Jordan has submitted Amjad Al-Rasheed’s female inheritance rights drama Inshallah A Boy for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
The picture made history earlier this year when it became the first Jordanian feature film to premiere in Cannes, when it was selected for parallel section Cannes Critics’ Week.
It won the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution, putting $21,000 towards distribution costs in France.
Greenwich Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film ahead of its North American premiere at TIFF earlier this month.
The Amman-set drama stars Muna Hawa as a newly widowed young woman, who is in danger of losing the home that she helped pay for with her late husband due to Jordan’s anachronistic inheritance laws.
In the face of pressure from her in-laws and with little support from her the wealthy household where she works as a carer for the ageing grandmother,...
The picture made history earlier this year when it became the first Jordanian feature film to premiere in Cannes, when it was selected for parallel section Cannes Critics’ Week.
It won the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution, putting $21,000 towards distribution costs in France.
Greenwich Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film ahead of its North American premiere at TIFF earlier this month.
The Amman-set drama stars Muna Hawa as a newly widowed young woman, who is in danger of losing the home that she helped pay for with her late husband due to Jordan’s anachronistic inheritance laws.
In the face of pressure from her in-laws and with little support from her the wealthy household where she works as a carer for the ageing grandmother,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Anna Camp and Rob Mayes have paired up for an emotional project. “5,000 Blankets,” which debuts in theaters for two nights only (Dec. 12 and 13), is inspired by the real events that led to the Phillip’s Wish foundation.
The film follows a determined woman, Cyndi Bunch (Camp), who sets out to find her husband, Bobby (Mayes) after he’s had a mental breakdown and gone missing. Along with her son, Phillip (Carson Minniear), the pair are alarmed to see how many unhoused people there are, a realization that sparks “a movement of compassion” to help as many people as possible.
The Sony Affirm Originals film is produced by Douglas Shaffer of Caspian Productions and written by Matthew Antonelli and Larry Postel. Amin Matalqa directs.
“I initially read the script and absolutely fell in love with it, especially after learning that it was a true story,” says Mayes. “I did as much...
The film follows a determined woman, Cyndi Bunch (Camp), who sets out to find her husband, Bobby (Mayes) after he’s had a mental breakdown and gone missing. Along with her son, Phillip (Carson Minniear), the pair are alarmed to see how many unhoused people there are, a realization that sparks “a movement of compassion” to help as many people as possible.
The Sony Affirm Originals film is produced by Douglas Shaffer of Caspian Productions and written by Matthew Antonelli and Larry Postel. Amin Matalqa directs.
“I initially read the script and absolutely fell in love with it, especially after learning that it was a true story,” says Mayes. “I did as much...
- 11/22/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Leading Arab producer Ossama Bawardi is in development with Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir’s fourth film, a period drama set in Palestine, with European and Arab characters, in what he describes as “a very competitive Arab market” for Arab films. Speaking to Variety at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt, Bawardi spoke about his upcoming slate.
Jacir, who served on the Berlinale’s International Jury this year, has just finished the script for her next project. The plan is for it to qualify under the British-Palestinian co-production agreement. “We have begun reaching out to international partners, to those who want to be part of Annemarie’s new film, which she calls the project of her life,” Bawardi said.
Even with the global pandemic, and at times because of it, it’s been a busy year for Bawardi and Philistine Films, the company he runs alongside Jacir. The husband-and-wife team...
Jacir, who served on the Berlinale’s International Jury this year, has just finished the script for her next project. The plan is for it to qualify under the British-Palestinian co-production agreement. “We have begun reaching out to international partners, to those who want to be part of Annemarie’s new film, which she calls the project of her life,” Bawardi said.
Even with the global pandemic, and at times because of it, it’s been a busy year for Bawardi and Philistine Films, the company he runs alongside Jacir. The husband-and-wife team...
- 10/31/2020
- by Kaleem Aftab
- Variety Film + TV
Principal photography began Sunday in Amman, Jordan, on the first Netflix Arabic Original Series. Maximising on the beauty of the local setting, mixing themes of supernatural and teen soap, Jinn will bring Middle East folklore into the modern world, exploring contemporary themes of Jinn mythology but with a coming of age supernatural story about friendship, love and adventure.
Produced by Kabreet Productions, this supernatural teenage drama will be directed and executive produced by rising star, Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (Very Big Shot) and executive produced by Elan and Rajeev Dassani (Seam), with Elan serving as head writer. Rajeev contributed to the writing alongside Sundance Award winner Amin Matalqa (Captain Abu Raed) from Jordan who is directing the last 3 episodes. The six-episode series is expected to launch to Netflix members all around the world in 2019.
Jinn follows a group of Arab teenagers as their friendships and budding romances are tested when they...
Produced by Kabreet Productions, this supernatural teenage drama will be directed and executive produced by rising star, Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (Very Big Shot) and executive produced by Elan and Rajeev Dassani (Seam), with Elan serving as head writer. Rajeev contributed to the writing alongside Sundance Award winner Amin Matalqa (Captain Abu Raed) from Jordan who is directing the last 3 episodes. The six-episode series is expected to launch to Netflix members all around the world in 2019.
Jinn follows a group of Arab teenagers as their friendships and budding romances are tested when they...
- 8/13/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
‘Jinn’ follows a group of Arab teenagers as a supernatural force enters their world.
Principal photography is underway in Jordan on supernatural teenage drama Jinn, the first Arabic language original series from streaming giant Netflix.
Directed and executive produced by Lebanese filmmaker Mir-Jean Bou-Chaaya (Very Big Shot), Jinn will shoot across 10 weeks in Petra, Wadi Rum and 12 locations in Jordanian capital Amman. The production team includes 55 Jordanian crew, trainees and interns.
The six-episode series is expected to launch on the platform around the world in 2019.
Produced by Kabreet Productions, the series is executive produced by Elan and Rajeev Dassani. Elan is also head writer,...
Principal photography is underway in Jordan on supernatural teenage drama Jinn, the first Arabic language original series from streaming giant Netflix.
