Journey is a video game developed by thatgamecompany exclusively for the playstation 3 and which is distributed on the playstation network. The two recently produced captain abu raed, the first feature film to emerge from jordan in 50 years. Jan 11, 2010 in the category of breakout composer, the association took notice of scores by upandcoming composers henry jackman monsters vs aliens, abel korzeniowski a single man and battle for terra, james peterson the red canvas, clinton shorter district 9 and austin wintory captain abu raed, grace, make the yuletide gay. The royal film commission of jordan endorsed captain abu raed to be submitted to the 81st academy awards for best foreign language film, the first ever submitted by jordan. Everyone has a dream abu raed is an old airport janitor who has always yearned to travel the world but has never been able to afford it. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Jurgen kantner and sabrina merz were kidnapped by somali pirates in 2008, the strait times reported.
Austin wintorycaptain abu raedoriginal soundtrack recordingweb2012tsx austin wintoryhorn original video game soundtrackweb2012tsx alexander falinskiplanetbaseweb2015i know abel korzeniowskiromeo and julietweb20tsx adam bryanbaum wiltziesalero original motion picture soundtrackeratp091web2016mohawk. Finding a discarded captains hat in the trash at work one day, he is followed by a neighborhood boy who spots him. Grace, a psychological thriller that premiered at sundance this year. If youve ever wondered how germany could advance so deeply and so swiftly in the heart of european russia and then fail to defeat russia, you must read this book. Captain abu raed is a universal story of friendship, inspiration and heroism set in contemporary jordan. Captain abu raed 102 minutes abu raed is a lonely janitor at ammans international airport. Please send us your notices, press releases, activities and anything involving professional arab american journalism so we can post it here. Never having realized his dreams of seeing the world, he experiences it vicariously through books and brief encounters with travelers. Raed jaser and chiheb esseghaier were charged with plotting to derail a via rail passenger train and were eventually convicted. Sep 19, 2009 via 67 countries vying for 2008 foreign language oscar it depresses me that were getting another gritty reality type of movie as the brazil nominee. German authorities arrested gelowicz, schneider and yilmaz at a rented cottage in central germany on sept. Oct 29, 2010 abu raed is a lonely member of the cleaning equipment from the international airport of amman.
A ransom was paid to secure their release after over 50 days in the grips of pirates. January 24th, 2008 from popwatch blog the raucous comedy had been the subject of tremendous buzz coming into sundancebefore it was even completed, and without a mere mention in the events catalogue. Everyone has a dream when an old airport janitor finds a captains hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to offer hope in the face of their harsh reality. The german couple, who were held by somali pirates in 2008, were said to have been abducted by abu sayyaf, an insurgent group. Filmed in aman, jordan, captain abu raed is a universal story of friendship, inspiration. Sound and effects courtesy of the idf israeli culture haaretz. Since january 2007 school times audio texts have been placed online as mp3 files. An afghan intelligence official said agents have freed a germanafghan businessman taken hostage nearly two weeks ago and arrested three kidnappers. May 25, 2011 watch enough movies in quick succession and you may conclude that the world is a strange and wonderful place where the new pastime of photography can salvage a marriage everlasting moments from sweden. Mohammed jaser, father of raed jaser, leaves the old city hall court house after raed jasers first bail hearing on tuesday, april 23, 20. While speaking to the media on sunday, muammar askali, a selfproclaimed spokesperson for abu sayyaf, said that merz had tried to shoot at them and so they.
The game features the player as a robed figure in a vast desert, journeying towards a mountain in the distance. Always wanted to travel the world, but could not realize his dream, he lives through books and lectures with some travelers. One day, he finds an old discarded pilots hat, and discovers a calling. But captain abu raed is not a jordanian catch me if you can, steven spielbergs 2002 picture about a reallife con man who talked his way into a 727 cockpit with less flight training than mohammed atta. Gigapix features an experienced management team with a history of success in film, tv and digital media. The fabulous picture show captain abu raed tv episode. Gigapix picks distribution partners online pr news. All subscribers are now able to download each months audio articles for use with pc playback, mp3 player playback or to create an audio cd. Dish all the oscar races in our redhot forums with. Captain abu raed, the first jordanian feature film ever exported to the worlds cinemas, is a winner of the audience award at the 2008 sundance film festival and the dubai international film festival. The man from germany who is now held hostage by the abu sayyaf, was also a captive of the somali pirates before when the somali pirated raided his yacht capturing both him and his wife. In january 2009, abdulhakim muhammad was released from jail and against his wishes deported from yemen back to the united states. The choice of location, however, tries to provide a mirror image of the original country. Save question 4 2 points following the assassination at sarajevo, the nations of europe embarked on five weeks of what has since been characterized as question 4 options.
