Husam Sam Asi

Husam “Sam” Asi

  • Cannes feeling the economic meltdown pinch

    If hotel capacity is any gauge, this year’s Cannes film fest looks to be a lot less crowded, Variety reports.A month before the start of the fest, most key hotels along the Croisette — including the…

  • Young film-makers compete to capture London in Motion

    Budding young film-makers around the country are being invited to enter a BFI-run competition to make a short film that showcases the vibrancy and energy of London.The competition, called London in Motion, sees the BFI partner…

  • UK Film Council launches digital program

    The UK Film Council is driving digital innovation through a new funding programme that will help the industry transition into the new format and bring film content to a wider audience.Under the initiative, funding will go…

  • BBC told to bail-out Channel 4

    A group of MP’s has demanded that the BBC rein in its commercial arm, BBC Wordwide, and bail-out struggling rival Channel 4.BBC Worldwide was criticized by the government’s culture, media and sport committee for its decision…

  • ENCOUNTERS 2009 Goes Green

    Now in its 15th year, Encounters Short Film Festival (17 – 22 November 2009) has become known world-wide for the extraordinary community of filmmakers it attracts, and for the quality and scope of its programming. This…

  • Slumdog Millionaire star riding high

    Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire star, has joined the cast of Julian Schnabel’s “Miral” – an adaptation of a book about Hind Husseini, who founded an orphanage in Jerusalem in the wake of 1948 partition of Palestine…

  • Project Involve: A screening, lunch and meetings at Fox studios

    We were invited by Fox studios, in West LA, to attend a screening of a Fox film, “La Misma Luna”, and a lunch with the writer/producer Ligiah Villalobos and Fox’s Programming Vice presi…

  • Project Involve (LA): An evening with Line Producer Chris Stinson

    Since we are now ready to embark on making our shorts, Line Producer, Chris Stinson, came to advice us on producing them. Chris talked about breaking down the budget, obtainin…

  • Ridley Scott receives BFI Fellowship

    Ridley Scott receives BFI FellowshipThe BFI announced yesterday that Ridley Scott became the 62nd recipient of a BFI Fellowship, joining other distinguished names in cinema history such as David Lean, Clint Eastwood, Bernardo Bertolucci and Bette…

  • BBC to increase Web spending

    Variety reports that the BBC is to increase spending on its Web-based activities by 27 over the next three years. This will bring the Corp’s online spend to over £144 million per annum for the next…