Directed and executive produced by Lebanese filmmaker Mir-Jean Bou-Chaaya (Very Big Shot), Jinn will shoot across 10 weeks in Petra, Wadi Rum and 12 locations in Jordanian capital Amman. The production team includes 55 Jordanian crew, trainees and interns.
The six-episode series is expected to launch on the platform around the world in 2019.
Produced by Kabreet Productions, the series is executive produced by Elan and Rajeev Dassani. Elan is also head writer,...
- 8/13/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Netflix is in production on its first Arabic Original Series: ‘supernatural teen soap’ Jinn.
Production is under way in Amman, Jordan, on the series which will explore “contemporary themes of Jinn mythology with a coming of age supernatural story about friendship, love and adventure.” In Middle Eastern folktales Jinns are supernatural creatures, spirits and demons.
Produced by Kabreet Productions, the show will be directed and executive produced by Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (Very Big Shot) and executive produced by Elan and Rajeev Dassani (Seam), with Elan serving as head writer. Rajeev contributed to the writing alongside Amin Matalqa (Captain Abu Raed) from Jordan who is directing the last three episodes.
The six-episode series, whose cast will largely be made up of newcomers, is expected to launch in 2019.
Salma Malhas will star as Mira, a rebellious teen still devastated after the loss of her mother who learns to love again when she meets Keras,...
Production is under way in Amman, Jordan, on the series which will explore “contemporary themes of Jinn mythology with a coming of age supernatural story about friendship, love and adventure.” In Middle Eastern folktales Jinns are supernatural creatures, spirits and demons.
Produced by Kabreet Productions, the show will be directed and executive produced by Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (Very Big Shot) and executive produced by Elan and Rajeev Dassani (Seam), with Elan serving as head writer. Rajeev contributed to the writing alongside Amin Matalqa (Captain Abu Raed) from Jordan who is directing the last three episodes.
The six-episode series, whose cast will largely be made up of newcomers, is expected to launch in 2019.
Salma Malhas will star as Mira, a rebellious teen still devastated after the loss of her mother who learns to love again when she meets Keras,...
- 8/13/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has set “Jinn” as its first Arabic-language original series, a coming-of-age teen drama with supernatural elements that began production Monday in Amman, Jordan. The six-episode series is expected to be available to Netflix members worldwide in 2019.
Until now, Netflix’s only announcement of original content in Arabic has been of a stand-up comedy special with Lebanese comedian and actor Adel Karam. Analysts say lack of local content has held back the streaming giant’s growth in the Middle East.
Produced by Kabreet Productions, “Jinn” is directed and executive produced by rising star Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (“Very Big Shot”) and executive produced by Elan and Rajeev Dassani (“Seam”), with Elan Dassani serving as head writer. Rajeev Dassani contributed to the writing alongside Amin Matalqa (“Captain Abu Raed”), who is directing the last three episodes.
“Jinn” follows a group of Arab teenagers as their friendships and budding romances are tested when...
Until now, Netflix’s only announcement of original content in Arabic has been of a stand-up comedy special with Lebanese comedian and actor Adel Karam. Analysts say lack of local content has held back the streaming giant’s growth in the Middle East.
Produced by Kabreet Productions, “Jinn” is directed and executive produced by rising star Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (“Very Big Shot”) and executive produced by Elan and Rajeev Dassani (“Seam”), with Elan Dassani serving as head writer. Rajeev Dassani contributed to the writing alongside Amin Matalqa (“Captain Abu Raed”), who is directing the last three episodes.
“Jinn” follows a group of Arab teenagers as their friendships and budding romances are tested when...
- 8/13/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Simon Pegg (“Star Trek”) and Gaten Matarazzo (“Stranger Things”) will face off as voice cast members of independent animated feature “Hump.”
The film sees a timid a young camel cross the Arabian Desert with a pair of unlikely companions, an ill-tempered goat and an overconfident desert fox, in order to reunite with his owner and best friend, a 10-year-old Bedouin boy.
The film is in pre-production with Pixar veteran artist Rob Gibbs directing. Completion is expected in 2020.
Matarazzo is set to play the lead role, with Ramy Youssef, star of Hulu’s new comedy show “The Ramy,” voicing his human best friend, Omar. Pegg is set as a villainous badger character.
“Hump” is a German-Belgian co-production by Alexander Weimer, Esther Friedrich and Sundance Audience Award-winner Amin Matalqa for vieBrats Pictures and Eric Goossens of Belgian animation studio Walking the Dog (“Another Day of Life’). It is from a script by...
The film sees a timid a young camel cross the Arabian Desert with a pair of unlikely companions, an ill-tempered goat and an overconfident desert fox, in order to reunite with his owner and best friend, a 10-year-old Bedouin boy.
The film is in pre-production with Pixar veteran artist Rob Gibbs directing. Completion is expected in 2020.
Matarazzo is set to play the lead role, with Ramy Youssef, star of Hulu’s new comedy show “The Ramy,” voicing his human best friend, Omar. Pegg is set as a villainous badger character.
“Hump” is a German-Belgian co-production by Alexander Weimer, Esther Friedrich and Sundance Audience Award-winner Amin Matalqa for vieBrats Pictures and Eric Goossens of Belgian animation studio Walking the Dog (“Another Day of Life’). It is from a script by...
- 5/12/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sales deal for co-pro between MovieBrats, Tangent and Walking The Dog.
Sydney-based sales agent Odin’s Eye Entertainment will launch pre-sales on 3D animated feature Hump at the forthcoming European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin (Feb 9-17).
Veteran Pixar story artist Rob Gibbs, whose credits include Up and Toy Story 2, will make his feature directorial debut on the project, which is based on a screenplay by Amin Matalqa (Captain Abu Raed) and Matt Antonelli.
The film follows a timid but kind-hearted camel that traverses the Arabian desert with an ill-tempered goat and an overconfident desert fox in order to reunite with its owner and best friend, a 10-year-old Bedouin boy.
