Palestinian directors Tarzan and Arab Nasser's Once Upon A Time In Gaza has scooped Best Film at the 10th Critics' Awards For Arab Films. Set in Gaza in 2007, and following the misadventures of a ...
Arab cinema continues to break new ground with a fresh crop of social dramas, several of which depict female empowerment in different forms. These range from the tale of a young woman who fakes being ...
The 55th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) put a spotlight on "Arab Cinema in Motion" on Monday, a panel discussion featuring The Arab director Malek Bensmaïl from Algeria, ...
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s Oscar hopeful The Seed of the Sacred Fig has won the sixth edition of the Arab Critics‘ Award for European Films, a joint initiative between European Film ...
The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival 2026 is shaping up to be one of the strongest years yet for Arab and Middle Eastern cinema. From Palestinian and Moroccan stories to Egyptian industry ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saudi Arabian film industry pioneer Faisal Baltyuor has been appointed CEO of the Red Sea Foundation which oversees the ...
Cairo-based Tunisian actress and producer Hend Sabry has called for a deeper look at the challenges facing Arab cinema, from ...
Producers and film professionals from the Arab region discussed their perception of a “quota system” at festivals as well as distribution challenges, during a panel held by the World Cinema Fund in ...
Qatar and Jordan make moves, Palestinian cinema and Gaza are drawing attention, Egypt returns to the Un Certain Regard program after nine years, and Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi make their presence felt ...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent years, presenting stories that haven't been told before and claiming space in an industry in ...
Malek Bensmaïl, Marie-Rose Osta, and Marwan Hamed featured on an IFFR Pro panel, discussing arthouse cinema, U.S. studios and global streamers, and the lasting impact of colonialism. By Georg Szalai ...