ArteEast presents the first annual CinemaEast Film Festival

ArteEast’s first annual CinemaEast Film Festival, building on five seasons of its popular film series, will be held at the Quad Cinema in New York City.

November 4–10, 2005

Mature and often surprising new talent is thriving amongst Arab, Turkish and Iranian directors, actors and producers, who are challenging existing sociopolitical and artistic traditions with intelligence, ingenuity and humor. The CinemaEast Film Festival will highlight the best of this established and up-and-coming talent, with an emphasis on films that have not yet received widespread recognition due to a lack of international distributors and political sensitivities inherent in many established festivals.

The week-long festival will bring over 50 films, as well as discussions with visiting filmmakers, to New York’s Quad Cinema. In addition to bringing the region’s latest cinematic accomplishments to a US audience, the festival will serve as a preliminary bridge between the US and Middle East film industry, encouraging awareness and collaboration through a series of workshops and roundtable discussions developed in collaboration with New York University (NYU) and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC).

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Festival volunteers contribute unique skills and are exposed to a culturally rich experience. To be a part of this exciting New York City premiere event, contact Katherine Cole at kcole@arteeast.org, or call (646) 369-3736.