It will be produced by Germany’s MovieBrats Pictures (Lost Place 3D) along with Belgian animation studio Walking The Dog (Richard The Stork) and Canada’s Tangent Animation (Ozzy).
The project is in pre-production and has a budget of $16m, according to the...
Sydney-based sales agent Odin’s Eye Entertainment will launch pre-sales on 3D animated feature Hump at the forthcoming European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin (Feb 9-17).
Veteran Pixar story artist Rob Gibbs, whose credits include Up and Toy Story 2, will make his feature directorial debut on the project, which is based on a screenplay by Amin Matalqa (Captain Abu Raed) and Matt Antonelli.
The film follows a timid but kind-hearted camel that traverses the Arabian desert with an ill-tempered goat and an overconfident desert fox in order to reunite with its owner and best friend, a 10-year-old Bedouin boy.
It will be produced by Germany’s MovieBrats Pictures (Lost Place 3D) along with Belgian animation studio Walking The Dog (Richard The Stork) and Canada’s Tangent Animation (Ozzy).
The project is in pre-production and has a budget of $16m, according to the...
- 1/25/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
The Rendezvous Screens Friday, Nov. 11 at 7:15pm at The Tivoli Theater a part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Director Amin Matalqa will be in attendance. Ticket information can be found Here
The Jordan-shot The Rendezvous places a developing romance between Jewish-American doctor Rachel (Stana Katic of “Castle”) and Arab-American government bureaucrat Jake (Raza Jeffrey of “Homeland”) against a vivid backdrop of intrigue and adventure. After Rachel’s treasure-hunting brother dies in the Middle East, the pair travels across the globe in an attempt to untangle the mysteries surrounding his death. But they find themselves unexpectedly hunted by a doomsday group, the Armageddonites, who believe Rachel and Jake possess an ancient script discovered by her brother — an artifact that could bring about the end of days. Caught in the middle of a plot to hasten the extinction of mankind, Rachel and Jake now find that they...
The Jordan-shot The Rendezvous places a developing romance between Jewish-American doctor Rachel (Stana Katic of “Castle”) and Arab-American government bureaucrat Jake (Raza Jeffrey of “Homeland”) against a vivid backdrop of intrigue and adventure. After Rachel’s treasure-hunting brother dies in the Middle East, the pair travels across the globe in an attempt to untangle the mysteries surrounding his death. But they find themselves unexpectedly hunted by a doomsday group, the Armageddonites, who believe Rachel and Jake possess an ancient script discovered by her brother — an artifact that could bring about the end of days. Caught in the middle of a plot to hasten the extinction of mankind, Rachel and Jake now find that they...
- 11/9/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Indiewire can exclusively announce the first round of films from the Mill Valley Film Festival’s upcoming 39th edition, with a number of high-profile selections from Cannes (“I, Daniel Blake”), Sundance (“Manchester by the Sea”) and Berlin (“Things to Come”) leading the way. Mvff, which runs from October – 16 this year, will also host the premieres of several Bay Area filmmakers’ new works. See the full list below.
Read More: ‘Room’ Declared Audience Award Favorite at 38th Mill Valley Film Festival
“I, Daniel Blake” (Ken Loach)
“Loving” (Jeff Nichols)
“Paterson” and “Gimme Danger” (Jim Jarmusch)
“Neruda” (Pablo Larrain)
“Toni Erdmann” (Maren Ade)
“The Salesman” (Asghar Farhadi)
“The Handmaiden” (Park Chan-wook)
“Elle” (Paul Verhoeven)
“Like Crazy” (Paolo Virzi)
“Manchester by the Sea” (Kenneth Lonergan)
“Christine” (Antonio Campos)
“Maya Angelou and Still I Rise” (Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack)
“Things to Come” (Mia Hansen Løve)
“Fire at Sea”(Giancarlo Rosi)
“Death in Sarajevo...
Read More: ‘Room’ Declared Audience Award Favorite at 38th Mill Valley Film Festival
“I, Daniel Blake” (Ken Loach)
“Loving” (Jeff Nichols)
“Paterson” and “Gimme Danger” (Jim Jarmusch)
“Neruda” (Pablo Larrain)
“Toni Erdmann” (Maren Ade)
“The Salesman” (Asghar Farhadi)
“The Handmaiden” (Park Chan-wook)
“Elle” (Paul Verhoeven)
“Like Crazy” (Paolo Virzi)
“Manchester by the Sea” (Kenneth Lonergan)
“Christine” (Antonio Campos)
“Maya Angelou and Still I Rise” (Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack)
“Things to Come” (Mia Hansen Løve)
“Fire at Sea”(Giancarlo Rosi)
“Death in Sarajevo...
- 8/17/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Eichinger’s Hands Of A Mother won three prizes at the German Cinema New Talent Awards.
Florian Eichinger’s third feature Hands Of A Mother (Die Hände meiner Mutter) was the big winner at this year’s German Cinema New Talent Awards held during the 34th edition of Filmfest München (23 June - 2 July) which ended at the weekend with the international premiere of Matt Ross’ Captain Fantastic.
Eichinger received the £33k (€30k) award for Best Direction, while his lead actor Andreas Döhler was named Best Actor for his performance as a man who breaks his self-denial to recall having been sexually abused as a child by his mother.
The co-production by Kinescope Film and Bergfilm with Zdf’s Das kleine Fernsehspiel unit, which is the final part of Eichinger’s trilogy about violence within the family after 2008’s Bergfest and 2013’s Nordstrand, will be released theatrically in German cinemas by Farbfilm Verleih on 1 December. International sales are...
Florian Eichinger’s third feature Hands Of A Mother (Die Hände meiner Mutter) was the big winner at this year’s German Cinema New Talent Awards held during the 34th edition of Filmfest München (23 June - 2 July) which ended at the weekend with the international premiere of Matt Ross’ Captain Fantastic.
Eichinger received the £33k (€30k) award for Best Direction, while his lead actor Andreas Döhler was named Best Actor for his performance as a man who breaks his self-denial to recall having been sexually abused as a child by his mother.
