Four Arab films shortlisted for Oscars 2025
The films have been nominated in various categories, including documentary feature, documentary short film, international feature, and live-action short film.
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The films have been nominated in various categories, including documentary feature, documentary short film, international feature, and live-action short film.
Produced by Al-Hajjaj’s House of Comedy, Black Light Operations, and Muvi Studios, the comedy will star Ibrahim Al-Hajjaj, and is being directed by British filmmaker Colin Teague.
Production is currently underway in Doha, with filming set to take place at various stunning locations across Qatar.
The selected projects, vying for the coveted Yusr Awards, include all cinematic forms, from narrative to animation and documentary, featuring films from Asia, Africa, and across the Arab world.
The MAD short films 'Vibrations from Gaza' and 'After the Sun' won accolades at the International Mediterranean Film Festival in Montpellier.
The Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur Festival serves as a prerequisite qualifier for entries to the Oscars, BAFTAs, and EFAs.
The 'Arab Spectacular' programme this year is a vibrant showcase of innovative storytelling that reflects both the cultural heritage and contemporary experiences of the region.
The festival celebrates the best in contemporary Arab cinema and is the largest and oldest independent festival of Arab films outside the Arab world.
Several human rights organisations, including Freedom Forward, U.S. Palestinian Community Network and Arab American Action Network, have written to Netflix demanding immediate reinstatement of the films.
The film is set to hold its Arab World premiere at the upcoming 7th El Gouna Film Festival.
The Shorts category of RSIFF showcases inspiring stories from the new wave of young talent and filmmakers rising in the Kingdom.
The success of these films at the Tripoli Film Festival further cements MAD Solutions’ reputation for promoting socially resonant films across the Arab world.
The 21 selected projects bring stories from 13 Arab nations, involving co-productions from nine international collaboration.
The five shorts is set to grace the screen at the Tripoli Film Festival, running until September 25.
These films will highlight the diversity of stories and voices coming from the Arab world.
The Commission’s participation in the festival includes organising a roundtable event titled 'Challenges Facing Modern and Emerging Archives in Particular.'
The selected films will be showcased in prominent sections of the festival, including Orizzonti and Orizzonti Shorts, as well as in the sidebar events such as Critics' Week, Giornate degli ...
The films selected from the MENA region provide visitors with an opportunity to immerse themselves in Middle Eastern culture.
The festival will showcase films from a diverse range of countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, France, Brazil, Japan, Sudan, Palestine, Oman and India, among others.
This extension is in response to the high demand for registration through the festival's official website.
Films participating in the event will vie for the Yusr Awards.
The line-up has been announced for the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival, taking place from August 28 to September 7, 2024.
The work-in-progress copies of the seven selected films will play to producers, buyers, distributors, post-production companies and festival programmers.
The Toronto Arab Film Festival began in 2017 to address the absence of Arab films in Toronto's film programming.
The submission is open to films and projects directed by individuals of Saudi, Arab, African, or Asian nationality or origin.
The programme will showcase a varied lineup of speakers, encompassing local, regional, and international talents, fostering a connection between different generations and individuals with diverse paths in the film industry.
The newly revealed films have become part of a collection of 60 additional titles disclosed in the last three weeks.
CFC is targeted at supporting talents in the Arab world and this year's selection stands out with the presence of strong female-driven projects.
The event gives audiences a chance to explore independent Arab Cinema.
This programme features a collection of short films that delve into rarely-told narratives.
A film screening event over the weekend will honor the artistry of Arab short films and delve into the realms of creative and artistic expression through individual and collective histories.
The line-up consists of 56 films from 19 countries, including feature-length narratives, documentaries, and shorts.
The dates of the 27th edition are still pending due to local restrictions, but it is currently scheduled for November 10-19.
Aiming to support films from Saudi, the Arab world and Africa, Film AlUla will finance 10 Fund-selected and Fund-winning projects, alongside the opportunity to shoot the film partially or entirely ...
Actress Kholoud Tannous and director Ward Kayyal will attend the screening of 'Hamza: Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me', one of the selected films.
The development cycle received a record-breaking 497 submissions.
The film festival will open with 'The Last Queen', with the screening held at Ciné Lumiere and followed by a Q&A with co-director Damien Onouri.
This year’s edition of the awards focused on Arab-language films that premiered on the festival circuit outside of the Arab world in 2022.
The submission is exclusively open to films and projects directed by Arab and African nationalities/origin.
The winners will be announced during the upcoming edition of Cannes Film Festival.
The festival will open with 'Daughters of Abdulrahman' by Zaid Abu Hamdan on April 20.
Arabian Sights showcases films exploring the complex realities of the Arab region.
The screening of Arab films will take place in International Feature Film Competition and Burning Lights Competition.
The ACC will also be launching the 18th issue of its Arab Cinema Magazine during the activities of the Berlinale.
Voting for nominations will take place from January 12-17, and results will be announced on January 24.
There will be films from Morocco, Lebanon, Iran, and Tunisia at IIRF.
The festival has brought together emerging and established artists and filmmakers to reflect their visions of ‘Stories at One with Nature.’
'Huda’s Salon' recently screened as the opening film of the 13th edition of the Middle East Now Festival in Florence, Italy.
In order to make this a recurring event in Dubai, Cinema Akil has partnered with Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Goethe Institut Gulf Region, and Safar Film Festival.
The selection includes films from Algeria, Egypt, France, Jordan, Indonesia, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia, highlighting DFI's support for independent voices in cinema.
The Iranian project also participated in the Berlinale Co-Production Market in 2022.
Back home in India, especially in the cities, cultural activities, street theatre and country-specific week-long film screenings are pretty common practice, widening our outlook on the world and enabling us ...
Director Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel 'White Noise' has been selected to open the festival on August 31.
Last year, Netflix launched the 'Because She Created' platform to invite Arab women filmmakers to discuss the changing role of women in the Arab film industry.
The line-up consists of 52 films from 29 countries, including feature-length narratives, documentaries, and shorts.
Lina Matta has plenty of notches to her belt, from starting as a reporter in her home country, to producing documentaries in the US, to her current role as Director ...
The importance of good content and storytelling is gaining more recognition within the Arab world.
The event will close with Egyptian film 'Hamel al-Lakab'.
On Saturdays, the screening will be followed by a live Q&A session with the filmmakers.
Through the films, the festival aims to introduce a new perspective on Arab culture and community.