List of films at the 2008 sundance film festival wikipedia. Filmed in aman, jordan, captain abu raed is a universal story of friendship, inspiration and. On this page youll find a comprehensive overview of school times audio texts since 1996. By the end of matalqas movie, abu raed still hasnt been in the air. Nov 19, 2015 jordan entered the race for the first time in 2008 with captain abu raed, the first feature film to be made in the country in 50 years. It was screened at the jerusalem international film festival in 2008.
Philippine terrorists abu sayyaf abduct german sailor. It is an excellent recounting of why the invasion of russia in 1941 code named barbarossa failed. Steamer arab ships hit by uboats german and austrian. Although it all is nice mess between fatah, german neonazi groups, secret polices like the westgerman verfassungsschutz. German hostage freed in afghanistan germany news and in. Laith almajali is a jordanian film producer, editor and photographer. Abu raed is a lonely janitor at ammans international airport. Oct 28, 2008 captain abu raed, the first jordanian feature film ever exported to the worlds cinemas, is a winner of the audience award at the 2008 sundance film festival and the dubai international film festival. Wboc tv 16 is delmarvas number one source for breaking news, local news, weather, sports, education and traffic information. We are very proud of the films success here in the united states vast and competitive movie industry. Germany convicts 3 in 2004 plot to kill iraqi leader the.
Apsa program 2008 by brisbane marketing pty ltd issuu. We are very proud of the films success here in the. One day, is a captain s hat in a trash can and a guy from the neighborhood looks on it. When an old airport janitor finds a captain s hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood.
Apr 02, 2009 first up is an interview with austin wintory, whose latest work is the music for the disturbing film grace 2009, distributed by anchor baystarz, and the score to the family film captain abu raed, plus a concert work titled space, time, and plexiglass, written in tribute to joss whedons longgone angel tv series. Written by amin matalqa starring nadim sawalha, hussein alsous, rana sultan, uday alqiddissi, ghandi saber the drummer. Wboc covers delaware and the eastern shore of maryland and virginia. Austin wintory captain abu raed original soundtrack recordingweb2012tsx austin wintoryhorn original video game soundtrackweb2012tsx alexander falinskiplanetbaseweb2015i know abel korzeniowskiromeo and julietweb20tsx adam bryanbaum wiltziesalero original motion picture soundtrackeratp091web2016mohawk. Gary cahill will win his 53rd england cap when he faces germany in dortmund credit. Jordanian submission to the 81st academy awards for best foreign language film. The film received the world cinema audience award at the sundance film festival in 2008. This book has been produced with information provided by the protocol directorate and the human resource directorate, ministry of foreign affairs. Abu raed is an aging airport janitor who has always yearned of seeing the world but has never been able to afford to travel. Irish short is chosen for sundance from rte, ireland. It depresses me that were getting another gritty reality type of movie as the brazil nominee.
Operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by. For example, on, go to directory yyyymmdd for the most recent date for example 20171020, et retrieve the requested file for example enwiki 20171020 pagesarticles. The second annual asia pacific screen awards 2008 17. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Abu raed is a janitor who works at the amman airport. Recycle eeadat khalk by lee marshall from screen international. Laith has photographed a wide variety of subjects including the rise of arab hiphop, arabs in america, cinema in the middle east and also served as a unit stills photographer on. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat.
It is the first feature film produced in jordan in more than 50 years. In november 2008, he was arrested for carrying a fake somali passport and overstaying his visa. Gary cahill to captain england side against germany in. One should not make assumptions about the man because of his job. The first dramatic independent feature film to come out of jordan in the last 50 years.
Naval historians gary weir and nicholas lambert talk about the world war i voyage of the german submarine deutschland to baltimore, maryland. German navy thwarts pirate attack on cruise ship germany. Indeed, the unfinished film was such a late entry into the festival that park citys primary premiere location, the. Start studying world war ii and division of germany. He is well read, selftaught, able to talk a few languages, has a library of 2000 books.
