By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize| Arab America Contributing Writer Sara Aridi: Some critics may see the film as “poverty porn” Nadine Labaki: All I can tell them is: “Get real. Get out of your cage where you’re writing your critique and go out into the world and see what’s happening around you.” What you see in … Continued
By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize| Arab America Contributing Writer Olfa: It’s a tragedy. I hate girls. I didn’t want to have daughters. Hend Sabry: What I understand, is that for you, their bodies are dangerous. Olfa: There’s no doubt about it. The body, it’s really where the line is drawn. It is the private property of one … Continued
How Jordanian First Film to compete in Cannes Film Festival ‘Inshallah Walad’, Addresses The Elephant in The Room
By: Menal Elmaliki / Arab America Contributing Writer THE FILM The Wanted 18 is a Palestinian-Canadian animated documentary that incorporates both documentary-style filmmaking as well as traditional fictional animation. The film centers around the real-life tragedy of Palestinians in Beit Sahour, a Palestinian town that is located east of Bethlehem. It covers “the efforts of Palestinians … Continued
SOURCE: EURONEWS The El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) pulled off an incredible two-week programme of film screenings, masterclasses and workshops for their 5th edition. The fortnight of films culminating in a glamourous red-carpet awards ceremony. The annual event is a key platform for Arab Cinema and it also continues to attract submissions from international filmmaking … Continued
By: Areeb Zuaiter/Arab America Contributing Writer At the turn of the 21st century, Palestinian cinema began gradually departing from the political language of the cinema of the revolution. And at the beginning of our current century, a fresh Palestinian cinema matured and acquired its transnational status. One of the most significant names associated with this … Continued
By: Mariam Kanaan/Arab America Contributing Writer “Saladin” (1963), directly translated from its original Arabic title “Saladin the Victorious” (الناصر صلاح الدين) was an incredibly successful film at the time of its release. Older generations can appreciate the filmography and the star-studded cast. Classic Egyptian film legends including Ahmed Mazhar, Salah Zulfikar, Umar El-Hariri, and Nadia … Continued
SOURCE: BROADCAST PRO This is the first time in the history of Arab cinema, that 141 prominent Arab and international film critics from 57 countries have come together to be part of a jury committee. The Arab Cinema Center (ACC) revealed the winners of the fourth edition of its Critics Awards for Arab Films during the Virtual … Continued
The first Arab critics’ award for European films will be announced at the 2019 Cairo Film Festival. SOURCE: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER BY: ALEX RITMAN The Arab Cinema Center, the the umbrella banner representing a growing group of Arab film companies, has teamed with European Film Promotion to launch a new award for European cinema. The … Continued
SOURCE: MOROCCO WORLD NEWS BY: MOHAMED BELLA Rabat – The inaugurative festival faced several organizational and financial stumbling blocks in the beginning. However, the festival will finally see the light thanks to a partnership between the Imtidad Association for Culture and Development and the city council of Casablanca supported by the Ministry of Culture and … Continued
SOURCE: HYPERALLERGIC BY: SHIRINE SAAD Shattering Prejudices. Exposing hard truths. Provoking dialogues. Stirring debates. Films produced by the new generation of Arab filmmakers reveal what the mainstream media and pop culture do not: a multilayered society in flux, desperately seeking liberation. Programmer Lina Matta has roamed the region, and the world’s film festivals, in search … Continued
SOURCE: RFI BY: ROSSLYN HYAMS A festival of cinema from the Middle East and Gulf, organised by, and at, the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris has been revived. The 10-day Festival des Cinémas Arabes programmed films from across the Arabic-culture countries, giving a boost to the Institute’s regular cinema programme. At a lively ceremony … Continued
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