International: Middle East
Sitges 2016: Devilworks Picks up Israeli Sci-fi Action Comedy OMG I'M A ROBOT!
The Israeli sci-fi action comedy OMG I'm A Robot! has been picked up by Euro sales company Devilworks ahead of it's World Premiere at the Sitges Film Festival in a couple weeks. You can watch the trailer below. Is...
Toronto 2016 Review: THE WAR SHOW Gives Filmmaking New Meaning in Syria
Women played a fundamental role during the Arab Spring in 2011, but their stories sadly often went untold. Notable exceptions to this trend were Gini Reticker's New York Times project Trials of Spring, however, Obaidah Zytoon's debut documentary The War...
Toronto 2016 Exclusive: BAR BAHAR (IN BETWEEN) Trailer Teases a Vibrant Experience
Our exclusive debut of the trailer for Bar Behar (In Between) reveals a vibrant experience. Set to enjoy its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this coming Sunday, September 11, the movie revolves around three women who share...
Watch The UNDER THE SHADOW Trailer
Babak Anvari's feature debut Under the Shadow has been earning rave reviews as it tore through the festival circuit this year. The trailer for the horror flick is here and you can watch it below. In Under the Shadow...
Exclusive Poster Debut: UNDER THE SHADOW Looks Scary Just From This Image
We are very pleased to debut the official poster for Under the Shadow, which is freaking me out just looking at it. Written and directed by Babak Anvari, the movie burst out of the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year...
Grab Your Board And Head To The GAZA SURF CLUB
While there may only be a brief teaser available for Philip Gnadt's Gaza Surf Club it is one hell of a tease. Gnadt's film explores the surfing community in one of the world's least likely surfing destinations - the war...
JeruZalem: Horror is Going Virtual as Sequel Gets The Green Light
Deadline is reporting that Israeli writer/directors and brothers, Doron and Yoav Paz, are working on a sequel for their first-person horror film JeruZalem. The first film claimed to be shot on Google glasses. This time they are planning to use another...
Review: In TIKKUN, Israeli Director Avishai Sivan Creates An Atmospheric Netherworld
Shot beautifully in black and white, Israeli artist and filmmaker Avishai Sivan's Tikkun tells a story about a young orthodox Jewish man, embodied astonishingly here by first time actor Aharon Traitel, slowly losing his faith after a near-death experience. With...
Interview: Israeli Director Avishai Sivan Talks TIKKUN
Set in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Jerusalem, Tikkun gives a unique glimpse into a highly reclusive world where tradition and religion dominate private lives. With its haunting imagery and thought provoking subject matter, Tikkun left me a lasting impression...
Frontières@Fantasia: Fantasia Alumni Return, First Wave Of Market Titles Announced
The countdown is on as the Fantasia International Film Festival approaches this July and the Frontieres Co-production Market is always a highlight for us at ScreenAnarchy. As the co-production market continues to grow in size and it’s influence can be...
Review: WEDDING DOLL, A Smile That Speaks Volumes
When Hagit smiles, it's unabashed. Her face lights up. Her countenance is contagious. How could you not love a smile like that? Here's the thing: when children smile like that, we're touched. When adults smile like that, we wonder what's...
JUNCTION 48 Trailer Comes Straight Outta Palestine
Co-written by Arabic language hip hop star Tamer Nafar and The Messenger writer-director Oren Moverman and loosely based on Nafar's own experiences, Udi Aloni's Junction 48 blew audiences away when it premiered in Berlin - winning the audience award in...
Review: BASKIN, Confidently Creepy, Weird, Bloody And Awesome
When many people think of contemporary Turkish cinema, the first thing that comes to mind is the Palme d'Or-bait that is the films of Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Methodical (ahem, slow) dramas like Once Upon a Time in Anatolia and Winter's...
BIG BAD WOLVES Duo To Direct Bruce Willis In New DEATH WISH Movie
According to a report over at Deadline Paramount and MGM have given their new Death Wish movie to directers Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado. The Israeli duo burst onto the scene with their debut Rabies and cemented their reputation...
IN HER PLACE: Watch The Complete Short Film Now
It has been quite some time since we first wrote about Kevin Hamedani's short film project In Her Place. Back then it was under a different title, Prince Ali, but most notable of all was that Hamedani and his writer...
BLACKHEARTS: Watch The Official Trailer For The Black Metal Pilgrimage Doc
We brought you a clip of a satanic ceremony. We let you know how you could support the doc. And now we are the first to share with you the trailer for the black metal odyssey Blackhearts! The documentary Blackhearts follows...
Rotterdam 2016 Review: RADIO DREAMS And Waiting for Metallica
Despite being brought up and educated in London, Iranian filmmaker Babak Jalali shot his sophomore feature Radio Dreams in the Bay Area of San Francisco. His stylistic preferences and personal signature aesthetics began to take bolder shape in his...
UNDER THE SHADOW: Netflix Acquires Worldwide Streaming Rights For Iranian Horror Pic
Babak Anvari's debut feature film, the Iranian horror flick, Under the Shadow, will have its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival tonight in Park City. Yesterday, streaming giant Netflix acquired the worldwide streaming rights for the film. The announcement...
UNDER THE SHADOW: Watch This Clip From Upcoming Sundance Midnighter
The latest flick from Babak Anvari, Under the Shadow, is all set to have its World Premiere in the Midnight program at Sundance 2016. Deadline debuted an exclusive clip yesterday which we can share with you now. A supernatural thriller, Under the...
Kevin Smith And Rob Zombie Headline Sundance Midnight Lineup
Sundance have announced the nine films that will make up their Midnight At Park City lineup at the 2016 edition of the festival, a US-centric list that mixes established names such as Kevin Smith and Rob Zombie, with young up...
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