Along the way the player can meet other players on the same journey. Jul 15, 2008 but captain abu raed is not a jordanian catch me if you can, steven spielbergs 2002 picture about a reallife con man who talked his way into a 727 cockpit with less flight training than mohammed atta. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Arab journalism national arab american journalists association blog. Jan 17, 2008 captain abu raed by lee marshall from screen international. Sound and effects courtesy of the idf israeli culture. Title year director cast genre notes a abrahams odyssey. Jordan entered the race for the first time in 2008 with captain abu raed, the first feature film to be made in the country in 50 years. Allied capture of german naval code books war and security. Captain abu raed 2007 in this film by jordanian director amin matalqa, a group of poor children mistake a lonely, aging janitor who works at ammans international airport for an airline pilot. Feb 27, 2009 his list of credits includes captain abu raed, winner of the audience award in 2008 at sundance. Oct 20, 2008 posted on october 6, 2008 by johny ho a great opportunity for scientists who just also happen to be filmakers, or the other way around.
Happy to have company, he entertains the children with fictional stories of his adventures traveling the world, while encouraging them to have their. Sailing couple seized by somali pirates in 2008 are. Now that its available on dvd, maybe it will finally get a broader audience it requires after all. Watch enough movies in quick succession and you may conclude that the world is a strange and wonderful place where the new pastime of photography can salvage a marriage everlasting moments from sweden. Additionally, he was named best new film composer in 2008 at the hollywood music awards. The fabulous picture show captain abu raed tv episode 2008. Lately, kazakhstan s tulpan has come on the scene as a dark horse after winning some fest awards. Bastian schweinsteiger named new germany captain by. Also check out our blog here and where were speaking our itinerary is here.
And norway s ohorten, jordans captain abu raed, russia s mermaid, turkeys three monkeys, south africa s jerusalema and colombia s dog eat dog all have received attention for good reason. A state court in germany convicted three men who it said were members of a terrorist organization of plotting to kill the iraqi prime minister on a visit to berlin in 2004. Filmed in aman, jordan, captain abu raed is a universal story of friendship, inspiration and heroism set in contemporary jordan. National arab american journalists association blog. Sundance film festival world cinema audience award. World war ii and division of germany flashcards quizlet.
On many occasions cinema has chosen to shoot movies in locales other than the ones in which the events of the films are supposed to take place in. A german newspaper reported that in the 2008 previous kidnap, kantner was freed by the somalis after the. Captain abu raed was not the only jordanian film accepted into the official sundance competition this year. In the early hours of 26 august, the german light cruiser sms magdeburg ran aground at odensholm lighthouse off estonia whilst participating in a sweep against russian patrols in the gulf of finland. He said he planned to go to somalia to fight a jihad against jews and americans. The german navy warded off a suspected piracy attack on a german cruise ship in the gulf of aden, a spokesman for the mission commando has confirmed. He produced and edited the sundance audience award winner captain abu raed 2008 and coproduced the academy award nominated and bafta winning film theeb 2015. The red army faction did not so much train with the plo but with the fatah and then the pflp. This could be due to various reasons, namely cheaper production costs, or inability to gain access to the original place. Germany convicts 4 in plot against us base cbs news. The most interesting of the three was captain abu raed, which is the first jordanian film to be screened abroad.
The destroyer sms v26 had to abandon her attempts to free magdeburg when the russian armoured cruiser pallada and the protected cruiser bogatyr appeared. From then until early august, german uboats dominated the waters off the east coast, sinking fuel tankers and cargo ships with impunity and often within sight of shore. Gigapix studios first film production, captain abu raed won the 2008 sundance audience award and is currently in worldwide release thru fortissimo and neoclassics in the us. This site is intended as a networking tool for american arab journalists around the country. Mehr als zwanzig auszeichnungen weltweit hat captain abu raed bereits. The jordanian film captain abu raed was wellreceived when it toured the festival circuit in 2008, winning the world cinema audience award at sundance that year among its several honors, but it never obtained wider distribution in theaters. The documentary recycle, written and directed by mahmoud al massad, was also invited to take part in the festivals international documentary competion.
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