All articles by Mona Sheded
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NewsCyril Aris’ ‘A Sad And Beautiful World’ wins three including best film at Amman 2026
Syrian documentary ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’ also scooped three prizes.
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News‘Hush, Hush’, ‘I Am Coming Imam’, ‘After Three Years of Green’ lead Amman industry winners
Amman Film Industry Days handed out 32 cash and in-kind prizes.
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News“Social media more important than a portfolio”: what filmmakers can learn from ‘creators’
The growing number of social media creators moving into filmmaking is opening a new conversation about audience-building.
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NewsHend Sabry calls for fresh approach to Arab cinema financing and storytelling
The Tunisian Egyptian actress has called for a deeper look at the challenges facing Arab cinema.
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NewsAmeen Nayfeh’s ‘Jo Of Montreal’ begins Jordan, Saudi Arabia shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Marks the second feature from the Palestinian filmmaker behind Venice title ‘200 Meters’.
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NewsMorad Mostafa, Abdelwahab Shawky projects among 18 titles set for 10th Aflamuna Connection
EXCLUSIVE: The selection also includes the platform’s first project from Somalia.
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NewsMarianne Khoury steps down as El Gouna Film Festival artistic director
The filmmaker oversaw three editions of the festival in Egypt.
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Features‘Sink’ director Zain Duraie talks tackling mental health issues in Arab cinema
The debut feature plays in competition at Red Sea International Film Festival.
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FeaturesAbu Bakr Shawky on bringing a past Egypt to screen in ‘The Stories’
The film screens at Red Sea International Film Festival
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FeaturesIn focus: The 12 projects in the Red Sea Souk’s Feature Films Program
There are 12 rising filmmakers presenting their projects at the Souk, developed over the past year through the Red Sea Labs’ Feature Films Program.
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News‘Sink’ producer Alaa Alasad readies shoot plans for Ameen Nayfeh’s ‘Jo Of Montreal’
EXCLUSIVE: The Jordanian producer is prepping ‘Jo Of Montreal’ alongside Lara Zeidan’s ‘Birthday’.
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NewsEgyptian box office set to surpass pre-Covid levels in 2025
Eight out of the top 10 releases so far in 2025 are Egyptian films, according to study published by Cairo Industry Days.
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NewsPaul Andrew Williams’ ‘Dragonfly’ wins top prize at Cairo film festival
Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn shared the best actress award for their performances in Dragonfly.
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News‘Revolutionaries Never Die’, ‘The Side Effects of Trusting Life’ take top prizes at Cairo Film Connection
Palestinian documentary project by Mohanad Yaqubi and Lebanese filmmaker Jocelyne Saab narrative comedy each win $10,000 awards.
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NewsCairo Film Connection shines spotlight on projects by female Arab directors
Development and works-in-progress strand of Cairo International Film Festival has 16-strong line-up across features and documentaries.
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NewsCairo unveils 2025 official selection and sets ‘The Blue Trail’ as opening film
Festival’s 14-strong international competition includes nine international films and five from the MENA region
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NewsCairo festival heads talk spotlighting Arab cinema and collaborating with regional events
Cairo International Film Festival’s 46th edition highlights the latest in Egyptian and Arab cinema.
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NewsIraq’s Oscar entry ‘The President’s Cake’ lands MENA distribution
EXCLUSIVE: The film premiered at Cannes where it won the Camera d’Or.
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FeaturesPalestine’s Kamal Aljafari talks Locarno competitor ‘With Hasan In Gaza’
The Palestinian filmmaker pieced together the documentary from footage shot in 2001.
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NewsAflamuna Connection reveals 18 Arab filmmaker projects for ninth edition
EXCLUSIVE: The projects span fiction, documentary, docu-fiction and animation.