When attempting to break into a nascent film industry, many filmmakers place their bets in tried and tested formats. Family dramas, romantic comedies, action thrillers. But, in the Arab region, where ...

Saudi Arabian film industry pioneer Faisal Baltyuor has been appointed CEO of the Red Sea Foundation which oversees the Jeddah-based Red Sea Film Festival, the Red Sea Fund, and its year-round Red Sea ...

Now in its 29th year, the Arab Film Festival is underway across the Bay Area, bringing films and filmmakers from across the Arab world to local audiences. As Managing Director Maya Labban helped host ...

The Doha Film Institute's Qumra workshop kicks off Friday with the cream of the Arab cinema crop on display – including several timely Palestinian projects – and a host of top industry professionals ...

As conflicts escalate in the Middle East and North Africa, from Palestine to Yemen and Sudan, filmmakers have seen an increase in solidarity within the local creative community to find ways to ...

The 28th annual Arab Film Festival is underway in San Francisco, marking its continued status as the oldest Arab film festival outside the Arab world. The festival, which runs until Sunday, November 3 ...

The San Diego Arab Film Festival, presented by the nonprofit organization Karama, will showcase films over the next two weekends at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park, with a pair of ...

This year's Berlin International Film Festival features movies from across Mena ...

In a recent conversation on Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with Serge Bakalian and Maya Labban, directors of the Arab Film Festival. They discussed the festival’s significance and the impact of ...

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 ...

Mizna's 19th Arab Film Festival features more than 20 films over the course of five days across the Twin Cities. NINA MOINI: A film festival highlighting the work and culture of Arab and SWANA people- ...