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Fatma Hassan Alremaihi and Her Excellency Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater surrounded by some of the Ajyal jurors

The Doha Ajyal Diaries: Opening night with a twist and the joy of unorthodox film choices

E. Nina Rothe November 20, 2024

A documentary about the students’ movement in Sudan opened this year’s DFI Ajyal film festival. And the unusual, yet super welcomed refreshing choices didn’t stop there.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Doha Film Institute, Ajyal Film Festival, Her Excellency Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Sudan Remember Us, Misan Harrima, Misan harriman, Sudan, Qatar, Gaza, Ajyal Film Club, Cinema Alcazar, Mustafa the Poet, Moments that Matter, Hind Meddeb
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Todd Haynes, Alfonso Cuarón and Ava DuVernay among those participation in Marrakech Film Fest Conversations

E. Nina Rothe November 16, 2024

The list of cinema personalities encountering the public at this year’s festival in Morocco also includes Sean Penn and David Cronenberg, in Marrakech to receive their honorary awards, as well as persecuted Iranian helmer Mohammad Rasoulof, Mauritanian filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako and US director-slash-artist extraordinaire Tim Burton.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Sean Penn, Ava DuVernay, Alfonso Cuarón, Todd Haynes, Tim Burton, Mohammed Rasoulof, Marrakech International Film Festival, David Cronenberg, The Order, Justin Kurzel, Walter Salles, François Ozon, Gemma Arterton, Golden Globes, I'm Still Here, Alaa Eddine Aljem, Yasmine Benkiran, Ismaël El Iraki, Kamal Lazraq, Morocco, Meydene cultural center, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Disclaimer, Daddio
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Marrakech Film Fest announced Luca Guadagnino as new Jury President and unveils 2024 official selection

E. Nina Rothe November 7, 2024

On the occasion of its 21st edition, which takes place from November 29th to December 7th, 2024, the Marrakech International Film Festival will present 70 films selected from 32 countries in its various sections: the Official Competition, Gala Screenings, Special Screenings, the 11th Continent, the Moroccan Panorama, Cinema for Young Audiences & Families, and films shown as part of the Tributes program.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Marrakech International Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino, Morocco, Thomas Vinterberg, Ali Abbasi, Zoya Akhtar, Patricia Arquette, Virginie Efira, Jacob Elordi, Andrew Garfield, Nadia Kounda, Santiago Mitre, Saïd Hamich Benlarbi, Hind Meddeb, Across the Sea, Sudan Remember Us, Under the Volcano, Damian Kocur, The Village Next to Paradise, Mo Harawe, The Wolves Always Come at Night, Gabrielle Brady, Huo Xin, Bound in Heaven, Ma—Cry of Silence, Dania Reymond-Boughenou, Silent Storms, Murat Fıratoğlu, One of Those Days When Hemme Dies, Scandar Copti, Happy Holidays, Palestine, Silvina Schnicer, The Cottage, Neo Sora, Happyend, Laura Piani, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, The Order, Justin Kurzel, Walter Salles, I'm Still Here, Nabil Ayouc, Everybody Loves Touda, Nisrine Erradi, David Cronenberg, The Shrouds, The Ties That Bind Us, Mohammad Rasoulof, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
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A still from ‘Sudan, Remember Us’ by Hind Meddeb, courtesy of the DFI

Ajyal 2024: Festival will kick off with 'Sudan, Remember Us' and will present a focus on Voices from Palestine

E. Nina Rothe November 5, 2024

With the theme of the 2024 edition of Ajyal Film Festival presented by the Doha Film Institute announced as ‘Moments That Matter’, the event will also see the participation of Palestinian stars Hiam Abbas, Saleh and Mohammad Bakri, along with beloved Egyptian actor Khaled El Nabawy, Turkish TV star Esra Bilgic and Sudanese musician Mustafa the Poet.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Doha Film Institute, DFI, Ajyal Film Festival, Qatar, Hiam Abbas, Saleh Bakri, Mohammad Bakri, Palestine, Egypt, Turkey, Khaled El Nabawy, Esra Bilgic, Mustafa the Poet, Sudan, Moments that Matter, Lebanon, Meryam Joobeur, Cyril Guei, Chatri Sityodtong, Rithy Panh, Anees, Misan Harriman, Sudan Remember Us, Hind Meddeb, Made in Qatar, Undr by Kamal Aljafari, Janin Janin, Intaj: From Ground Zero Experience, Gaza, Rashid Masharawi, Meeting with Pol Pot, The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition Season 2, Media City Qatar, Qatar-Morocco 2024 Year of Culture, Faouzi Bensaidi, Flow by Gints Zilbalodis
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Marrakech IFF to pay tributes to Sean Penn, late thespian Naïma Elmcherqui and David Cronenberg

E. Nina Rothe October 30, 2024

Ever since its first edition, the Marrakech International Film Festival has been paying homage to the most notable names in cinema. For its 21st edition, it will honor three great artists whose contributions and influence have had a significant impact on cinema for several decades. 

