‘Capernaum’ Director Nadine Labaki on How Cinema Can Help Arab Filmmakers ‘Express Pent-Up Anger,’ ‘Not Being Faced With Agenda’ From Western Funders

Capernaum' director Nadine Labaki discusses working with non-actors in 'Capernaum,' dealing with Western funds and ...

Women Directors Are Reshaping Our Perception of the Arab World

Six out of the eight Best International Feature submissions from Arab countries are directed by women, each having won awards ...
Deadline.com

Sony Pacts With Qatar’s Film Committee To Co-Finance Arabic Language Films

Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP) has signed a multi-year agreement with the Film Committee at Media City Qatar to co-finance Arabic-language films from the Middle East and North Africa.
Variety

Sony and Qatar’s Film Committee Forge Pact to Co-Finance Arabic Film Slate as Rebate Is Unveiled

Sony Pictures International Productions has forged a multi-year agreement with Qatar’s nascent Film Committee to co-finance a slate of Arabic-language films from the Middle East and North Africa. The ...
Yahoo

Miramax Signs Production Partnership With Qatar Film Committee, Plans Arabic Adaptation of Rom-Com ‘Serendipity’

Miramax has announced a partnership with Qatar’s nascent film entity The Film Committee at Media City Qatar to co-develop film and TV titles for the global market that are meant to raise the profile ...
Screen International

Miramax, Qatar’s Film Committee launch pact with Arabic-language ‘Serendipity’

Miramax, owned by Qatar’s beIN Media Group and Paramount Global, has become the latest studio to sign a partnership with Qatar’s Film Committee at Media City Qatar. The partnership will begin with the ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Former Qualcomm executive sentenced to prison for $180M fraud scheme

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A former Qualcomm vice president has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for an elaborate $180 million fraud scheme that prosecutors say betrayed his employer and ...