The co-production by Kinescope Film and Bergfilm with Zdf’s Das kleine Fernsehspiel unit, which is the final part of Eichinger’s trilogy about violence within the family after 2008’s Bergfest and 2013’s Nordstrand, will be released theatrically in German cinemas by Farbfilm Verleih on 1 December. International sales are...
- 7/4/2016
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Stana Katic (Castle) and Raza Jaffrey (Homeland) will star in Sundance award-winning director Amin Matalqa’s action adventure The Rendezvous. Inspired by classic romantic capers as North By Northwest and Romancing The Stone, the film is an adaptation of Sarah Isaias’ book A New Song. Set in Jordan, the film recently wrapped principal photography on location there. Terrel Seltzer (One Fine Day) has written the script, which follows an unlikely pair who find…...
- 7/2/2015
- Deadline
Usually found tracking down criminals and romancing Nathan Fillion’s Richard Castle in TV’s Castle, Stana Katic has used her hiatus from the show to seek out a little adventure. She’s co-starring with Raza Jaffrey in Amin Matalqa’s pic The Rendezvous. According to Deadline, the film – adapted from Sarah Isaias’ book A New Song – is in the style of movies such as Romancing The Stone and North By Northwest. It finds an unlikely pair racing to find a sacred Dead Sea Scroll hidden in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. The cameras have already rolled on the movie, which also features Alfonso Bassave, Ron Guttman, Glenn Fleshler, Darby Stanchfield and Nadim Sawalha, and was shot on location.As to when the film will be out, that’s anyone’s guess, though it could show up before the end of the year. Katic will shortly be back on...
- 7/2/2015
- EmpireOnline
Participant Media CEO Jim Berk, Fox International Productions president Sanford Panich and CBS Paramount Television Entertainment president Nancy Tellum are among the speakers scheduled to take part in the 2009 Circle Conference, which runs from Oct. 9-11 in Abu Dhabi.
Eissa Saif Al Mazrouei, director of special projects for Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, and David Shepheard, director of the Abu Dhabi Film Commission, announced the full line-up on Tuesday.
The conference, which focuses on making films and TV for a global audience, will also hear from National Geographic Films president Adam Leipzig, BBC Worldwide head of co-production funding Stephen McDonogh, New Regency Pictures chairman Hutch Parker, Stadium International chair/CEO Stewart Till, producers Barbara DeFina, Walter Parkes, Fernando Sulichin, and Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah and directors Nawaf Al Janahi, Amin Matalqa and Malek Akkad.
The three-day event will devote more panels this year to the Middle East and the...
Eissa Saif Al Mazrouei, director of special projects for Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, and David Shepheard, director of the Abu Dhabi Film Commission, announced the full line-up on Tuesday.
The conference, which focuses on making films and TV for a global audience, will also hear from National Geographic Films president Adam Leipzig, BBC Worldwide head of co-production funding Stephen McDonogh, New Regency Pictures chairman Hutch Parker, Stadium International chair/CEO Stewart Till, producers Barbara DeFina, Walter Parkes, Fernando Sulichin, and Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah and directors Nawaf Al Janahi, Amin Matalqa and Malek Akkad.
The three-day event will devote more panels this year to the Middle East and the...
- 9/30/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Buysoundtrax Records has officially announced the limited CD release of newcomer Austin Wintory’s acclaimed score for Captain Abu Raed, Amin Matalqa’s multiple award-winning drama. “The director was looking for a Western sound, instead of the typical Middle Eastern orchestral color an audience would be used to hearing in a film set in this part of the world. The film would need a universally romantic score that would affect an audience ...
- 8/28/2009
- by moviescore
- MovieScore Magazine
Movies from Jordan rarely make their way to the Us, so let's be thankful for "Captain Abu Raed," written and directed by Amin Matalqa, who was born in Jordan and grew up in the Us.
Nadim Sawalha provides a sweet and moving performance as the titular character, a janitor at the Amman airport who finds an airline captain's hat in the trash.
Wearing the hat home, Abu Raed is mistaken for a real pilot by children in his poor neighbor.
At first he protests, but finally gives in and...
Nadim Sawalha provides a sweet and moving performance as the titular character, a janitor at the Amman airport who finds an airline captain's hat in the trash.
Wearing the hat home, Abu Raed is mistaken for a real pilot by children in his poor neighbor.
At first he protests, but finally gives in and...
- 8/14/2009
- by By V.A. MUSETTO
- NYPost.com
Our friends over at USC got in touch to let us know that they've added quite a few more guests to this event, so we're re-posting this with updated details.
Those eager to catch Fangoria Blood Drive alum Paul Solet's Grace have a chance to do so for Free, provided they live close enough to see it at USC.
On June 12th (Tomorrow!), the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Alumni Screening Series will present Grace at 7pm, University Park Campus, Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre/Frank Sinatra Hall.
In an unforgettable emotional and psychological journey into terror, a young woman is forced to make the ultimate motherly sacrifice.
The School of Cinematic Arts and Anchor Bay Entertainment invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of Grace, followed by a Q&A with writer/director Paul Solet and composer Austin Wintory.
Free admission. Open to all.
About Grace
Love.
Those eager to catch Fangoria Blood Drive alum Paul Solet's Grace have a chance to do so for Free, provided they live close enough to see it at USC.
On June 12th (Tomorrow!), the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Alumni Screening Series will present Grace at 7pm, University Park Campus, Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre/Frank Sinatra Hall.
In an unforgettable emotional and psychological journey into terror, a young woman is forced to make the ultimate motherly sacrifice.
The School of Cinematic Arts and Anchor Bay Entertainment invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of Grace, followed by a Q&A with writer/director Paul Solet and composer Austin Wintory.
Free admission. Open to all.
About Grace
Love.
- 6/11/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Those eager to catch Fangoria Blood Drive alum Paul Solet's Grace have a chance to do so for Free, provided they live close enough to see it at USC.
