‘I Promise You Paradise’ becomes first Egyptian film to win Rail d’Or Award at Cannes
Written by Mostafa and Sawsan Yusuf, the film features Kenyi Marcellino and Kenzy Mohamed.
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Written by Mostafa and Sawsan Yusuf, the film features Kenyi Marcellino and Kenzy Mohamed.
During the 76th edition of Cannes, GFF celebrated cinema, collaboration, and cultural exchange.
Doha Film Institute has now supported more than 750 films from 75 countries, with grants cycles in autumn and spring.
This year’s edition of the awards focused on Arab-language films that premiered on the festival circuit outside of the Arab world in 2022.
The Film Investment Fund aims to invest in or provide funding to the companies and projects in the Saudi film sector.
The film is set to have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2023.
This selection features diverse projects by Arab and global talent, auteurs, and emerging voices supported by the institute.
The winners will be announced during the upcoming edition of Cannes Film Festival.
In 2019, Touzani directed her first feature film, 'Adam', selected for the Un Certain Regard at the Festival de Cannes and shortlisted for the Oscars.
Khairat will receive Angénieux camera equipment as part of the prize for her forthcoming project.
Cairo International Film Festival has announced its first official partnership with the Festival Hub’s networking event.
At the fourth El Gouna Film Festival, 'Goodbye Julia' won the MAD Ergo award at the CineGouna SpringBoard.
These two films will compete under the Competition category at the Cannes Film Festival.
The selected film will screen in the official competition category.
Alidoosti was arrested after making a string of social media posts supporting the protest movement — including removing her headscarf and condemning the execution of protesters.
The ninth edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival (SIFF) for Children and Youth will take place October 10-15 at Al Jawaher Reception in Sharjah. Festival director Sheikha Jawaher bint ...
The film received Baumi Award for script development from Berlinale and has been awarded ARTE at Cannes Film Festival.
The film received Baumi Award for script development from Berlinale and has been awarded ARTE at Cannes Film Festival.
They were detained following protests on social media against violent crackdowns on Iranian civilians.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
Knobloch will succeed Pierre Lescure, who was re-elected for a third time in June 2020 and is planning to step down after the upcoming edition.
The winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes 2021 is competing with 14 other films.
Somalia makes history with 'The Gravedigger's Wife' for the first Oscar submission.
The aim of the pavilion is to create a space for dialogue and discussion with film industry leaders from around the world, and to enable Saudi filmmaking companies to meet ...
KSA’s Film AlUla has also announced new facilitates, which will accommodate 150 film crew and include production offices, recreational facilities and an outdoor cinema.
In 2019, Meddour created her first feature film 'Papicha', which was presented in the official selection at the Festival de Cannes as part of Un Certain Regard.
'The Sea Ahead' is the feature debut of Ely Dagher, who has won the Palm d’Or award for Best Short Film.
Cannes returns this year with an official selection that includes Asghar Farhadi, Nadav Lapid, and more.
The film had initially been planned to have its world premiere at Cannes last year before the pandemic led to the festival's cancellation.
This is the first time an Egyptian film has won the Palme d'or for Short Films at the Festival de Cannes.
The festival will take place outdoors and will last three days, with only four competition titles being screened.
The event, organised in collaboration with the Cannes City Council, will be held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès from October 27 to 29.
The film is co-written by director Ayten Amin and Mahmoud Ezzat in their second collaboration after 'Villa 69' (2013).
Programming will be available for free and will include films, shorts, documentaries, music, comedy, and conversations.
The film festival was initially due to take place from May 12-23.
"Carnival" is the only project from Egypt and one of two projects from the Arab world to be chosen by Cannes' Atelier this year.
The critics are currently in the process of nominating the winners of this year’s awards, who will be announced during the next edition of the Cannes Film Festival from May ...
The film has been selected in more than 15 international film festivals so far and will be screened in Cinema of Tomorrow Competition on November 24 and 25.
At the Cannes Critics' Week Competition in May, six of the 10 selected projects were directed by women. Among them was Egyptian director Nada Riyadh’s film The Trap, which sparked ...
The acquired film that won the Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival this year, will be making its North American debut at TIFF next month.
Image Nation's latest production, Emirati body-swapping film Rashid & Rajab, has attracted international attention with a sales agent secured at Cannes. The films producers share their experience with Rachel Dawson.
The co-production stems from a pact between the two companies made in November 2017, one month before Saudi Arabia lifted its 35-year ban on cinemas.
This years line-up includes some popular titles from the region. Beginning with, one Arab film In Competition, which is Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman's film It Must Be Heaven.
Abu Bakr Shawky's first feature film Yomeddin is the first independent Egyptian full-length film to be part of the Cannes International Film Festival.Yomeddin tells the coming-of-age tale of lifetime leprosarium inhabitant, ...
Dr Awwad Alawwad, Minister of Culture and Information and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudis General Culture Authority.Saudi Arabia will make its Cannes Film ...
A UAE delegation comprising key industry players including Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC), Dubai Studio City (DSC), Sharjah International Childrens Film Festival and Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), will be heading ...
Jamal Al Sharif.The UAE delegation comprising Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC), Dubai Studio City (DSC), Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and Sharjah International Childrens Festival, ...
The 69th Cannes Film Festival kicks off today with an exciting line-up of films from across the world. The UAEs home production Bilal will mark its world premiere at the ...
Twofour52 will present five short films from the UAEs filmmakers at Cannes Film Festival.The films will be shown in the Best of Arabic Short Films by twofour54 section of the ...
Nicole Garcia.Actor, Director and Screenwriter Nicole Garcia will preside over the jury for this years Caméra dor award for the best debut film at Cannes. In this ...
Digital production company Digital Domain Media Group announced at Cannes Film Festival that it will establish an animation, visual effects and ...
