The Match Factory Acquires Omar

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DAS is delighted to announce that Hany Abu-Assad’s new film Omar, currently in post-production, has been acquired by The Match Factory for foreign sales. CDAS partner Susan H. Bodine represents Mr. Abu-Assad, who won the 2006 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film for Paradise Now.

Sue and fellow CDAS partner Joshua B. Sessler also represent Omar’s financing producer, ZBros. Shot in the West Bank and Nazareth, Omar is the first feature financed entirely by Palestinian investors with the support of the Enjaaz Film Initiative, the Dubai Film Festival’s post-production support program.

For more information, see the Variety article here.

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February 7, 2013