Syria Film Festival

Today, Damascus said goodbye to Hatem Ali, the iconic Syrian filmmaker and actor who had been residing in Montreal for the past few years. Our sincere condolences to his family and to the countless Syrians and Arabs who loved his work.

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ANNOUNCEMENT We regret to inform you that this November\2020 Syria Film Festival-Toronto will not be taking place. We hope that we can come back at a future date with a fresh and improved experience. Stay Tuned!

The Toronto Palestine Film Festival launched online today SYFF is excited to co-present this amazing collection of short films. Get your tickets now and enjoy the full online experience.

We are excited to co-present the short film collection 'Youth on a Mission' with The Toronto Palestine Film Festival happening online between September 23 and 29, 2020. Audiences around the world can enjoy this festival with film screenings, music and dance performances, a visual art showcase, panels, exclusive merchandise and more! Film Program, Movie Trailers & Tickets https://tinyurl.com/TPFF2020 'Youth on a Mission' is a collection of fictional and true stories of young people striving to meet their momentous goals. From Beirut's streets to a Lebanese refugee camp; from a Gaza gym to a Nazareth neighborhood, these undeterrable youth will stop at nothing on their great quests.

He wasn’t even in need of work he already had a job. But he was determined to give back. In exchange, I feel it’s a good idea to help the community like this, he said. I want to give back to society for its warm welcome.

"She wants to be someone who does good things for this country which gave us a home and opened its heart to us."

"Berlin-based artist and activist Khaled Barakeh recently launched an initiative called (Through Solidarity, We Survive) was mainly triggered by the economic effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has had a huge impact on revenue for creatives in all areas of the arts." https://arab.news/bu566

"Ayouni’ is a deeply resonant Arabic term of endearment - meaning ‘my eyes’ and understood as ‘my love’. Filmed over 6 years and across multiple countries in search of answers, Ayouni is an attempt to give numbers faces, to give silence a voice, and to make the invisible undeniably visible." AYOUNI a new feature documentary by Syrian Filmmaker Yasmin Fedda is now available on-demand. For more info visit: https://ayounifilm.com/ #SyrianCinema

REUNITED "En Splittet Familie" starts streaming tonight! Catch this heart-warming story about how a small Syrian family scattered across three continents try to be together again. Available till June 24 on Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival website https://buff.ly/2xXoS6E

We're excited to be co-presenting this year's special online edition of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival! 'Reunited', a story of endless waiting and inspiring resilience as two doctors and their children wind up separated across three continents after fleeing the war in Syria. While the father reaches Canada, the mother escapes to Denmark, their two young sons must live bravely on their own in Turkey. 'Reunited' will be available to stream from May 28 to June 24 https://buff.ly/2xXoS6E

What a great achievement!! For Sama just won Best documentary at the British Academy Awards in London. Next stop is L.A for the 92 Academy Awards on Feb, 9

Not one but two Syrian documentaries earned an Academy Awards nomination this morning. Congratulations to FOR SAMA and THE CAVE, making it the 4th consecutive year that films about Syria are in the final competition.

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