'Upshot' has won a slew of awards, including the Golden Pardino and Independent Youth Jury awards at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, the Best Film Award at Sharjah Film Festival, ...
The lineup included Maha Haj’s Palestinian short 'Upshot', Rehab Nazzal’s Palestinian documentary 'Vibrations from Gaza,' and Rayane Mcirdi’s Algerian short 'After The Sun.'
The 21 selected projects bring stories from 13 Arab nations, involving co-productions from nine international collaboration.
The selected films, which include both narratives and documentaries, represent some of the finest works presented in international cinema over the past year.
Slim’s third feature fiction, presented at the 2023 Atlas Workshops at Marrakech Film Festival, focuses on a remote town in Tunisia where missing people return after many years.
The film is a joint production between Palestine, Italy and France.
Slim’s third feature fiction, presented at the 2023 Atlas Workshops at Marrakech Film Festival, focuses on a remote town in Tunisia where missing people return after many years.
The Mubi Award – Debut Feature at Locarno will be decided by a jury made up of Moroccan director-producer Khalil Benkirane, Alma Pöysti and Esmé Sciaroni.
The film is a joint production between Palestine, Italy and France.
MAD Solutions will screen 'Our Ties' and 'Killing Bagheera' at the Iraq festival.
The workshops will cover a diverse array of subjects, spanning camera operation, lens selection, lighting techniques, grip essentials, colour grading, digital exposure, and much more.
The IIFMA noted that the chosen film did not adequately represent the creative output of Iranian filmmakers this year, many of whom operate discreetly or are in exile.
The project has already secured production grants from both the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture and the Royal Film Commission - Jordan.
Since the federation's founding in 1925, Shawky is the first non-European or American to take over as president.
The AIFF's partners have granted awards, both in-kind and in cash, totaling $200,000 to the winners.
The films of Ali Ahmadzadeh has been subjected to a ban within Iran by the ruling regime.
Director Noora Niasari, actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi and executive producer Cate Blanchett will attend the screening.
'Summer Thefts', Nasrallah's first feature film, premiered at Directors Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 1988.
MAD Solutions handles the film’s distribution across the Arab World, while Elle Driver (France) handles the international sales.
Professionals from 41 nations support the development of invited projects through mentoring sessions, screenings with feedbacks, and curated industry meetings.
The second edition of the Souk will take place from December 3-6, with an awards ceremony on the final day.
There are 10 feature debuts across the Red Sea Souk selection, which aims to discover and connect Arab and African filmmakers to the international film community.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
In addition to its selection at TIFF, the DFI-supported films have also been screened at Cannes, Venice, Locarno, and Sarajevo earlier this summer.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, and Munther Rayahneh, among others.
CIFF will grant the award to celebrate Tarr's iconic contributions to world cinema.
In 2010, an Iranian court sentenced Panahi to six years in prison and banned him from making movies or travelling abroad for 20 years after he was convicted of "propaganda ...
The 39th edition of the festival will feature more than 200 films from 50 countries.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
Revived art-house label creates strategically important domestic distribution outlet for Arab cinema.
'The Gate of Sun', Nasrallah's adaptation of Elias Khoury's novel, was in the Festival de Cannes' Official Selection in 2004.
In collaboration with Cinema Akil and The Third Line gallery, the Retrospective is presented as part of the SAFAR Film Festival, London.
The 72nd edition of the Berlin Film Festival will run between February 10 to 16.
With the aim to discover the Arab world, EFP and the ACC launched the Arab Critics' Award for European Films in 2019 dedicated to European cinema.
The fifth edition is scheduled to take place from October 14-22 in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna.
In the fifth edition of the El Gouna Film Festival, Bakri will also give a masterclass at CineGouna Bridge.
'Streams' is a joint production between Yol Film House (Tunisia), Tarantula (Luxembourg), MPM Film (France), Clandestino Production (Tunisia) and Allam Film (USA).
In 2009, she directed her critically acclaimed multi-award-winning debut feature film 'Pomegranates and Myrrh'.
This edition, themed 'Ten Years of Imagination', will also honour two figures from Moroccan and Egyptian cinema.
There will be opportunities for networking, encounters and meetings in which directors and producers will be able to engage with the participants in the workshop.
Rotterdam Lab will be launched virtually this year as part of the Rotterdam Film Festival.
The award grants the winning film project distribution services across the Arab world with a cash advance of $30,000 for the filmmakers.
This is the first time a leading regional network has invested in several Arabic-language short films. The deal represents a big win for MENA filmmakers and distributors.
The selection of short films has been showcased at the international film festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, Toronto and Dubai.
Realness has, so far, supported 30 feature film projects from all over Africa.
Programming will be available for free and will include films, shorts, documentaries, music, comedy, and conversations.
The festival opened with a screening of "Screwdriver" on August 25 followed by a discussion with the film Director Bassam Jarbawi.
French-Tunisian filmmaker Nacer KhemirThe fifth day of the Dubai International Film Festival saw a double-bill of Arab talent at the Madinat Souk Theatre with French-Tunisian filmmaker Nacer Khemir, ...
(L-R back row) Marwan Abdullah Saleh, Ahmed Malik and Ayman Al-Shatri, (L-R front row) Maria Zreik and Manon Nammour pose for the Arab Stars of Tomorrow ...
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A scene from the film Clash.The Dubai International Film Festival will annually present two Arab films to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) in Los Angeles ...
Alaa Karkouti, CEO, MAD Solutions.MAD Solutions has revealed a new strategy for its Arab Cinema Centre (ACC) during 2016, where the Centre's activities will be hosted ...
A still from the film Song.This years most anticipated films from across the globe will take centre stage in the Cinema of the World segment of ...
Waleed Al Shehhi.The Gulf Film Festival (GFF), the annual celebration of the best in cinema from the Gulf region, has announced the members of its jury, ...
