Abu Dhabi Film Festival E-Show Daily Number Three

TOP STORIES: Abu Dhabi: Egyptian Helmer Develops Pic on Terrorist Cult; Abu Dhabi: YouTube Comic...

Abu Dhabi Film Festival eSHOW DAILY NUMBER THREE 10.27.14

TOP STORIES Abu Dhabi: Egyptian Helmer Develops Pic on Terrorist Cult By Nick Vivarelli Groundbreaking Egyptian helmer Marwan Hamed ("The Yacoubian Building") whose latest pic, “The Blue Elephant,” is breaking box office records in Egypt, has plans for a timely pic titled “Assassins,” about Hassan-i-Sabb... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Abu Dhabi: YouTube Comic Puts on a Good 'Show' By Nick Vivarelli After graduating from the U. of Texas at Austin, Fahad Albutairi in 2010 launched his “La Yekthar Show,” which loosely translates as “Zip it,” on YouTube. It has since evolved from ad-libbed monologues to scripted epi... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Abu Dhabi: Beirut Fund Launches Finance Program By Nick Vivarelli The Beirut-based Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), supporter of four Arab pics at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, has launched a self-financing platform called the Arab Creativity and Entrepreneurship Fund, which is seeking to have a far-r... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Abu Dhabi: Sanad Fund Opens Doors to Non-Arab Filmmakers By Nick Vivarelli The Abu Dhabi Film Festival's Sanad fund is opening up to Arab-themed projects by non-Arab directors and producers in a move that may help establish more of a bridge between film industries in the Middle East and the West, especially with Eu... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Tweet this Forward this

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