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Cannes Un Certain Regard title ‘Yesterday The Eye Didn’t Sleep’ secures France deal
EXCLUSIVE: Film is debut feature of Palestinian filmmaker Rakan Mayasi.
Francesca Albanese documentary ‘Anatomy Of A Genocide’ heads to Cannes market
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows UN special rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Reinvent Yellow Sales picks up Stelana Kliris’ Cypriot-UK-Greek drama ‘Apart’
EXCLUSIVE: Film spans continents and cultures during political upheaval in the 1970s.
‘Palestine 36’ leads nominations for 10th Critics Awards for Arab Films
‘Calle Malaga’ and ‘All That’s Left Of You’ also receive multiple nods.
Gaza-set documentary ‘American Doctor’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Poh Si Teng’s feature debut was acquired from Autlook Filmsales.
Arab Cinema Center unveils four-day lineup for Cannes
Panels, events and awards will be hosted during the Marche du Film.
Asghar Farhadi calls on filmmakers to speak out ahead of stronger US attacks on Iran
“Attacking a country’s infrastructure is a war crime,” said Iranian filmmaker.
Paramount SEC filing confirms Middle Eastern investors
Stock climbs as Wall Street reacts positively.
El Gouna Film Festival promotes Andrew Mohsen to artistic director
The appointment follows the departure of Marianne Khoury earlier this year.
Suzannah Mirghani’s prize-winning ‘Cotton Queen’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The Venice Critics’ Week premiere will be released theatrically in the autumn.
Iran war restricts Filmart attendance for Middle East film industry
One executive says they changed to online only attendance due to “uncertainty around air traffic”.
‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ actor to miss Oscars due to Palestinian citizenship
“You can block a passport. You cannot block a voice,” said Malhees.
Rapman, Trevor Noah projects among first Next Narrative Africa Fund film and TV slate
$50m in content funding to be deployed over five years.
Qatar’s Qumra lab moves online-only due to Iran war
Event focus will remain on private one-on-one mentorship.
Africa’s Realness Institute appoints new board, advisory council
Four-person board will be supported by nine-person advisory council.
Marianne Khoury steps down as El Gouna Film Festival artistic director
The filmmaker oversaw three editions of the festival in Egypt.
Idris Elba on how building “practical pathways” for African filmmakers will help diversify the industry
Elba is an exec producer on Berlinale Forum documentary ‘Crocodile’, directed by five Nigerian YouTubers and NZ filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly.
Gael Garcia Bernal, Alice Diop, Diego Luna among Qumra 2026 Masters
Event will run from March 27 to April 1.
Bêtes Sauvages, Lunar Pictures producers among Matchmakers Global South lab cohort
EXCLUSIVE: Lab includes 10 features from UK producers looking for international partners in Global South.
Arab filmmakers return to Berlin to talk politics
Films in selection include Abdallah Alkhatib’s ’ Chronicles From The Siege’ and Rania Rafei’s ’The Day Of Wrath: Tales From Tripoli’.
