Tea with Culture

In our second part about Dubai International Film Festival 2017, we are joined by Faisal Al Jadir, film journalist from Empire Arabia.

We discuss the following films (and included at which we minute we start each discussion):

Arab films

- Wajib - 1:36

- Cactus Flower - 4:33

- Kiss me Not - 6:50

- Beauty and the Dogs - 8:53

- Until the End of Time - 10:52

- Sharp Tools - 12:05

Documentaries

- Panoptic - 15:20

- Man Behind the Microphone - 16:45

Short Films and the quality of short films in the Arab region 17:55

- The Remaining Time

- The Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow

- A Drowning Man

- Bonboné

- Into Reverse

Cinema of the World

- The Square - 29:41

- A Gentle Creature - 31:59

- The Seen and Unseen 34:17

- The Death of Stalin - 36:12

- You Were Never Really Here - 38:40

- The Disaster Artist - 41:25

- Three billboards outside of Ebbing, Missouri - 45:51

- I, Tonya - 49:16

You can follow Faisal Al Jadir on Twiiter https://twitter.com/faisalaljadir and Emipre Arabia on https://twitter.com/empirearabia and on the website https://empire-arabia.com

Dubai International Film Festival 2017 took place between 6-13 December. In our first report, we share our overall impressions, highlights of the festival, favourite films and discuss things that could be improved.

We are joined by Christopher Alario, a special collections librarian/archivist and cinephile who lives and works in the region and attended the festival with us.

We discuss the following films in this episode:

The Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow (dir. Fadi Baki)

The Square (dir. Ruben Östlund)

The Death of Stalin (dir. Armando Iannucci)

The Disaster Artist (dir. James Franco)

The Seen and Unseen (dir. Kamila Andini)

I am Not a Witch (dir. Rungano Nyoni)

You Were Never Really Here (dir. Lynne Ramsay)

The Message (dir. Moustapha Akkad, 1977)

Dubai International Film Festival 2017 took place between 6-13 December. In our first report, we share our overall impressions, highlights of the festival, favourite films and discuss things that could be improved.

We are joined by Christopher Alario, a special collections librarian/archivist and cinephile who lives and works in the region and attended the festival with us.

We discuss the following films in this episode:

The Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow (dir. Fadi Baki)

The Square (dir. Ruben Östlund)

The Death of Stalin (dir. Armando Iannucci)

The Disaster Artist (dir. James Franco)

The Seen and Unseen (dir. Kamila Andini)

I am Not a Witch (dir. Rungano Nyoni)

You Were Never Really Here (dir. Lynne Ramsay)

The Message (dir. Moustapha Akkad, 1977)

An interview with Jowe Harfouche, Executive Director of NAAS (Network of Arab Alternative Screens), a network that champions innovation in cinema exhibition in the Arabic-speaking region, aiming to broaden the scope of films available to the Arab public and encourage dialogue around cinema and its history. It is the only initiative of its kind in the region.

The members of NAAS include cinemas, cine-clubs, cultural centres, distributors, and initiatives that attempt to support a vibrant and sustainable cinema culture and develop audiences engagement with film.

Members and Affiliate Members include:

Algeria:

- Project'heurts http://projectheurts.com

Egypt:

- Animation School - Jesuit Cairo (AM)

- Cinema Everywhere http://www.cinema-everywhere.com/en (AM)

- Cimatheque http://cimatheque.org

- Terr.so https://terr.so (AM)

- Wekalet Behna https://www.facebook.com/groups/wekaletbehna

- Zawya Cinema http://zawyacinema.com

- Zawya Distribution http://zawyacinema.com/distribution (AM)

Lebanon:

- MC Distribution http://www.metropoliscinema.net (MC)

- Metropolis Cinema http://www.metropoliscinema.net

Iraq

- Samawa Cinema http://www.samawacinema.com (AM)

Jordan

- Al-Balad Theater http://al-balad.org (AM)

Morocco:

- Cinémathèque de Tanger https://www.cinemathequedetanger.com

Palestine:

- FilmLab Palestine http://flp.ps

- Cinema Al Quds, Yabous Cultural Center http://yabous.org/en/

Sudan:

- Sudan Film Factory https://www.facebook.com/SudanFilmFactory/

Tunisia:

- CinéMadart https://www.facebook.com/CineMadart

- Fédération Tunisienne des Ciné-Clubs https://www.facebook.com/FTCCTunisie/

- Hakka Distribution (AM)

United Arab Emirates:

- Cinema Akil http://cinemaakil.com

If in Beirut on 19th December, you can attend NAAS's fundraising event

"Al-Fannan” : A Ciné-Performance of The Artist, all proceeds benefit the activities of NAAS.

Book here https://ihjoz.com/events/2840-al-fannan-a-cine-performance-of-the-artist

http://www.naasnetwork.org

https://www.facebook.com/naasnetwork

An interview with Jowe Harfouche, Executive Director of NAAS (Network of Arab Alternative Screens), a network that champions innovation in cinema exhibition in the Arabic-speaking region, aiming to broaden the scope of films available to the Arab public and encourage dialogue around cinema and its history. It is the only initiative of its kind in the region.

