Family secrets, misadventures, hidden pasts and personal growth were the fastest-growing themes and topics in Arabic movies and series this year, according to an AI-powered report released ahead of TV ...

If they’re not being banned in the Middle East's biggest market (where there are rumors even 'Barbie' potentially isn't safe from censors), studio tentpoles are being muscled out of the box office, ...

When attempting to break into a nascent film industry, many filmmakers place their bets in tried and tested formats. Family dramas, romantic comedies, action thrillers. But, in the Arab region, where ...

Algerian history, colonialism and an Oedipal relationship play key roles in Malek Bensmaïl's fiction debut with Palestinian ...

Malek Bensmaïl, Marie-Rose Osta, and Marwan Hamed featured on an IFFR Pro panel, discussing arthouse cinema, U.S. studios and ...

Lebanese director Sarah Francis brought her quietly devastating marital drama “Dead Dog” to the Cairo Film Festival’s Horizons of Arab Cinema Competition, where the film won the Saad Eldin Wahba Award ...

Now in its 29th year, the Arab Film Festival is underway across the Bay Area, bringing films and filmmakers from across the Arab world to local audiences. As Managing Director Maya Labban helped host ...

A scene from “The Time We Meet,” a film at the San Diego Arab Film Festival. Photo credit: sandiegoaff.org/ The San Diego Arab Film Festival opens Friday with in ...

GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- In the world of film festivals, we've all heard of Sundance, Cannes and Telluride. But there is a relatively new festival starting to make an impact. And it's showing movies ...

Producers and film professionals from the Arab region discussed their perception of a “quota system” at festivals as well as distribution challenges, during a panel held by the World Cinema Fund in ...