NewFilmmakers L.A. Launches Online Short-Film Fest Mid-December

Running from Dec. 11 through Dec. 12, NewFilmmakers (NFMLA) is partnering with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to present an online film festival showcasing the latest work from Middle Eastern, Arab and Dutch filmmakers. Other presenting partners include Dutch Culture USA (Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York) and the Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI).

2020 Maverick Awards - Woodstock Film Festival

Woodstock, NY (October 2, 2020) - On Friday, October 2nd, the 21st Woodstock Film Festival was thrilled to announce the winners of its annual Maverick Awards competition in the following categories: BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao Special Mention for Best Emerging Director I Carry You With Me,

CINEPHILIA BOUND CANNES 2018 . OFFICIAL SELECTION - Cinephilia

For our 2nd edition of Cinephilia Bound Cannes, we have received 90 projects, narrative and documentary, from all corners of the Middle East and North Africa. We are pleased to announce the 5 selected narrative feature film projects from Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine.

Some Good News from Oscar Season: How Big Studios Supported Questlove and Hamaguchi (Column)

Disney's Onyx Collective and WarnerMedia OneFifty helped small movies win big. That's exciting news for the independent sector. "Hollywood died last night." Of all the texts that engulfed my phone in the aftermath of the 2022 Oscar ceremony, it was this one sent to me by a veteran filmmaker that stood out.

| Jerome Foundation

The Jerome Foundation was founded by Jerome Hill (1905-1972), a noted filmmaker, composer and painter, and awards grants to emerging artists in Hill's home state of Minnesota and New York City, where he spent much of his creative life.

Berlinale Talents - Suha Araj

Berlinale Talents is the annual summit and networking platform of the Berlin International Film Festival for outstanding creatives from the fields of film and drama series.

'Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran To Star In Meet Cute's 'A Mid-Semester Night's Dream'

EXCLUSIVE: Charithra Chandran, who plays Edwina in Netflix's smash hit period drama Bridgerton, is to star in a rom-com podcast series. Chandran, who also starred in Alex Rider, will lead A Mid-Semester Night's Dream, from Meet Cute, the podcast company that specializes in rom-com stories.

Featured Filmmaker (October 2020): Suha Araj

Suha Araj is a Palestinian-American independent filmmaker. Her recent film Rosa, which tells the story of a young woman who begins a side business shipping undocumented bodies to their home countries for burial, was the 2018 pitch winner of the Through Her Lens Tribeca Channel Women's Filmmaker Program.

Emerging Artists and Top Independent Filmmaker Mentors Announced for RBC's "Emerging Visions" Program | The Gotham

by Website Update on September 26, 2011 Emerging Artists and Top Independent Filmmaker Mentors Announced for RBC's "Emerging Visions" Program A Joint Initiative of IFP and the Film Society of Lincoln Center New York, NY (September 13, 2011) The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced today details of a unique collaborative program entitled "Emerging Visions," which will run concurrent to the New York Film Festival.

Pickled (Khsara) | Creative Capital

Suha Araj is a Palestinian-American artist who creates films that explore the displacement of immigrant communities. Artist Bio Pickled (Khsara) is a comedic feature-length film set in the Palestinian diaspora about women who don't get married "in time." Nearing the ripe age of 30, astrophysicist Nisreen will expire if not wed.