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Arab cinema

2025 Panorama: geographical focus
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From Beirut to Clermont: Lebanese short films take the spotlight

Clermont ISFF spotlights Lebanese cinema through 'Maabar', showcasing powerful short films that capture Lebanon’s resilience and evolving cinematic landscape

Sarah Khalil
31 January, 2025
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The best MENA films of 2024

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Hanna Flint

26 December, 2024
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Film, TV & Music
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Is there reason to be optimistic about Moroccan cinema?

Elisa Pierandrei

Elisa Pierandrei

31 October, 2024
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Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri on identity, activism & censorship

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Hanna Flint

04 October, 2024
MENA
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Egypt investigates fire at iconic Al-Ahram film studio

Thaer Mansour
17 March, 2024
How the war on Gaza ended our love affair with the Oscars
Film, TV & Music
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How the war on Gaza ended our love affair with the Oscars

Eman Ibrahim

Eman Ibrahim

12 March, 2024
Golden age of Egyptian cinema revived by vintage poster art
Film, TV & Music
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Vintage poster art revives 'golden age' of Egyptian cinema

George Iskander

George Iskander

06 October, 2023
The Burdened: A striking abortion drama set in today’s Yemen
Film, TV & Music
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The Burdened: A striking abortion drama set in Yemen

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Davide Abbatescianni

23 June, 2023
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Film, TV & Music
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Kaouther Ben Hania on post-revolution Tunisian cinema

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Alexander Durie

07 June, 2023
In Conversation with ‘Harka’ Director, Lotfy Nathan
Film, TV & Music
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Lotfy Nathan's 'Harka' and the burden of normalcy in Tunisia

Sarah Harris

Sarah Harris

05 May, 2023
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Will the year of Arab excellence continue into 2023?

Dalia Al Dujaili

Dalia Al-Dujaili

03 February, 2023
Palestinian film festivals across UK celebrate rising talent
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Palestinian film festivals across UK celebrate rising talent

Melissa Chemam

Melissa Chemam

12 December, 2022
The Blue Caftan
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The Blue Caftan: Stitching together love and yearning

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Hanna Flint

14 October, 2022
The Blue Caftan
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BFI London Film Festival 2022: MENA films to look out for

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Sami Rahman

06 October, 2022
Strong Female Character by Hanna Flint
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Strong Female Character: The changing face of cinema for WOC

Shahed Ezaydi

Shahed Ezaydi

21 September, 2022
Palestinian families attend the screening of a movie during the opening of the "Red Carpet" cinema festival in Gaza City, on May 12, 2016
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Second Intifada cinema and experimental Palestinian film

Elisa Pierandrei

Elisa Pierandrei

06 September, 2022
Perspectives

Arab entertainment is romanticising misogyny and femicide

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Tharwa Boulifi

20 July, 2022
Heliopolis
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Heliopolis commemorates the Sétif and Guelma massacre

Ouissal Harize

Ouissal Harize

05 July, 2022
MENA
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2022 Cannes Film Festival: MENA films to look out for

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17 May, 2022
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Disney's Moon Knight helps Marvel overcome orientalist past

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Hanna Flint

04 May, 2022
Saeed Farouky
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The British-Palestinian filmmaker fighting for the forgotten

Ouissal Harize

Ouissal Harize

07 January, 2022