Filmmakers
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France detains two filmmakers over sexual abuse allegations
Jul 4, 2024French authorities Monday detained leading arthouse film directors Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon for questioning over accusations of sexual abuse, as a renewed #MeToo reckoning rocks France’s film industry. Their interrogation over the alleged abuse, some... -
Kenyan filmmakers rise up against ‘archaic’ 1960s restrictions
May 26, 2018Kenyan filmmakers have urged authorities to revamp a 1960s law that threatens them with jail if they do not pay for a license and imposes other restrictions they say are stifling their resurgent industry. Directors and... -
Egypt filmmakers defy taboos of conservative society
Mar 13, 2018Filmmakers in Egypt are defying a largely conservative society with television series and movies that deal with modern relationships between men and women and the empowerment of the young. In its heyday between the 1950s and... -
Filmmakers and Migration Experts from five continents form PLURAL+ 2016 jury
Jul 1, 2016News Hour: PLURAL+, an international youth video festival focusing on migration, diversity and social inclusion, is pleased to announce its 2016 International Jury: Jayro Bustamante, Jeffrey McCrann, Joy Obuya, Saemmool Lee, Sebastian Kraner and Zach Ingrasci....