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags David Cronenberg, Sean Penn, Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco, Naïma Elmcherqui
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Jeff Nichols photographed by © Kyle Kaplan, courtesy of 20th Century Fox, used with permission

US filmmaker Jeff Nichols named patron of 2024 Atlas Workshops in Marrakech

E. Nina Rothe October 25, 2024

Plus, the latest projects by favorite filmmakers Lina Soualem, Murad Abu Eisheh, Cherien Dabis and Tala Hadid will be featured in this year’s prestigious sessions with selected projects in development and post-production from Morocco, Africa and the Arab world.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Atlas Workshops, Marrakech International Film Festival, Tala Hadid, Bardi, Jeff Nichols, Lina Soualem, Murad Abu Eisheh, Cherien Dabis, Morocco, Africa, Arab cinema, Alicante, The Orange Grove, All That's Left of You, Saleh Bakri, Adam Bakri, Mohammad Bakri, Moly Kane, Linda Lo, Cyril Aris, Tarzan & Arab Nasser, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Syria, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria
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A still from Abderrahmane Sissako’s ‘Black Tea’ which enjoys its UK premiere at the festival

Film Africa 2024 is coming to London to celebrate the best of cinema from the continent

E. Nina Rothe October 23, 2024

The festival, presented by The Royal African Society, will run from 25 October to 3 November during the UK’s celebration of Black History Month and will showcase the best of African cinema in Europe.

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In Cinema, Art, Festival, The Diaries Tags Film Africa, Dahomey, The Mother of All Lies, Everybody Loves Touda, London, Africa, Morocco, Marrakech International Film Festival, Black History Month UK, Mati Diop, Berlinale, Black Tea, Abderrahmane Sissako, Nina Melo, Chang Han, Sir John Akomfrah, Ciné Lumière, Damien Hauser, After the Long Rains, Electricer Kache Hamisi, Kenya, Rungano Nyoni, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Cannes Film Festival, Susan Chardy, Un Certain Regard winner, Nisrin Erradi, Asmae El Moudir, Mandabi, Chronicle of the Years of Fire, Martin Scorsese, Ousmane Sembène, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Timité Bassori, The Knife Woman (La Femme Au Couteau), Film Lab Africa, Nigeria, Film Africa LIVE!, Brixton, Rolling Stone Africa, Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters, Adebisi Adetayo, Nigerian animation
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Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, photographed by Pablo Larraín, used with permission

'Maria': the power of great women's stories told by extraordinary men & why I needed to watch the film again

E. Nina Rothe October 21, 2024

Turns out once was not enough for the cinematic tale of Maria Callas’ last week, as told by Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín and interpreted with courage and beauty by Hollywood icon Angelina Jolie.

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In Cinema, The Diaries, Festival Tags Maria, Pablo Larrain, Angelina Jolie, BFI London Film Festival, Maria Callas, opera, Spencer, Jackie, Venice Film Festival, Netflix, Studiocanal, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimo Cantini Parrini, StudioCanal, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Guy Hendrix Dyas
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Jennifer Grey, who is in 'A Real Pain' at the Golden Globes party celebrating the BFI London Film Festival

Highlights from the Golden Globes party the BFI London Film Festival

E. Nina Rothe October 14, 2024

And other get-togethers across town.

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In Cinema, Fashion, Festival, The Diaries Tags Golden Globes party, BFI London Film Festival, Jennifer Grey, London, film, fashion, Conclave, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, Kris Bowers, Margie Cohn, DreamWorks Animation, Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross, The Wild Robot, Chris Sanders, Anora, Sean Baker, Robb Report, Maria Bakalova, Sasha Baron Cohen, John Magaro, The Agency, Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Pérez, Richard Gere, Michael Fassbender, Jesse Eisenberg, Soho Mews House
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The upcoming London Rolling Film Fest announces "Yes She Cannes" partnership and pitch clinic finalists

E. Nina Rothe September 23, 2024

The 14th edition of the London Rolling Film Festival will take place at VUE Piccadilly London on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th September.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags London Rolling Film Festival, London, Vue Piccadilly, Mike Smith, Adriana Kulig, Pitch Corner, FilmFreeway, Alida Pantone, Yes She Cannes, Palm Tree Universal, The Chocolate Club, Deborah Hadfield, Robbie Moffat, Rachele Fregonese, Joanne Mitchell, Paul McEvoy, Rachael Sutherland, Amanny Mohamed, Kimberley Marren Recognition Award, The Fan Carpet
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Guilty pleasure: how watching 'Transformers One' with fans changed my outlook on the film

E. Nina Rothe September 21, 2024

I may not be the target demographic for the latest action figures franchise film but, it turns out, I even found the inner teenager in me and made a TikTok video about the experience.

