additional funds I needed for my film,” said...
- 12/7/2013
- ScreenDaily
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