the writers
the actors
the festivals

MOHAMED KEBLAWI
DIRECTOR OF MALMO
ARAB FILM FESTIVAL & ARAB CINEMA IN SWEDEN
ARAB FILM FESTIVAL & ARAB CINEMA IN SWEDEN
PALESTINE-SWEDEN
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NAGUIB SAWIRES
FOUNDER OF EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL, IPRODUCTIONS
EGYPT

INTISHAL AL-TAMIMI
MANAGER OF EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL
IRAQ

AMIR RAMSIS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL
EGYPT

SERGE BAKALIAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARAB FILM FESTIVAL & ARAB FILM AND MEDIA INSTITUTE
LEBANON-USA
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SHIRIN GHAREEB
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WASHINGTON DC INTERNATION AL FILM FESTIVAL AND FESTIVAL
DIRECTOR OF ARABIAN SIGHTS
US
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MOHAMED HEFZY
PRESIDENT OF CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CIFF)
EGYPT

YOUSSEF SHERIF
RIZALLA
RIZALLA
FILM CRITIC AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF CIFF
EGYPT

AHMED SHAWKY
DEPUTY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
EGYPT
the commissions
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JAMAL AL-SHARIF
CHAIRMAN OF DUBAI STUDIO CITY AND DUBAI FILM COMMISSION
UAE

JASSIM AL NOWAIS
MANAGER OF ABU DHABI FILM COMMISSION
UAE
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PRINCESS RYM ALI
COMMISSIONER, ROYAL FILM COMMISSION OF JORDAN
JORDAN

NADA DOUMANI
COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE PROGRAMING OF RFC
LEBANON
the funders
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FATMA AL REMAIHI
CEO OF DOHA FILM INSTITUTE
QATAR

KHALIL BENKIRANE
HEAD OF GRANT UNIT OF DFI
QATAR
the organizations

CHIRAZ LATIRI
GENERAL DIRECTOR OF CNCI (THE NATIONAL CENTER OF CINEMA AND IMAGE)
TUNISIA
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SAM LAHOUD
FOUNDING DIRECTOR & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF
NDU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NDU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LEBANON

NICOLAS KHABBAZ
FOUNDING DIRECTOR & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF
NDU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NDU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LEBANON
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MOHAMED ALMUBARAK
CHAIRMAN, IMAGE NATION ABU DHABI
UAE

MICHAEL GARIN
CEO OF IMAGE
NATION ABU DHABI
NATION ABU DHABI
UAE

BEN ROSS
HEAD OF NARRATIVE FILM AND TELEVISION
UAE
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CHRISTIAN MOUROUX
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LATIN-ARAB FILM FESTIVAL AND LATIN ARAB
CO-PRODUCTION FORUM
ARGENTINA

EDGARDO BECHARA
EL KHOURY
EL KHOURY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ARGENTINA
the gatekeepers
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PRINCE BADR BIN ABDULLAH BIN FAR-
HAN AL SAUD
HAN AL SAUD
SAUDI ARABIA’S FIRST MINISTER OF CULTURE
SAUDI ARABIA

FAISAL BALTYUOR
CEO OF SAUDI FILM COUNCIL
SAUDI ARABIA
the platforms
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NICKHIL JAKATDAR
FOUNDER AND CEO OF VUCLIP
SINGAPORE-UAE

ABE SHADY ABOUL NAGA
MENA CHIEF OF VUCLIP
SINGAPORE-UAE
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PRINCE AL WALEED
BIN TALA
BIN TALA
OWNER OF ROTANA
MEDIA GROUP
MEDIA GROUP
SAUDI ARABIA

TURKI AL-SHABANA
CEO OF ROTANA
SAUDI ARABIA
the producers
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MOHAMED HEFZY
WRITER, PRODUCER & PRESIDENT OF CIFF, FOUNDER & MANAGER OF FILM CLINIC
EGYPT

DANIEL ZISKIND
FILM CLINIC REPRESENTATIVE IN EUROPE
FRANCE
the exhibitors & distributors
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ALAA KARKOUTI
CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER OF MAD SOLUTIONS
SYRIA - EGYPT

MAHER DIAB
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
LEBANON - CANDA

COLIN BROWN
MANAGING PARTNER-INTERNATIONAL
USA

ABDALLAH AL-SHAMI
MANAGING PARTNER-GCC
LEBANON - UAE
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CAMERON MITCHEL
CEO OF VOX CINEMAS
UAE

JACQUES KRUGER
GENERAL MANAGER DISTRIBUTION
UAE

TONI MASSIH
DIRECTOR OF FILM CONTENT AND DISTRIBUTION
UAE

HANIA MROUE
CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF METRPOLIS CINEMA AND MC DISTRIBUTION
LEBANON
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HISHAM AL-GHANIM
CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF INTERNATIONAL FILM DISTRIBUTOR
KUWAIT

GIANLUCA CHAKRA
MANAGING PARTNER OF FRONT ROW
LEBANON
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MARIANNE KHOURY
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DISTRIBUTOR & EXHIBITOR
EGYPT

YOUSSEF SHAZLI
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ZAWYA CINEMA
EGYPT
the internationals sales
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SARAH CHAZELLE
CO-OWNERS OF JOUR2FETE
FRANCE

ETIENNE OLLANGIER
CO-OWNERS OF JOUR2FETE
FRANCE
the pathfinder

The brainchild of MAD Solutions (see above), the ACC was created five years as
an umbrella presence at film events to advocate and where necessary agitate
- on behalf of Arab cinema and culture the world over. This very magazine is one
visible expression of that commitment, and so also are all the new avenues that
are opening for Arab projects and filmmakers in countries where not so long ago
they were invisible (read the special tribute in this issue).