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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a momentous Cannes for Cairo-based film professionals Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab as they mark the 15th anniversary of the ...

Top Middle East and North African independent distributor and talent agency MAD Solutions is adding a new string to its bow with the launch of Arab cinema-focused international sales company MAD World ...

Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent years, presenting stories that haven't ...

Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, whose "Capernaum" is the highest-grossing Arabic and Middle Eastern film of all time with over $68 million worldwide, spoke about "how difficult it is" to make cinema ...

Since its inception, Amman International Film Festival - Awal Film (AIFF) has championed debut features from rising directors ...

Historic festival presence: Films from Morocco, Palestine, Egypt and Iran are featured in top Cannes sections, signalling Arab cinema’s growing global prominence. Industry momentum grows: Networking ...

Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) has launched a new film fund called Big Time Investment to boost production of quality Arabic movies and announced a slate of Egyptian feature ...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent years, presenting stories that haven't been told before and claiming space in an ...

From July 11-18, BAM will present its annual Contemporary Arab Cinema series. At a time of ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and anti-war protests that rocked US campuses, our sixth contemporary Arab ...

Last year, Venice boasted a remarkably large crop of Arab-language features, but a strong Cannes 2023 selection of Arabic cinema that claimed kudos in various sections of the French fest left the ...

It’s a momentous Cannes for Cairo-based film professionals Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab as they mark the 15th anniversary of the creation of marketing and distribution company MAD Solutions and the ...