On June 12th, the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Alumni Screening Series will present Grace at 7pm, University Park Campus, Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre.
In an unforgettable emotional and psychological journey into terror, a young woman is forced to make the ultimate motherly sacrifice.
The School of Cinematic Arts and Anchor Bay Entertainment invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of Grace, followed by a Q&A with writer/director Paul Solet and composer Austin Wintory.
Free admission. Open to all.
About Grace
Love. Undying.
Madeline and Michael Matheson have been trying to have a baby for years. After multiple miscarriages, they finally are seven and a half months pregnant. Disheartened with traditional obstetric medicine, Madeline brings Michael to Naturebirth,...
On June 12th, the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Alumni Screening Series will present Grace at 7pm, University Park Campus, Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre.
In an unforgettable emotional and psychological journey into terror, a young woman is forced to make the ultimate motherly sacrifice.
The School of Cinematic Arts and Anchor Bay Entertainment invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of Grace, followed by a Q&A with writer/director Paul Solet and composer Austin Wintory.
Free admission. Open to all.
About Grace
Love. Undying.
Madeline and Michael Matheson have been trying to have a baby for years. After multiple miscarriages, they finally are seven and a half months pregnant. Disheartened with traditional obstetric medicine, Madeline brings Michael to Naturebirth,...
- 6/1/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
The 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival was a huge success! The Opening Night Gala was well-attended, and there were many A-list celebrities including Clint Eastwood, Anne Hathaway, etc.
But it's all about the quality of films! And last night, the festival honored films around the world.
The Festival, held from January 6-19, 2009, screened 208 films from 73 countries, including 50 of the 67 foreign entries for this year.s Academy Awards®. Palm Springs. increasingly popular Festival continues to expand its diverse programming of quality independent and foreign films, setting the stage for the year.s film festival circuit.
Awards
This year.s Festival attendees selected Departures (Japan) directed by Yojiro Takita, as the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. A failed cellist connects with his inner undertaker, his rural hometown, and his newly deceased father in this tonally eccentric, lushly scored, moving drama. The film is on the Academy Awards® shortlist...
But it's all about the quality of films! And last night, the festival honored films around the world.
The Festival, held from January 6-19, 2009, screened 208 films from 73 countries, including 50 of the 67 foreign entries for this year.s Academy Awards®. Palm Springs. increasingly popular Festival continues to expand its diverse programming of quality independent and foreign films, setting the stage for the year.s film festival circuit.
Awards
This year.s Festival attendees selected Departures (Japan) directed by Yojiro Takita, as the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. A failed cellist connects with his inner undertaker, his rural hometown, and his newly deceased father in this tonally eccentric, lushly scored, moving drama. The film is on the Academy Awards® shortlist...
- 1/19/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
- Newbie distribution company NeoClassics Films are latching onto a film that ever since its preem at Sundance has played extremely well on the film festival circuit – and additionally, and this comes as a surprise -- has been selected as it’s country’s (Jordan) first ever (!) bid for the Best Foreign film category. I'm aware that some places on this earth are movie-producing nations, but I'm sure that Jordan has had at least one example of a film worthy of international audiences before 2008? THR reports that the indie distributor picked up the North American, U.K., Australian and South African rights to Captain Abu Raed by writer-director Amin Matalqa. Winner of the Dramatic World Cinema Audience Award in Park City, this centers on an airport janitor (Nadim Sawalha) mistaken for a pilot by children in his poor Jordanian neighborhood. His fictional tales of adventures around the world inspire them.
- 11/6/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
Santa Monica -- NeoClassics Films has nabbed North American, U.K., Australian and South African rights to "Captain Abu Raed," Jordan's first-ever entry in the best foreign-language film Oscar race.
Writer-director Amin Matalqa won this year's Dramatic World Cinema Audience Award at Sundance and several other fest honors, making it a prime catch on Fortissimo Films' awards-bait Afm slate. The Canada-based NeoClassics will distribute the film through its U.S. theatrical distribution arm early next year and rep sales for its other territories.
The film centers on an airport janitor (Nadim Sawalha) mistaken for a pilot by children in his poor Jordanian neighborhood. His fictional tales of adventures around the world inspire them.
Writer-director Amin Matalqa won this year's Dramatic World Cinema Audience Award at Sundance and several other fest honors, making it a prime catch on Fortissimo Films' awards-bait Afm slate. The Canada-based NeoClassics will distribute the film through its U.S. theatrical distribution arm early next year and rep sales for its other territories.
The film centers on an airport janitor (Nadim Sawalha) mistaken for a pilot by children in his poor Jordanian neighborhood. His fictional tales of adventures around the world inspire them.
- 11/5/2008
- by By Gregg Goldstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A record 67 countries have submitted films for consideration for best foreign-language film for the 81st Academy Awards, Academy president Sid Ganis said Friday. Nominations will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 22, and the awards will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 22.
The complete list of foreign-language submissions follows. For more details on some of the films, visit THR.com/foreignoscars.
Afghanistan, "Opium War," Siddiq Barmak
Albania, "The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider," Piro Milkani and Eno Milkani
Algeria, "Masquerades," Lyes Salem
Argentina, "Lion's Den," Pablo Trapero
Austria, "Revanche," Gotz Spielmann
Azerbaijan, "Fortress," Shamil Nacafzada
Bangladesh, "Aha!," Enamul Karim Nirjhar
Belgium, "Eldorado," Bouli Lanners
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Snow," Aida Begic
Brazil, "Last Stop 174," Bruno Barreto
Bulgaria, "Zift," Javor Gardev
Canada, "The Necessities of Life," Benoit Pilon
Chile, "Tony Manero," Pablo Larrain
China, "Dream Weavers," Jun Gu
Colombia, "Dog Eat Dog," Carlos Moreno
Croatia, "No One's Son," Arsen Anton Ostojic
Czech Republic, "The Karamazovs," Petr Zelenka
Denmark,...
The complete list of foreign-language submissions follows. For more details on some of the films, visit THR.com/foreignoscars.
