With Saudi film production skyrocketing, a significant presence in Cannes and surprise North African successes, insiders say Arab cinema is entering a vibrant new era: "It’s an interesting time." By ...

The Sharjah Intl. Film Festival for Children and Youth, now in its 12th edition (Oct. 6-12), affirmed its growing stature as ...

A jury of 100 film critics from 16 Arabic-speaking countries have selected three finalists from 20 entries for this year’s ...

The third edition of the Red Sea Film Festival, wrapping Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, felt like a direct response to a burning question from executives and investors present at the festival’s ...

A Shot, a digital magazine co-founded by Belal Abd Elaziz, a journalist and storyteller, and journalist Hussien Ashour in ...

El Gouna Film Festival, one of the Middle East’s leading cinema events, is paying tribute to one of Egypt’s most iconic stars ...

Doha Film Institute (DFI) reaffirms its commitment to championing Arab talent with a powerful showcase of stories and bold ...

GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- In the world of film festivals, we've all heard of Sundance, Cannes and Telluride. But there is a relatively new festival starting to make an impact. And it's showing movies ...

Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident and Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value are among five titles nominated for Europe's Lux ...

Film and lit organization Mizna is bringing its Arab Film Fest Tulsa back to Circle Cinema for a third year. Scheduled Nov. 9 through Nov. 12, the festival will present contemporary indie Arab/SWANA ...

Producers and film professionals from the Arab region discussed their perception of a “quota system” at festivals as well as distribution challenges, during a panel held by the World Cinema Fund in ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The new blockbuster movie “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was abruptly removed from cinema listings in more than a dozen Muslim-majority countries without ...