From the MENA to the USA, there may not be so so many titles directed by women at the festival. But what is programmed is simply the best.
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Cannes' sidebars -- Critics' Week, Directors' Fortnight and ACID selections announced
Among the titles which stand out to me immediately are two beautiful projects, one selected for Critics’ Week and the other in the Fortnight line up, which participated in the recent DFI Qumra industry incubator. And I included the shorts in Critics’ Week!
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The Qumra class of 2024, captured in the courtyard of the Museum of Islamic Art
The Qumra Diaries: the good, the bad and the overcrowded
And no, I’m not talking about the bustling Souq Waqif on the eve of Ramadan!
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Mariëtte Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian announcing this year’s Competition & Encounters line up on Monday
All the latest Berlinale titles added to Competition and Encounters
While many of us may be concentrating on the awards announcements, the Berlin Film Festival reminds us where it all starts from, and why these worldwide events are so important. Dare I say, more than the awards…
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