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The film stars Nelly Karim, Hanan Motawie, Hanan Youssef and Doha Ramadan.
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The film stars Nelly Karim, Hanan Motawie, Hanan Youssef and Doha Ramadan.
The film is an international co-production between France, Palestine, Germany, Portugal, Qatar and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Asharq Documentary unveils a star-studded lineup of critically acclaimed documentaries — streaming for the first time with Arabic subtitles, on Asharq NOW.
Throughout the festival, the Egyptian Pavilion will host a series of insightful panel discussions, addressing key aspects of filmmaking and industry trends.
How do Arabic productions resonate globally while maintaining cultural integrity, and what are the challenges of monetising Arabic content in non-Arab markets? Industry experts got together at the BroadcastPro Summit ...
The aim of the programme is to develop narrative television formats set in or related to the Middle East, created by native Arabic speakers from the region.
100 Cans, produced by Anasy Media and directed by Mazen Al Khayrat, has won multiple awards at international and local festivals.
CineGouna Market provides a platform for filmmakers to connect, share ideas, and showcase their work.
Recently, Al-Turki stepped down as CEO of Red Sea Film Foundation to focus on personal projects and further his career as an independent film producer and businessman.
Local content is booming in the Arab world and the opening up of Saudi Arabia’s media landscape has especially seen an unprecedented rise in creative and local productions. At a ...
Egyptian filmmaker and journalist Ibrahim Nash’at takes viewers behind the scenes of the Taliban’s first year back in power.
The theme of this year festival is 'Our Stories, Our Narratives.
3SIX9 Studios will collaborate with Saudi Arabian production company Yellow Camel Productions to launch its projects.
Co-produced by MENA-based Front Row Filmed Entertainment and Egypt's Cats Films, the film is directed by Saudi filmmaker Jawaher Alamri.
Fraikin has provided insights into navigating the complexities of the global film industry and the emergence of AD Film Commissions in the UAE.
The Cinema for Humanity Audience Award at the El Gouna Film Festival honours 'Goodbye Julia', directed by Mohamed Kordofani from Sudan.
Stuart Ford will produce alongside Karim for AGC, with sales arm AGC International handling worldwide rights for the project.
To date, Neom Media Industries has supported and facilitated more than 35 productions of various scales and genres spanning Hollywood, Bollywood, and the Arab world.
The film is produced by Amjad Abu Alala’s Station Films and co-produced by Ali Alarabi, CEO and founder of Ambient Light.
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 ...
The highly anticipated star-studded gala event was scheduled to take place on September 1.
The film tackles the issue of illegitimate and abandoned children's right to a normal life, an issue that is widely stigmatised within the Arab region.
Produced by Film Clinic, '19B' is headlined by Sayed Ragab, Ahmed Khaled Saleh, Nahed El Sebai, and Fadwa Abed.
The ACC will also be launching the 18th issue of its Arab Cinema Magazine during the activities of the Berlinale.
Last year’s edition featured 143 films from 66 countries to 39,410 filmgoers and 4,345 film professionals, media and students, with an overall percentage capacity increase of 12%.
As broadcasters look beyond the seismic shifts of the past couple of years, continued investment and new types of partnerships will be essential to assuring business continuity, industry CEOs said ...
Voting for nominations will take place from January 12-17, and results will be announced on January 24.
The companies have signed a deal to create a feature film set in ancient Arabia.
Youssef Chahine’s films will be screened on various dates throughout December, with the opening film screening on December 6 at 8 PM.
The complex will also be near 12 square kilometres of dedicated outdoor shooting locations that showcase the landscape and ancient heritage sites of AlUla.
Neom has hosted about 26 productions in the past 18 months, including 'Desert Warrior'.
In the first edition of RedSeaIFF, Abirached hosted the closing ceremony.
Sallam has become the first Jordanian filmmaker to be awarded an Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
The movie received grants from the Doha Film Institute, Tribeca Film Institute, and the Jordan Film Fund.
Hefzy will be among a judging panel of more than 1,000 television experts from around the world.
Although previously announced, the programme dubbed Film Saudi is now operational and will help boost film production and grow the creative economy.
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 second edition is slated for December 1 to 10 and hopes to bring the best in Arab and World Cinema to Jeddah.
As the Kingdom pushes its Vision 2030 agenda, it is aiming to become the Middle East’s film-production powerhouse.
Egyptian comedy 'Waafet Reggaala' earned more than $15m and became the top-grossing title of 2021.
In the past, Hefzy has served on juries at film festivals in London, Venice, Abu Dhabi and Cairo, among others.
The film is based on a true story about a rescue mission undertaken by UAE soldiers.
Chairman of the Red Sea Film Festival Committee, Mohammed Al-Turki, spearheaded the event.
The film festival is scheduled to take place from October 14 to 22, 2021, in the resort town of El Gouna.
Al Turki is currently representing Saudi Arabia at the Cannes Film Festival in Southern France.
The new entity will launch a nine-day event that will include a film festival showcasing movies from South Asia and the MENA region.
Muay Thai and kickboxing are recent additions to the UAE sports scene, with a great opportunity to attract a younger audience. In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Mohamad Yehya, ...
Best known in Dubai as the CEO of Advanced Media for the last two decades, in recent years he has also garnered awards for some of the films he has ...
Egyptian filmmakers Sherif El Bendary and Mohamed Siam, and El Gouna Film Festival founder Bushra Rozza talk to Shifa Naseer about regional film productions, trends in Egyptian cinema and where ...
Viewers can watch Haifaa al-Mansour's 'The Perfect Candidate' and the critically acclaimed film 'Wadjda' on the OSN streaming app.
This year, the Arab Cinema Center has appointed American film critic Deborah Young as the Manager of the Critics' Awards for Arab Films.
Reel Talks is a digital weekly series featuring regional industry figures, run in collaboration with in5 Media, ON.DXB and the National Media Council.
There’s no doubt that the media industry is going through tumultuous change, but good content continues to be sought-after by both media houses and viewers alike.
The screening marks the first time the 1992 film will play on the big screen in Saudi Arabia since it was shot 30 years ago.
The award, which will be presented by The Hollywood Reporter, recognises Latiri’s contribution to developing Tunisia’s film industry.
In an exclusive interview with Shifa Naseer, Emirati film director Al Fahad talks about various projects including her Oscar-nominated documentary "The Tainted Veil" (2015), her production company, and her experiences ...
Last year, the film won the Best Short Film award at the Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) in Sweden.
The fifth edition of the film festival, which began December 7, will showcase a total of 36 films from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon and ...
Between Two Seas, a film by Egyptian director Anas Tolba that champions women’s rights, has captured international attention by bagging awards at film festivals around the world. Tolba explains the ...
Rasha Shokr outlines the conditions that favoured the golden era of Egyptian cinema and proposes a solution for restoring Egypt to its past glory.
