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MAD Solutions & Arab Cinema Center Founders Alaa Karkouti And Maher Diab Talk 15 Years Of Promoting Arab Cinema: “People Told Us We Were Crazy”
Mad Solutions & Arab Cinema Center Co-Founders Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab Talk 15 Years Of Promoting Arab Cinema: “People Told Us We Were Crazy And That It Wouldn’t Work”
Based out of Berlin, the non-profit platform provides an umbrella stand and talks program at key markets and is funded by orgs from the MENA region that sign-up for partnerships across the year. These include Oscar nominee Kaouther Ben Hania ( Challet of Tunis), Hala Lotfy ( Coming Forth By Day), Myriam Al Hajj ( Diaries From Lebanon), Wissam Charif ( Dirty, Difficult Dangerous), Najwa Najjar ( Between Heaven And Earth), Tarzan and Arab Nasser ( Gaza Mon Amour), Mohamed Kordofani ( Goodbye Julia), Mohamed Ben Attia ( Hedi), Amjad Al-Rasheed ( Inshallah A Boy), Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf (Mare Nostrum), Ismael Ferroukhi ( Mika), Ahmad Abdalla ( Rags and Tatters) to name but a few. In a timely panel, the ACC’s Cannes program features a discussion entitled “Displacement: Cinematic Perspectives”, in collaboration with IEFTA (International Emerging Film Talent Association) and UNHCR.
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