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Reviews‘Bidad’ review: A female singer fights to be heard in potent Tehran-set drama
Iranian filmmaker Soheil Beiraghi’s fourth feature premieres in Karlovy Vary competition
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NewsAhmed Yassin Al-Daradji, Cyril Aris projects among Doha Film Institute spring selection
A total of 45 projects will benefit from the latest round of grants.
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NewsDocaviv artistic director Michal Weits recovering after missile hits Tel Aviv home
Weits was sheltering with her husband and two children in the safe room of their Tel Aviv house when it was hit on Sunday.
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NewsJafar Panahi’s Cannes-winner ‘It Was Just An Accident’ scoops Sydney Film Prize
The 72nd Sydney Film Festival broke attendance records.
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NewsMohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, first Arab and African director to win Cannes Palme d’Or, dies aged 91
The Algerian filmmaker won the in 1975 for ’Chronicle Of The Years Of Fire’.
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NewsFirst Iraqi film to play at Cannes wins Directors’ Fortnight audience award
‘The President’s Cake’ takes the only audience award on offer across the whole festival.
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Reviews‘Woman And Child’ review: Saeed Roustaee drama heaps misfortune on an Iranian widow
Parinaz Izadyar stars in overwrought Cannes Competition title
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Reviews‘It Was Just An Accident’ review: Jafar Panahi confronts the Iranian injustice system head-on
Cannes Competition title sees a traffic accident spark a series of devastating events
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NewsSaudi Film Commission unveils new studio complex to open in Riyadh
Jax Film Studios will include two soundstages and a Sony virtual production volume
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Reviews‘Mama’ review: A Polish domestic worker has a difficult return home from Israel
Writer/director Or Sinai’s composed character study is split between two countries, like its central character
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News’Thank You For Banking With Us!’ scoops top prize at Critics Awards for Arab Films
Nabil Ayouch’s ’Everybody Loves Touda’ also picked up two prizes at the awards held in Cannes.
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Reviews‘The President’s Cake review’: Quinzaine crowd-pleaser is set in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq
A young girl, a scene-stealing cockerel and a culinary challenge fuel Hasan Hadi’s winning 1990s-set story
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NewsJordan boosts film and TV production incentive to 45%
The cash rebate in the country, where ‘Dune’ was shot, increased from the previous cap of 25%.
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NewsRed Sea Film Foundation names Saudi film pioneer Faisal Baltyuor as CEO
Baltyuor is founder of leading Saudi distributor CineWaves Films and former CEO at Muvi Studios.
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NewsMBS Group closes deal to manage Saudi Arabia’s AlUla Studios
US-based The MBS Group is known as the home of James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ franchise.
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NewsPalestinian film streaming platform Watermelon+ to launch worldwide
EXCLUSIVE: Service will launch with titles including ‘From Ground Zero’, ‘Five Broken Cameras’.
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NewsFour features lead nominations for 2025 Critics Awards for Arab Films
Thank You For Banking With Us, Everybody Loves Touda, Ghost Trail and Seeking Haven For Mr. Rambo lead the nominations.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight title ‘The President’s Cake’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows a young girl selected to make a birthday cake for Saddam Hussein.
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NewsIsraeli Cannes Official Selection title ‘Mama’ secures sales representation
EXCLUSIVE: The film is the only Israeli film in Cannes Official Selection this year.