Across a large swathe of West Asia, the year 2021 for the entertainment industry has marked a time of monumental change, as well as fierce resistance. Saudi Arabia in December held its first major ...

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: A general view of the stage during the Opening Gala of the Red Sea International Film Festival at Vox Cinema Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images Vox Cinemas, the ...

Karama is a non-profit organization made up of Arab and non-Arab members. This Friday the organization kicks off its 11th annual San Diego Arab Film Festival. Karama focuses on issues of the Arab and ...

The United Arab Emirates has announced the addition of a new over-21 age classification to its motion picture rating system that could become a milestone in moving the needle against censorship across ...

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While conflicts and crises have battered Arab cultural capitals, Saudi Arabia is hosting film festivals and bankrolling new movies. By Vivian Yee and Ben Hubbard JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — A pregnant ...

The streamer has also signed a first look deal for Arabic features with 'Perfect Strangers' producer and Middle East distributor Front Row. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Alongside taking Perfect ...

Toni El Massih, MD Director of Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas, left, and Abdulaziz Almuzaini, CEO of Sirb Production and Myrkott Animation Studio Majid Al Futtaim Leisure, Entertainment & Cinemas ...

Popular Saudi Arabian actor and stand-up comic Ibrahim Al Hajjaj’s new comedy “Esaaf” (“Ambulance”) directed by British helmer Colin Teague (“Doctor Who,” “Torchwood”), is already set for a sequel ...