Arab female film directors are reshaping Arab cinema by telling untold stories and claiming space in a traditionally ...
Arab societies, while stories rooted in history, family, resistance, and social consciousness are finding powerful resonance ...
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 ...
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 ...
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The 10 best Arab films of 2025

Arab cinema continues to break new ground – in subject matter, in artistry, and in resonance. In the context of ongoing ...
Cairo-based film and talent group Mad Solutions is launching a three-month, pan-Arab world film season called CineMAD. Billed as a first-of-its-kind regional initiative, CineMAD will bring a raft of ...
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 ...
Arab cinema continues to break new ground with a fresh crop of social dramas, several of which depict female empowerment in different forms. These range from the tale of a young woman who fakes being ...
The Blue Caftan by Moroccan director and Cannes 2023 Jury member Maryam Touzani has topped the nominations in the seventh edition of the Critics Awards for Arab Films. The portrait of marriage and ...
A scene from “The Time We Meet,” a film at the San Diego Arab Film Festival. Photo credit: sandiegoaff.org/ The San Diego Arab Film Festival opens Friday with in ...
The Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival’s Cinemed industry section has teamed up with Beirut-based cultural nonprofit Aflamuna on a new initiative, under which 10 film and doc projects from a wide ...