The Syrian public and its cinema: funding priorities – Part II

This article is part of a dossier in partnership between SyriaUntold and openDemocracy's North Africa, West Asia page, exploring the emerging post-2011 Syrian cinema; its politics, production challenges, censorship, viewership, and where it may be heading next. Today, there is a variety of concerned parties interested in funding feature films and documentaries, including humanitarian organizations […]

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Why does Russia need a new “foreign agent” law?

In case you missed it, Russian MPs have spent the past several years debating amendments to media and information legislation which would allow the state to give individual citizens the legal status of “foreign agents”. This month, though, these amendments were passed quickly and without deeper discussion. Back in 2012, legislation was passed that limited […]

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Metal Gear Solid : le scénariste de Jurassic World pour écrire l’adaptation du jeu vidéo culte

Derek Connolly, scénariste notamment de “Jurassic World” et de “Kong : Skull Island”, va écrire l’adaptation cinématographique du jeu vidéo culte “Metal Gear Solid” que réalisera Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Annoncée depuis des années, et passée entre les mains de nombreux cinéastes (dont celles de Paul Thomas Anderson), l’adaptation du jeu vidéo culte Metal Gear Solid n’a jamais été […]

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