The members of NAAS include cinemas, cine-clubs, cultural centres, distributors, and initiatives that attempt to support a vibrant and sustainable cinema culture and develop audiences engagement with film.

Members and Affiliate Members include:

Algeria:

- Project'heurts http://projectheurts.com

Egypt:

- Animation School - Jesuit Cairo (AM)

- Cinema Everywhere http://www.cinema-everywhere.com/en (AM)

- Cimatheque http://cimatheque.org

- Terr.so https://terr.so (AM)

- Wekalet Behna https://www.facebook.com/groups/wekaletbehna

- Zawya Cinema http://zawyacinema.com

- Zawya Distribution http://zawyacinema.com/distribution (AM)

Lebanon:

- MC Distribution http://www.metropoliscinema.net (MC)

- Metropolis Cinema http://www.metropoliscinema.net

Iraq

- Samawa Cinema http://www.samawacinema.com (AM)

Jordan

- Al-Balad Theater http://al-balad.org (AM)

Morocco:

- Cinémathèque de Tanger https://www.cinemathequedetanger.com

Palestine:

- FilmLab Palestine http://flp.ps

- Cinema Al Quds, Yabous Cultural Center http://yabous.org/en/

Sudan:

- Sudan Film Factory https://www.facebook.com/SudanFilmFactory/

Tunisia:

- CinéMadart https://www.facebook.com/CineMadart

- Fédération Tunisienne des Ciné-Clubs https://www.facebook.com/FTCCTunisie/

- Hakka Distribution (AM)

United Arab Emirates:

- Cinema Akil http://cinemaakil.com

If in Beirut on 19th December, you can attend NAAS's fundraising event

"Al-Fannan” : A Ciné-Performance of The Artist, all proceeds benefit the activities of NAAS.

Book here https://ihjoz.com/events/2840-al-fannan-a-cine-performance-of-the-artist

http://www.naasnetwork.org

https://www.facebook.com/naasnetwork

An interview about Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival in Beirut, the only festival in the Arab world focusing exclusively on modern genre film, bringing the best horror, thriller, fantasy and action films from around the globe .

Wael Hattar meets Maskoon's co-founders Antoine Waked (Creative Director) and Myriam Sassine(Executive Director) to talk about the film festival, its objectives, the role it plays within the local community, plus the challenges and opportunities since its launch in 2016.

https://twitter.com/MaskoonFFFest

https://www.instagram.com/maskoonfff/

https://www.facebook.com/MASKOONFFF/

https://twitter.com/antoinewaked

https://twitter.com/sacinephile

An interview about Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival in Beirut, the only festival in the Arab world focusing exclusively on modern genre film, bringing the best horror, thriller, fantasy and action films from around the globe .

Wael Hattar meets Maskoon's co-founders Antoine Waked (Creative Director) and Myriam Sassine(Executive Director) to talk about the film festival, its objectives, the role it plays within the local community, plus the challenges and opportunities since its launch in 2016.

https://twitter.com/MaskoonFFFest

https://www.instagram.com/maskoonfff/

https://www.facebook.com/MASKOONFFF/

https://twitter.com/antoinewaked

https://twitter.com/sacinephile

An interview with film critic/programmer Joseph Fahim about film criticism in the Arab world, the role of film festivals in the Arab region, Arab films and filmmakers to look out for. We also discuss the challenges of film funding, film censorship and film education.

You can follow Joseph Fahim on Twitter https://twitter.com/joseph_fahim where he shares his writings and projects he is working on.

Links to the festivals we talked about:

Berlin Critics' Week http://wochederkritik.de/en_US/

Carthage Film Festival http://www.jcctunisie.org/eng/

Dubai International Film Festival https://dubaifilmfest.com

El Gouna Film Festival http://www.elgounafilmfestival.com

Karlovy Vary Film Festival http://www.kviff.com/en

Maskoon Film Festival https://www.facebook.com/MASKOONFFF

Qumra http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/qumra

An interview with film critic/programmer Joseph Fahim about film criticism in the Arab world, the role of film festivals in the Arab region, Arab films and filmmakers to look out for. We also discuss the challenges of film funding, film censorship and film education.

You can follow Joseph Fahim on Twitter https://twitter.com/joseph_fahim where he shares his writings and projects he is working on.

Links to the festivals we talked about:

Berlin Critics' Week http://wochederkritik.de/en_US/

Carthage Film Festival http://www.jcctunisie.org/eng/

Dubai International Film Festival https://dubaifilmfest.com

El Gouna Film Festival http://www.elgounafilmfestival.com

Karlovy Vary Film Festival http://www.kviff.com/en

Maskoon Film Festival https://www.facebook.com/MASKOONFFF

Qumra http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/qumra

Interview with Azim Al Ghussein who describes himself as a cartoonist, illustrator and soapmaker. We talk about his start as an illustrator, inspiration from Fairuz, language, Middle Eastern folklore, Nabulsi soap and maps.

You can see and follow Azim's work by clicking on one of the following links:

http://www.azimgh.com

https://twitter.com/azimgh

https://www.instagram.com/azimgh