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Tag: babylon movie

A find from the the 1980 Cannes Film Festival

January 12, 2022 Pr3m1eR

Archive invitations for the 1980 Cannes Film Festival Press Screening of Babylon.

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Posted in: Archive articles, Production Filed under: babylon, Babylon 1980, babylon movie, Cannes Film Festival, Franco Rosso, Mamoun, Mamoun Hassan, National Film Finance Corporation

An article from the archive.

December 24, 2021 Pr3m1eR

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

Babylon screens at the BFI – An introduction

July 31, 2019 Pr3m1eR

 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

June 14, 2019 Pr3m1eR

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

June 2, 2019 Pr3m1eR

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

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