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In Cinema, The Diaries Tags Transformer One, TikTok, Steve Buscemi. Lawrence Fishburne, Jon Hamm, Keegan-Michael Key, Badassatron, Brian Tyree Henry, Megatron, Chris Helmsworth, Optimus Prime, Scarlett Johansson, Josh Cooley, Eric Pearson, Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, Paramount, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg
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Amos Gitai's 'House' will play London's Barbican for a limited run

E. Nina Rothe September 19, 2024

And along with his play, there are film screenings and some activities going on that cannot be missed.

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In Art, The Diaries Tags Barbican Centre, House, Amos Gitai, Israel, Palestine, A House in Jerusalem, News from House/News from Home, Irene Jacob, Micha Lescot, La Colline, Brutalist architecture
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Image courtesyo of Focus Features, used with permission

Pharrell Williams releases new original song for his Lego animated biopic 'Piece by Piece'

E. Nina Rothe September 14, 2024

The film, directed by Morgan Neville, world premiered at Telluride before screening at TIFF to glowing reviews, and will close this year’s BFI London Film Festival.

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In Art, The Diaries, Cinema Tags Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Morgan Neville, Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton, Piece by Piece, song release, Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers, Lego Group, Over the Moon Lego set, Focus Features, Mimi Valdés, Caitrin Rogers, David Lawrence, Shani Saxon, Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone
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BFI London Film Festival announces full line up for upcoming 68th edition

E. Nina Rothe September 4, 2024

And the numerous titles include the latest titles from Luca Guadagnino, Pablo Larraín, Mati Diop, Kevin Macdonald, Sam Mendes and Leos Carax — along with allowing the UK public to discover visionary up and coming filmmakers like Laila Abbas, Meryam Joobeur, Mo Harawe and Shiori Ito.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags BFI London Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino, Pablo Larraín, Mati Diop, Kevin Macdonald, Sam Mendes, Leos Carax, Laila Abbas, Meryam Joobeur, Mo Harawe, Shiori Ito, Afternoon Teas, Kristy Matheson, Ben Roberts, Queer, Maria, Netflix, Angelina Jolie, Maria Callas, Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, Steve McQueen, Blitz, Morgan Neville, Piece By PIece, Pharrell Williams, Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice, Edward Berger, Conclave, Ralph Fiennes, Marielle Heller, Nightbitch, Amy Adams, Pedro Almodóvar, The Room Next Door, Chris Sanders, The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation, Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Mike Leigh, Zoe Saldaña, Denis Villeneuve, and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Dahomey, Harvest, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Mohammad Rasoulof, One to One: John & Yoko, Göran Hugo Olsson, Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989, Thomas Vinterberg, Families Like Ours, Alfonso Cuarón, Disclaimer, Cate Blanchett, The Listeners, Jordan Tannahill, Rebecca Hall, Steven Knight, A Thousand Blows, The Franchise, Jon Brown, Liza Johnson, The Summer Book, Diciannove, Charlie McDowell, Glenn Close, Ellis Park, Warren Ellis, Justin Kurzel, The Assessment, Fleur Fortuné, Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, The End, Joshua Oppenheimer, Tilda Swinton, Moses Ingram, Michael Shannon, Giovanni Tortorici, Manfredi Marini, Vittoria Planeta, Dana Giuliano
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BFI London Film Festival announces Competition line up for upcoming edition

E. Nina Rothe August 30, 2024

And the titles include ‘The Extraordinary Miss Flower’ by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ by Rungano Nyoni and Georgian film ‘April’, produced by Luca Guadagnino.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags BFI London Film Festival, The Extraordinary Miss Flower, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Rungano Nyoni, April, Luca Guadagnino, Official Competition announcement, Zambia, Japan, Geraldine Flower, Nick Cave, Emilíana Torrini, Angus Sampson, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Memoirs of a Snail, Adam Elliot, Australia, Annecy Film Festival, Under the Volcano, Ukraine, Damian Cokur, Vermiglio, Maura Delpero, The Wolves Always Come at Night, Gabrielle Brady, Living in Two Worlds, Mipo O, Laila Abbas, Thank You for Banking with Us, Christopher Andrews, Bring Them Down, Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbot, Four Mothers, Darren Thornton, Gianni Di Gregorio, Mid-August Lunch
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Controversy brewing at this year's Venice Film Festival over lack of press access

E. Nina Rothe August 29, 2024

Granted, it wouldn’t be a film festival if some sort of polemic didn’t arise and this year’s 81st Venice International Film Festival will probably go down in history as the beginning of the end for independent film journalism. Here’s why.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Venice International Film Festival, 81st Venice International Film Festival, controversy, journalists, press activity, junkets, press conference
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A still from ‘Aïcha’ by Mehdi Barsaoui, courtesy of The Party Film Sales

More to love from the Doha Film Institute at this year's Venice Film Fest

E. Nina Rothe August 20, 2024

This year there are 12 Doha Film Institute supported films in the lineup on the Lido, plus the DFI is hosting a special afternoon and even a gala dinner celebrating their achievements in the world of cinema and art.

