White Oryx Short Film Festival opens submissions for 2025 edition
The open call invites short films, documentaries, animations and music videos with a maximum runtime of 20 minutes.
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The open call invites short films, documentaries, animations and music videos with a maximum runtime of 20 minutes.
The pop-up will further build on the cinema’s mission to inspire and engage communities across the region.
Spanning 11 countries, Arab Cinema Week Volume 3 proudly spotlights women’s voices both in front of and behind the camera, with nearly 50% of the films created by female filmmakers.
Established in collaboration with Bahrain’s Ministry of Information and the Bahrain Film Festival, this incubator will support female creatives as they develop and produce their short films.
The shorts will be showcased across various categories at the festival, such as Bahraini competition, animated films, and short narratives.
This year’s event is dedicated to empowering Arab women by highlighting their stories and addressing the stereotypes that misrepresent their roles and ambitions in society.
The winning films include 'The Sun Sets on Beirut', 'The Last Winter' and 'Vibrations for Gaza'.
The lineup includes shorts from Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Morocco, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan.
The festival will showcase films from a diverse range of countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, France, Brazil, Japan, Sudan, Palestine, Oman and India, among others.
An international co-production of Australia, the United States and the United Arab Emirates, 'Late Night with the Devil' has already grossed $14m at the international box office.
For the first time, the festival will also hold events in the new Al-Khobar Cinematheque.
The festival will be held over five days, from April 14 to 18, 2024.
The festival is dedicated to showcasing films advocating for Palestine.
Written and directed by Tariq Rimawi, the film was produced by StudioNICE Creative, backed by the support of Jordan’s RFC, and received a co-production prize from the Robert Bosch Stiftung ...
The film was produced in collaboration between Lagoonie Film Production and Rise Studio.
The adaptation is directed by Iraqi Dubai-based director Yasir Al Yasiri, who also takes a producer credit under his Axx Productions banner.
The film festival is scheduled to take place from February 10 to 14, 2024.
Through this event, the authority aims to open new horizons for filmmakers, providing a platform to showcase their works and diverse stories to the audience.
The film is produced by Amjad Abu Alala’s Station Films and co-produced by Ali Alarabi, CEO and founder of Ambient Light.
The film is produced by Amjad Abu Alala’s Station Films and co-produced by Ali Alarabi, CEO and founder of Ambient Light.
Directed and written by Khalil Dreyfus Zaarour, 'The Birds Have Left Beirut' explores the repercussions of a significant incident that unfolded on August 4th, 2020.
The film is also set to hit screens in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain on December 7, followed by its release in the UAE on December 14 at ...
Three screenings will be held at Sharjah City Center's VOX Cinemas.
The award marks a hattrick for Tariq Rimawi's animated film.
Third edition of festival to be held under the theme of “Celebrating the Art of Film-making”.
In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Pratixa Shah, co-founder of The Plot Pictures, talks about her role in shaping the UAE's indie film scene and shares insights into her ...
Doha Film Institute has now supported more than 750 films from 75 countries, with grants cycles in autumn and spring.
Scripts and films nominated for this year's festival will compete for 26 awards.
Muvi Studios and Saudi Tefaz11's new production arm, AlShimaisi Films, have produced the film.
The event is free of charge, but seating is limited and requires pre-registration.
Under the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Roskino will organise the Russian Film Festival Spotlight in Bahrain.
META Film Festival – a new international film festival will be held in Dubai from October 27-29 at the Vox Cinemas at Nakheel Mall in Palm Jumeirah. The Festival Organisers ...
The festival will honour veteran Egyptian actress Sawsan Badr with the Isis Achievement Award at its opening ceremony.
The film festival will take place from November 26 to December 7, with tickets priced at $14.29.
Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth will showcase six narratives of childhood in the GCC Short Films category.
The film recently ended a festival tour around the world, during which it picked up over 20 international awards.
The programme includes 40 films, produced by 11 different Arab countries, with co-production partnerships from seven European countries.
The competition includes five categories and entries will be accepted until March 15.
Four new initiatives have also been announced as part of the new edition by Amer Salmeen Al Murry, Founder and Director General of the Festival.
Senior executives at Spacetoon Family and Kids TV, Bidaya Media and Majid TV, as well as Emirati animation expert Mohammad Ahmed Fikree, talk to Shifa Naseer about their experience in ...
New German language movies that range from art-house films to box-office hits, as well as children’s matinees and late-night movies, will be screened at Cinema Akil, Dubai, and live-streamed in ...
For its fourth edition, CineGouna SpringBoard received 99 submissions (65 projects in development and 34 films in post-production) from all parts of the Arab world.
The agreement will establish several training and development programmes for Emirati and Israeli filmmakers in partnership with the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film and Television School TV.
The film was released in 28 theatres in the UAE, and two theatres in each of Kuwait and Bahrain in 2018.
The event saw notable speakers talking about the potential of the regional entertainers, musicians and singers to drive new era of Middle East events.
This year's jury includes a diverse group of accomplished artists, film directors and social media influencers from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Japan, France, Canada, UK and Syria.
From practising medicine to making animated programmes for little children, Enas Yaqoob has come a long way in following her passion for telling stories. Heres how she set up media ...
Regional film distributor Empire Entertainment in collaboration with Mooz Films has announced the release of Nadine Labaki's Oscar-nominated film in theaters across the Middle East.
M-Appeal and MAD Solutions have inked a deal that gives MAD exclusive rights to The Third Wife in 23 Arabic-speaking counrties.
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) opened its 40th edition at the Cairo Opera House on Tuesday 20 November, with the Middle East premiere of Green Book starring actors Viggo ...
For illustration purposes only.The sixth edition of the Sharjah International Children's Film Festival (SICFF 2018) will be hosting six panel discussions for the first time in ...
Butheina Kazim of Cinema Akil (top left), Najla AlShehhi an Emirati writer, actor and director (top right); Emirati actor Abdullah Al-Humeiri (bottom left) and theatre personality ...
Fareed Ramadan.The Dubai International Film Festival has announced the panel that will judge the entries for the Muhr competition.The 2017 Awards will comprise four individual film ...
Darin Sallam (R) with the MOICA Award for "Farha" during the Muhr Awards in 2016.The Dubai International Film Festival has announced that it will be partnering with ...
Arab Film Institute (AFI) is inviting submissions for the First Arab Film Awards 2018.The Award Ceremony honours the work of the Arab film industry in the following 17 categories: best fiction ...
during day eight of the 12th annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 16, 2015 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Dubai ...
Novo Cinemas will add two new IMAX theatres in Dubai, which will feature laser projection and sound technology. The IMAX theatres will be located at two new Novo Cinemas locations ...
Central Market Director Saleh Nass.After its presence at Cannes Film Festival last month, Bahraini short film Central Market by Saleh Nass is selected for the Short ...
Arab Film Studio (AFS), Image Nations amateur short film contest, which runs in partnership with twofour54, has announced that the number of applicants has tripled from a year ago.The competition ...
A still from 'Into the Woods'.The eleventh Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will showcase a slate of daily red carpet galas, where the glamour and excitement ...
