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Cinematography Studios of the Middle East refer to the film production companies within the geographical region commonly known as the Middle East.

History[edit]

Cinema in the Middle East dates back to the early 1900s, following the advent of moving pictures in the late 19th century. Initial film studios were largely state-owned, with the objective of promoting national narratives and cultural identity.[1] In the 1940s and 1950s, the 'Golden Age' of Middle Eastern cinema emerged, primarily from Egypt, which was then dubbed the "Hollywood of the East."[2] Studios like Studio Misr and Al-Amirya played an instrumental role in the proliferation of Middle Eastern cinema, producing influential films like "The White Rose" (1944) and "The Song of Hope" (1941).[3] The 1960s to 1980s saw a decline in film production due to various political and economic factors. However, the 1990s marked a resurgence with the advent of the Iranian New Wave and the establishment of new film studios such as Majid Majidi's Film Workshop.[4][1]

Major studios[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ginsberg, Terri; Lippard, Chris (2010). Historical dictionary of Middle Eastern cinema. Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts. Lanham (Md.): The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6090-2.
  2. ^ Stone, Christopher (2003). "Review of Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East". Journal of Arabic Literature. 34 (3): 294–298. ISSN 0085-2376. JSTOR 4183494.
  3. ^ Leaman, Oliver, ed. (2014). Companion encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African film (First issued in paperback ed.). London New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-0-415-18703-9.
  4. ^ a b Rekabtalaei, Golbarg (2019). Iranian Cosmopolitanism: a cinematic history. The global Middle East. Cambridge, UK New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-41851-5.
  5. ^ Alexander, Livia (2000). "Dream Makers on the Nile: A Portrait of Egyptian Cinema, by Mustafa Darwish. 43 pages. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 1998. $14.95 (Paper) ISBN 977-424-429-X". Middle East Studies Association Bulletin. 34 (1): 153. doi:10.1017/s0026318400043200. ISSN 0026-3184. S2CID 164237788.
  6. ^ "Iranian director attends China filmmaking workshop". en.irna.ir. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
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