Afghanistan, "Opium War," Siddiq Barmak
Albania, "The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider," Piro Milkani and Eno Milkani
Algeria, "Masquerades," Lyes Salem
Argentina, "Lion's Den," Pablo Trapero
Austria, "Revanche," Gotz Spielmann
Azerbaijan, "Fortress," Shamil Nacafzada
Bangladesh, "Aha!," Enamul Karim Nirjhar
Belgium, "Eldorado," Bouli Lanners
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Snow," Aida Begic
Brazil, "Last Stop 174," Bruno Barreto
Bulgaria, "Zift," Javor Gardev
Canada, "The Necessities of Life," Benoit Pilon
Chile, "Tony Manero," Pablo Larrain
China, "Dream Weavers," Jun Gu
Colombia, "Dog Eat Dog," Carlos Moreno
Croatia, "No One's Son," Arsen Anton Ostojic
Czech Republic, "The Karamazovs," Petr Zelenka
Denmark,...
- 10/17/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- So far, about one third (35 countries to be exact) of the 96 invited to submit their entry for the Academy Awards' Best Foreign Language Picture category have done so. While tomorrow's list will beef up the finally tally, there are three pictures that first caught everyone's attention at Cannes this year that are destined to make it to the final five. After last year's fiasco (the exclusion of Persepolis and 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days), I'm hoping that this year's measures (a new voting system broken into phases) will make sure that voting members don't mess up once again and If I'd had to handicap the race this early on, I'd say The Class, Gomorra and Waltz with Bashir -- all films that are currently being showcased at the 46th Nyff, will each be considered as top tier noms. I'd also love to see Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Three Monkeys in
- 9/30/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- France has just announced their selection for the Oscar's Best Foreign picture category and there's no doubt that the Palme d'or winner will make it from the round of 96 down to the final five list of nominees. Variety reports that Thierry Fremaux, Alain Terzian, Jeanne Moreau, and filmmakers Jean-Jacques Annaud, Costa-Gavras and Regis Wargnier selected Laurent Cantet's schoolyard/classroom drama to rep La France. Sony Pictures Classics showcases The Class as the opening film of the upcoming New York Film Festival and in select markets starting December 12th. Here are some of the films that have been selected by their respective countries so far...submissions occur Oct. 1st, the nominations will be announced Jan. 22nd. Austria: Gotz Spielmann's Revanche Belgium: Bouli Lanners's Eldorado Brazil: Bruno Barreto's Last Stop 174 Canada: Benoit Pilon’s Necessities Of Life (Ce Qu’il Faut Pour Vivre)Denmark: Niels Arden Oplev's
- 9/19/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
Cologne, Germany -- Uli Edel's controversial terrorist drama "Der Baader Meinhof Komplex" joined a growing crowd of foreign-language Oscar hopefuls Tuesday, carrying the banner for Germany amid a rash of new entries.
Austria, last year's winner for "The Counterfeiters," added another German-language entry to the mix Tuesday, submitting "Revanche," Gotz Spielmann's unconventional story of guilt and revenge.
Shot in a stark, realistic style with a cast of unknowns, "Revanche" has been a festival hit, winning several international prizes, including top honors from both the Label of European Cinemas and the International Confederation of Art Cinemas in Berlin this year.
Other titles joining the race were Jan Troell's "Everlasting Moments," which will represent Sweden, and Bruno Barreto's "Last Stop 174" from Brazil.
Both titles played in Toronto, where Barreto's chronicle of a real-life bus hijacking in Rio de Janeiro had its world premiere and "Moments" was picked up by Rainbow Media's IFC.
Austria, last year's winner for "The Counterfeiters," added another German-language entry to the mix Tuesday, submitting "Revanche," Gotz Spielmann's unconventional story of guilt and revenge.
Shot in a stark, realistic style with a cast of unknowns, "Revanche" has been a festival hit, winning several international prizes, including top honors from both the Label of European Cinemas and the International Confederation of Art Cinemas in Berlin this year.
Other titles joining the race were Jan Troell's "Everlasting Moments," which will represent Sweden, and Bruno Barreto's "Last Stop 174" from Brazil.
Both titles played in Toronto, where Barreto's chronicle of a real-life bus hijacking in Rio de Janeiro had its world premiere and "Moments" was picked up by Rainbow Media's IFC.
- 9/16/2008
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For the first time, Jordan is joining the Oscar race by naming a foreign-language feature film submission, "Captain Abu Raed." Amin Matalqa's drama won the World Cinema Audience Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
- 9/11/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jordan is to enter the Oscar race for the first time in Academy Awards history.
The Middle Eastern kingdom's film experts have selected director Amin Matalqa's Captain Abu Raed for Best Foreign Film consideration.
The family film follows the fortunes of an airport janitor who is mistaken for a pilot.
The movie won an Audience award at January's Sundance Festival.
The Middle Eastern kingdom's film experts have selected director Amin Matalqa's Captain Abu Raed for Best Foreign Film consideration.
The family film follows the fortunes of an airport janitor who is mistaken for a pilot.
The movie won an Audience award at January's Sundance Festival.
- 9/5/2008
- WENN
Today's update is a small one as I added the Foreign Language Films as a category to "The Contenders". It is still early and submissions aren't due until October 1, but I have started a list of the films already submitted for consideration for 2009 Best Foreign Language Film. The list below is just the start as each country names their 2009 Oscar submissions. I will update the list as films are named and you can keep tabs on it right here. To be considered for the 2009 Academy Awards, a movie must be released in the submitting country between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2008, and be publicly screened in a commercial theater for at least seven days. The film must also be predominantly in a language other than English. The Acad considers one pic per country. Crossing (South Korea; dir. Kim Tae-gyun) To verdener (Worlds Apart) (Denmark; dir. Niels Arden Oplev) Dunya & Desie (Netherlands; dir.
- 9/5/2008
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
London -- The Middle East might be cash rich, but filmmakers looking to tap the well face huge obstacles including regional violence, censorship and practical concerns like insurance, a panel of experts said Monday.
