2019

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Palestine in the rearranged world. A second look at the Oslo Accords. In inamo 99...100 | Winter 2019

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Panel
21.11.2019 blicke filmfestival des ruhrgebiets, Endstation Kino Bochum
Spot on: Syrian Documentary Films after 2011
Paneslists: Guevara Namer, Irit Neidhardt, Ali Al Ibrahim; Moderator: Larissa Bender. more (in German)

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Panel
10.11.2019 Al Quds University East-Jerusalem
Irit Neidhardt (mec film) was invited to the panel "1989: The fall of the Berlin Wall seen from Arab Capitals" at the conference "1919/1989/2019: Regards croisés/Crossed perspectives Europe-Middle East", which is organized by the Goethe Institut togther with the Institut Français in Jerusalem, the IFPO (Middle-East French Institute) and the Quds-University in East-Jerusalem (Palestine). Panelists: Afif Safieh (Diplomat), Sarah Daoud (Sciences Po Paris), Irit Neidhardt (mec film) und Moussa Dweik (Al-Quds University), Moderator: Mohammad Iriqat (Al-Quds University).

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Inhouse
End of October 2019 Irit Neidhardt was invited as mentor to the Project Lab Dahshur (Egypt) of the Film Prize of Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation. Furthermore she presented the handout on film-finanzing she compiled for the film prize.

Moderation
10.-27.10.2019 - various Q&As at DOKUARTS in Berlin. more

Paper
at the Workshop Cinema and the City, 12.-13. September 2019, at ZMO, Kirchweg 33, 14129 Berlin (Germany). more

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Film Talk
at the Palestine Arts Film Festival. Feature and short film festival all about Palestine from September 5th to September 7th, 2019 at KOSMOS Zurich. more

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Inhouse
In the end of June 2019 Irit Neidhardt served as mentor at the Project Market Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation in Amman (Jordan).

Talk
Tuesday, 14.05.2019 at 18:30 h, at Conference Room of the German Arab Association, Calvinstrasse 23, Berlin
Jerusalem, Jeruschalajim, al-Quds - On the Roots of Palestine-Images in the European Everyday Culture (in German) more and registration

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Echo of the War. On "House without Roof" by Soleen Yusef and "Experiment Rojava in Syria. A Society Embarking" by Robert Krieg, 11.5.2019

Inhouse
Saturday, 27.4.2019, 10:00 to 18:00 at ESG, Henselstr. 7, Gießen
War and Media: Images from Syria
Formation for volonteering team-members of Motivés e.V.

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Panel
16.4.2019 at the Documentary Convention in Leipzig (Germany)
Tackling Documentary Distribution: case studies of theatrical distribution of Arab feature documentaries.
Documentary distribution in general in challenging, with very few examples of Arab region documentaries that are distributed either outside or in the region itself. Highlighting cases that successfully gained exposure and circulation as well as potential alternative or specific strategies, this panel will coer a variety of topics: realistic expectations and turnouts, successes and disappointments, how to tackle the actual problem of ‘non-distribution’ from, and inside, the region.
Panelits: Mélanie Simon-Franza (Just Doc, France), Ahmed Sobky (Zawya Distribution, Egypt), and Irit Neidhardt (mec film, Germany); Moderator: Jad Abi Khalil.
(Within the module: Distribution, Circulation & Sales)

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Film Talk
Wed, 10.4.2019 at 20.00h at Schauburg Dortmund
International Women's Film Festival Dortmund | Cologne, International Competition, film talk Wajib with Irit Neidhardt from the German distribution mec film

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Oscar nominated: "Capernaum" and "Of Fathers and Sons". In: inamo97 | spring 2019, p. 51-52. online (in German)

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Funding Guide for Arab Producers 2019. Compiled by Irit Neidhardt, produced by Beirut DC in partnership with Terrso (open source, no copy right). download pdf | view online

Panel
30.3.2019 at Metropolis Art Cinema in Beirut (Lebanon)
Conversation with International Sales Agents about acquisitions and sales strategies behind major sales companies and the place of Arab Cinema on the international market. With Daniela Elstner (Doc&Film International), Frederic Corvez (Urban Distribution), Hedi Zardi (LuxBox), Irit Neidhardt (mec film), moderated by Myriam Sassine (Abbout Productions)

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Moderation
19.3.2019 at 19.00h at the Projection Theatre, The Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar
The Final Stages: Viewership, Censorship and Distribution
How do you distribute films without cinemas? What is the danger of being limited to the festival circuit? What can film festivals offer beyond distribution? Who censors? How do you secure a market for your film? How do you get distributors on board? And when is the right time to do this?
These are by no means clear-cut and transparent questions—even to members of the film industry.
Join Arab film distributor Irit Neidhardt in discussion with a panel of creatives and practitioners as they try to shed light on the topics from multiple perspectives, including those of a Qatari filmmaker, film festival director, and international filmmaker. continue

Lecture
Tue, 22.1.2019 um 19.00 at Freizeitheim Lister Turm, Walderseestr. 100, Hannover (Germany)
Oh Jerusalem! - On the Anchoring of Images on Palestine in European Everyday Culture
(in German) more