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Category: News

Satyajit Ray Season at the BFI Southbank – London

26/07/2022 Sherief M Hassan

With the season of Satyajit ray films showing at the BFI Southbank, we would like to encourage those who can’t…

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Posted in: New articles, News, News - Masterclasses, Production Filed under: Apu Sanasar, BFI Southbank, British Film Institute, Mamoun, Mamoun Hassan, Movie, Movie Masterclass, National Film Theatre, Pather Panchali, Satyajit Ray, World cinema, World of apu

An article from the archive.

24/12/2021 Sherief M Hassan

Philip French sets the record straight on Mamoun Hassan’s commitment and importance to diversity in cinema based on the merits of the projects and not ticking boxes.

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Posted in: New articles, News, News - Masterclasses Filed under: babylon, Babylon 1980, babylon movie, British Film Institute, horace ove, Mamoun, Mamoun Hassan, Movie, National Film Finance Corporation, NFFC, Philip French, Pressure movie
Colin Young & Mamoun Hassan - pic credit Sarah Fitzgerald

Colin Young – Friend and world class Film Educator

08/12/2021 Sherief M Hassan

I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Colin Young. Sandy Mackendrick dubbed him ‘creator of film schools’.…

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Posted in: News Filed under: colin young, Mamoun, Mamoun Hassan, National Film and Television School, nfts

Babylon Britain 1980/2020

09/06/2020 Sherief M Hassan

Black Lives Matter 2020 The convulsions following the murder of George Floyd are a shock to America and to other…

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Posted in: News, Production, Uncategorized Filed under: Babylon 1980, BFI, Black film, Black Lives Matter, British Film Institute, Martin Stellman, National Film Finance Corporation, Race and Film, Racism, Reggae, UK film industry

Araña at Toronto and San Sebastian film festivals

03/09/2019 Sherief M Hassan

  ” Chile, the early 1970s. A violent far-right nationalist group is looking to overthrow Allende’s government. Amid the fervour…

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Posted in: News, Production Filed under: Andres Wood, Arãna, La Buena Vida, Machuca, Mamoun, Mamoun Hassan, Movie Masterclass, San Sebastian Festival, spider, TIFF, Toronto, Toronto festival

Babylon screens at the BFI – An introduction

31/07/2019 Sherief M Hassan

 Following Mamoun’s introduction to Babylon in Calgary, he was invited to introduce it again at the BFI Southbank in…

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Posted in: Lecturing, News, News - Masterclasses Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, aswad, babylon, babylon movie, BFI Southbank, brinsley forde, british cinema, British Film Institute, Franco Rosso, Mamoun Hassan, Masterclass, Movie Masterclass, NFFC

Babylon Premieres in Calgary – with an introduction from Mamoun Hassan

14/06/2019 Sherief M Hassan

During a visit to family in Alberta, Canada, Mamoun’s elder son in England sent the barely credible news that Babylon…

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Posted in: Lecturing, News, News - Masterclasses Filed under: aswad, babylon, babylon movie, brinsley forde, calgary, calgary reggaefest, Franco Rosso, Mamoun Hassan, Masterclass, Movie Masterclass, NFFC, reggaefest

Babylon at 40 – Restored and Reborn in the USA

02/06/2019 Sherief M Hassan

The days of white western hauteur, sense of superiority and entitlement to speak with authority about and on behalf of…

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Posted in: New articles, News, News - Masterclasses, Production Filed under: babylon, babylon movie, brinsley ford, Chris Menges, Dennis Bovell, Franco Rosso, Gavrik Losey, Martin Stellman, National Film Finance Corporation, NFFC

The Lady with the Dog – at BFI Southbank 13th May 2019

30/04/2019 Sherief M Hassan

The Lady with the Dog will screen on Monday 13 May at 2.00pm in NFT I at the BFI Southbank.Mamoun…

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Posted in: Lecturing, News, News - Masterclasses Filed under: BFI Southbank, Chekhov, film adaptation, Josif Kheifitz, Mamoun Hassan, Masterclass, Movie Masterclass, National Film Theatre, NFT, the lady with the dog

BABYLON is released in the US this March

12/02/2019 Sherief M Hassan

Kino Lorber Repertory and new distributor Seventy Seven are releasing BABYLON in the US next month. The film opens at…

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Posted in: News Filed under: babylon, BAM, british cinema, Chris Menges, Franco Rosso, Kino Lorber Repertory, Mamoun, Mamoun Hassan, Martin Stellman, NFFC, Seventy Seven

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