Speaking at an industry event at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts here Monday, filmmakers bemoaned the lack of freedom of speech in territories across the region such as Lebanon, Egypt, Dubai and Iraq.
But producer-director Philippe Aractingi, whose Lebanese film "Under the Bombs" screened as part of the BAFTA four-day event, told an intimate gathering that that censorship was only one problem.
"It's not that difficult to shoot in Lebanon," Aractingi said. "But insurance companies are worried when it comes to shooting there. Our (Lebanese) way of seeing risk is totally different to the Western minds in terms of production."
Filmmaker Amin Matalqa, who shot his movie "Captain Abu Raed" in Jordan and went on to win prizes at the Dubai International Film Festival, also bemoaned the lack of support from Arab audiences at the boxoffice.
"Arab audiences don't want films from local filmmakers, they just want Hollywood blockbusters," Matalqa said. "Arab audiences don't deserve them if that's their attitude."
He cited his own experience, which saw his film secure prizes in Dubai yet failed to ignite the local boxoffice.
But despite the doom and gloom, reps from Dubai and the Royal Film Commission of Jordan still urged filmmakers to check it out.
Rfc Jordan production guru George David said that censorship laws are easing and, as long as filmmakers can prove material is necessary for the filming, "it can shoot in Jordan."
Dubai International Film Festival managing director Shivani Pandya said that her organization has "made a concerted effort to steer away from political content" when looking at attracting filmmakers to the state.
"We have tried to stay away from the political (world) and stay neutral," she said. "We have turned down a few scripts (as a result)."...
Speaking at an industry event at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts here Monday, filmmakers bemoaned the lack of freedom of speech in territories across the region such as Lebanon, Egypt, Dubai and Iraq.
But producer-director Philippe Aractingi, whose Lebanese film "Under the Bombs" screened as part of the BAFTA four-day event, told an intimate gathering that that censorship was only one problem.
"It's not that difficult to shoot in Lebanon," Aractingi said. "But insurance companies are worried when it comes to shooting there. Our (Lebanese) way of seeing risk is totally different to the Western minds in terms of production."
Filmmaker Amin Matalqa, who shot his movie "Captain Abu Raed" in Jordan and went on to win prizes at the Dubai International Film Festival, also bemoaned the lack of support from Arab audiences at the boxoffice.
"Arab audiences don't want films from local filmmakers, they just want Hollywood blockbusters," Matalqa said. "Arab audiences don't deserve them if that's their attitude."
He cited his own experience, which saw his film secure prizes in Dubai yet failed to ignite the local boxoffice.
But despite the doom and gloom, reps from Dubai and the Royal Film Commission of Jordan still urged filmmakers to check it out.
Rfc Jordan production guru George David said that censorship laws are easing and, as long as filmmakers can prove material is necessary for the filming, "it can shoot in Jordan."
Dubai International Film Festival managing director Shivani Pandya said that her organization has "made a concerted effort to steer away from political content" when looking at attracting filmmakers to the state.
"We have tried to stay away from the political (world) and stay neutral," she said. "We have turned down a few scripts (as a result)."...
- 7/14/2008
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY -- Middle Eastern cinema has been thriving recently, with strong entries from Israel, Lebanon, and Iran. Now one of the first films from Jordan to enter the international arena has its premiere at Sundance. Captain Abu Raed belies the inexperience of its makers, for it's a substantial, deeply moving film that has the potential to captivate audiences everywhere. If it finds a savvy distributor willing to handle it with the loving care it deserves, it could click on the arthouse circuit.
Writer-director Amin Matalqa was born in Jordan but grew up in the U.S. and studied film at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. He was determined to make his feature directorial debut on a story filmed in Jordan. His protagonist, Abu Raed (Nadim Sawalha), is a widower and a janitor in the Amman airport. He has never left Jordan but dreams of traveling the world. When some of the young boys in the shabby apartment complex where he lives notice him wearing a pilot's hat, they assume he is a pilot and beg him to recount his adventures. Reluctant at first, Abu Raed eventually decides to humor the boys and indulge some of his own daydreams by spinning tales of fictitious travels. But an older neighborhood boy, Murad (Hussein Al-Sous), is suspicious of Abu Raed and eventually finds out the truth and exposes him. There is a heartbreaking moment when Murad takes the other boys to the airport, where they see Abu Raed cleaning the floor; the look of disillusionment on their faces is beautifully caught. Yet that is just the beginning of the story, for the antagonists Murad and Abu Raed eventually form an alliance that changes both of their lives.
Matalqa incorporates a wealth of revealing character details. At the beginning Abu Raed lives a narrow, sheltered life. When he hears a violent domestic dispute in a nearby apartment, he merely closes the window. The dispute is taking place in Murad's apartment. He lives with an abusive father, and this toxic environment has fostered Murad's cynicism.
Both Murad and Abu Read are gradually and believably transformed by their encounter. Abu Raed fnds the courage to take a stand, while Murad learns to trust and respect the older man. A subplot concerns a female pilot, Nour (Rana Sultan), who befriends Abu Raed. She has to contend with her parents' determination to marry her off to men who bore her. All of the characters are observed with affection and precision. Even Murad's abusive father is presented in three dimensions; we see that his own failures at work lead him to lash out at the people closest to him.
Performances are superb. Sawalha captures the dignity of Abu Raed without turning him into a plaster saint. In fact, it's clear that in trying to improve the lives of the local kids, he sometimes blunders and makes things worse. But Sawalha illuminates his humility and understated nobility. Al-Sous has a wonderfully expressive face, and Sultan radiates intelligence and quiet strength.
Working with cinematographer Reinhart Peschke, Matalqa makes excellent use of the Jordanian locations. One false note is struck by the music composed by Austin Wintory. It sounds too Western and sometimes falls into sentimentality. The film is too potent to need such underlining. Matalqa has crafted a stirring tribute to the invisible people in our world who may end up changing our lives more profoundly than high-profile leaders. Nothing is more difficult than making an honest film about a good man, but Captain Abu Raed accomplishes the feat.
