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MENA Business & Legal Affairs Duo Izzy Abidi & Aliaa Zaky Talk Drive To Support Region’s Talent With New Prize – Red Sea Film Festival
MENA Business & Legal Affairs Duo Izzy Abidi & Aliaa Zaky Talk Drive To Support Region’s Emerging Talent With New Prize – Red Sea Film Festival
The first two winners of the Freshly Ground Stories Award will receive business and legal support for a period of 12 months at any stage of the production cycle, worth the equivalent of $5,000. First winners are Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir ’s satire Holy Cow(working title), which is in development, and Lebanese French filmmaker Dahlia Nemlich’s Asaa, A Fish In A Bowl, a participant of the Red Sea Lodge, a residency program run in partnership with the TorinoFilmLab and Film AlUla. “There’s also this misconception that lawyers are troublemakers and that they block things, and it’s actually the complete opposite, we’re enablers, who can solve issues on the spot, coordinating with the opposing parties, making sure that everything runs smoothly.”
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