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In Art, Cinema, Fashion, The Diaries Tags Doha Film Institute, Your ghosts are mine: Expanded Cinemas, Amplified Voices, Palazzo Franchetti, Venice International Film Festival, Aisha, Aisha Can’t Fly Away, DFI, Qumra, Media City Qatar, Majid Al-Remaihi, Shaima Al Tamimi, La Biennale di Venezia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Yemen, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Aïcha, Mehdi Barsaoui, Happy Holidays, Scandar Copti, Shadows, Rand Beiruty, Sudan Remember Us, Hind Meddeb, Orizzonti, Giornate degli Autori, Critics' Week, In This Darkness I See You, Nadim Tabet, My Father’s Scent, Mohamed Siam, Marie & Jolie, Erige Sehiri, The Station, Sara Ishaq, Theft of Fire, Amer Shomali
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A still from Tan Chui Mui’s film, courtesy of the Prada Group

Malaysian Tan Chui Mui and Argentinian Laura Citarella are 2024 Miu Miu Women's Tales directors

E. Nina Rothe August 2, 2024

A yearly appointment at the Venice Film Festival, fashion brand Miu Miu, also a Creative Partner of Giornate degli Autori, has once again sponsored two women filmmakers in the creation of a short film each, about women and their world; the shorts will screened during the upcoming festival, with their directors and casts in attendance.

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In Cinema, Fashion, Festival, The Diaries Tags Tan Chui Mui, Miu Miu Women's Tales, Prada Group, films, shorts, Miu Miu, Giornate degli Autori, Venice International Film Festival, Laura Citarella, Barbarian Invasion, Trenque Lauquen, Hotel Excelsior, Veneto Region, Liliana Cavani, Mira Nair, Alice Rohrwacher, Kate Mara, Sia, Hailee Steinfeld, Agnes Varda, Dakota Fanning, Juno Temple, Kate Bosworth, Zosia Mamet, Chloë Sevigny, Tessa Thompson, Brigitte Lacombe, Vanessa Kirby, Nathalie Emmanuel, Carla Simón, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Stane, I Am the Beauty of Your Beauty, I Am the Fear of Your Fear, Jo Kukathas, Sdanny Lee, Zhiny Ooi, Jean Seizure, Da Huang Pictures, HiProduction, El Affair Miu Miu, Elisa Carricajo, Verónica Llinás, Juliana Muras, Laura Paredes, Ezequiel Pierri, Cecilia Rainero, Rafael Spregelburd, Guillermina Villa Simon, El Pampero Cine
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Three fantastic takeaways from this year's San Diego Comic-Con

E. Nina Rothe August 1, 2024

And they include a certain favorite animated robot of mine, plus the return to the Marvel universe by a beloved actor, and a performance out of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ — all the stuff geek dreams are made of!

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In Cinema, The Diaries Tags Marvel, Robert Downey Jr., Disney, San Diego Comic Con, Deadpool & Wolverine, The Wild Robot, Annecy, cinema, DreamWorks Animation, Lupita Nyong'o, Kit Connor, Pedro Pascal, Mark Hamill, Jeff Hermann, Chris Sanders, Iron Man, Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios, Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Secret Wars, Avengers: Doomsday, Doctor Doom, Marvel Universe, RDJ, Madonna, Like a Prayer, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Peterpool, Rob Delaney, Petco Park, San Diego, R-rated movie, Deadpool Corps
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Lumen Studios to present multi-sensory exhibition 'Eclipse' by NONOTAK in London

E. Nina Rothe July 22, 2024

This expansive site-specific light and sound 1,000+ square meter exhibition will be on view in London from the 30th of August through the 8th of December 2024.

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In Art, The Diaries Tags NONOTAK, Lumen Studios, Noemi Schipfer, Takami Nakamoto, Keanu Reeves, John Wick: Chapter 4, MUTEK International Festival of Digital Creativity and Electronic Music, Day for Night, Tate Britain, Art Basel Miami, Artechouse, Wonderspaces, Hermès, Adidas, Crack Magazine, Roppongi Art Night, Forbes 30 under 30, Art Directors Club Young Guns Awards, Eclipse, Bermondsey, Jen Roebuck, Lumen Prize, London
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