CAPTAIN ABU RAED
Paper & Pen Films
Gigapix Studios
Credits: Writer-Director: Amin Matalqa
Producers: Kenneth Kokin, Nadine Toukan, Laith Al-Majali, Amin Matalqa
Executive producers: David Pritchard, Aida Jabaji Matalqa, Isam Salfiti
Director of photography: Reinhart Peschke
Production designer: Gerald Sullivan
Music: Austin Wintory
Co-producers: Chris Blauvelt, Chris Corabi
Costume designer: Jamila Alaeddin
Editor: Laith Al-Majali.
Cast:
Abu Raed: Nadim Sawalha
Nour: Rana Sultan
Murad: Hussein Al-Sous
Tareq: Udey Al-Qiddissi
Abu Murad: Ghandi Saber
Um Murad: Dina Ra'ad-Yaghnam
Hilal: Mohammad Quteishat
Sameh: Nadim Mushahwar
Ziad: Faisal Majali
Running time -- 105 minutes
No MPAA rating...
PARK CITY -- Middle Eastern cinema has been thriving recently, with strong entries from Israel, Lebanon, and Iran. Now one of the first films from Jordan to enter the international arena has its premiere at Sundance. Captain Abu Raed belies the inexperience of its makers, for it's a substantial, deeply moving film that has the potential to captivate audiences everywhere. If it finds a savvy distributor willing to handle it with the loving care it deserves, it could click on the arthouse circuit.
Writer-director Amin Matalqa was born in Jordan but grew up in the U.S. and studied film at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. He was determined to make his feature directorial debut on a story filmed in Jordan. His protagonist, Abu Raed (Nadim Sawalha), is a widower and a janitor in the Amman airport. He has never left Jordan but dreams of traveling the world. When some of the young boys in the shabby apartment complex where he lives notice him wearing a pilot's hat, they assume he is a pilot and beg him to recount his adventures. Reluctant at first, Abu Raed eventually decides to humor the boys and indulge some of his own daydreams by spinning tales of fictitious travels. But an older neighborhood boy, Murad (Hussein Al-Sous), is suspicious of Abu Raed and eventually finds out the truth and exposes him. There is a heartbreaking moment when Murad takes the other boys to the airport, where they see Abu Raed cleaning the floor; the look of disillusionment on their faces is beautifully caught. Yet that is just the beginning of the story, for the antagonists Murad and Abu Raed eventually form an alliance that changes both of their lives.
Matalqa incorporates a wealth of revealing character details. At the beginning Abu Raed lives a narrow, sheltered life. When he hears a violent domestic dispute in a nearby apartment, he merely closes the window. The dispute is taking place in Murad's apartment. He lives with an abusive father, and this toxic environment has fostered Murad's cynicism.
Both Murad and Abu Read are gradually and believably transformed by their encounter. Abu Raed fnds the courage to take a stand, while Murad learns to trust and respect the older man. A subplot concerns a female pilot, Nour (Rana Sultan), who befriends Abu Raed. She has to contend with her parents' determination to marry her off to men who bore her. All of the characters are observed with affection and precision. Even Murad's abusive father is presented in three dimensions; we see that his own failures at work lead him to lash out at the people closest to him.
Performances are superb. Sawalha captures the dignity of Abu Raed without turning him into a plaster saint. In fact, it's clear that in trying to improve the lives of the local kids, he sometimes blunders and makes things worse. But Sawalha illuminates his humility and understated nobility. Al-Sous has a wonderfully expressive face, and Sultan radiates intelligence and quiet strength.
Working with cinematographer Reinhart Peschke, Matalqa makes excellent use of the Jordanian locations. One false note is struck by the music composed by Austin Wintory. It sounds too Western and sometimes falls into sentimentality. The film is too potent to need such underlining. Matalqa has crafted a stirring tribute to the invisible people in our world who may end up changing our lives more profoundly than high-profile leaders. Nothing is more difficult than making an honest film about a good man, but Captain Abu Raed accomplishes the feat.
CAPTAIN ABU RAED
Paper & Pen Films
Gigapix Studios
Credits: Writer-Director: Amin Matalqa
Producers: Kenneth Kokin, Nadine Toukan, Laith Al-Majali, Amin Matalqa
Executive producers: David Pritchard, Aida Jabaji Matalqa, Isam Salfiti
Director of photography: Reinhart Peschke
Production designer: Gerald Sullivan
Music: Austin Wintory
Co-producers: Chris Blauvelt, Chris Corabi
Costume designer: Jamila Alaeddin
Editor: Laith Al-Majali.
Cast:
Abu Raed: Nadim Sawalha
Nour: Rana Sultan
Murad: Hussein Al-Sous
Tareq: Udey Al-Qiddissi
Abu Murad: Ghandi Saber
Um Murad: Dina Ra'ad-Yaghnam
Hilal: Mohammad Quteishat
Sameh: Nadim Mushahwar
Ziad: Faisal Majali
Running time -- 105 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/22/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- There were 983 submissions from 15 countries in this category and apart from a couple of names, I know not one of the final selections below. World Cinema Dramatic Competition"Absurdistan" (Germany), directed by Veit Helmer, written by Helmer, Zaza Buadze, Gordan Mihic and Ahmet Golbol, about a sex strike by village women that threatens a young couple's first night together."Blue Eyelids" (Mexico), directed by Ernesto Contreras, about the ramifications of a single woman's winning of a beach trip for two."Captain Abu Raed" (Jordan), directed and written by Amin Matalqa, concerning an aging airport janitor who relates tall tales to local kids who think he's a pilot."The Drummer" (Hong Kong), directed and written by Kenneth Bi, the story of a young man who matures from reckless gangster to serious grownup due to the influence of Zen drumming."Elite Squad" (Brazil), directed by Jose Padilha ("Bus 174") and written by Braulio Mantovani and Padilha,
- 11/28/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
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