By Masha Lukovenko / Arab America Contributing Writer This past year emerged with fascinating Arab films created by extraordinary filmmakers, showing the diversity and quality of Arab filmmaking. These are the best Arab films of the year, submitted for Oscars and Best International Features. If you are a lover of Arab culture and Arab cinema … Continued
By: Mariam Alyakoob / Arab America Contributing Writer The Oscars, or more formally known as the Academy Awards, is one of the most prestigious award ceremonies ever, celebrating phenomenal actors, films, designers, scripts, and more. You may also remember this year’s Oscars by the well known infamous slap from Will Smith to Chris Rock. For the Arab … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: SAMIA BADIH It was in 2018 that the film distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment in Dubai announced it was going into film production for the first time. The company teamed up with other production companies to create an Arabic remake of Perfect Strangers. The Italian original was such a big hit that … Continued
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Documentaries are one of the best tools for learning more about places, people, cultures, and/or events in an engaging and quite powerful manner. Reading and listening can be informative and are, of course, important; but watching something, seeing pain, suffering, hope, confusion, understanding, and much more with one’s own … Continued
SOURCE: EGYPTIAN STREETS BY: NORAN ALAA MORSI “I love independent films, it’s the only place as an actor you’re totally allowed to breathe,” actor John Leguizamo once stated. In Egypt and the Arab World, independent films are difficult to make, without large budgets and with little support for the arts. Multiple filmmakers have said that they need … Continued
By: Emily Devereaux/Arab America Contributing Writer Film is an essential form of media as it is used to tell stories, to provoke emotions and to spark dialogue. While there have been many Arab films nominated for awards, not many have made it to center stage. Therefore, the conversation surrounding Arab films is even more … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: SAMIA BADIH The festival, which will take place online, will run from Tuesday, June 16 to Monday, June 22 Eight Arab films are screening at the Palm Springs International Shortfest this June. From left to right, stills from ‘The Present’, ‘Arabian Alien’ and ‘Give up the Ghost’. Philistine Films / Native … Continued
By: Pamela Dimitrova/Arab America Contributing Writer The year of 2019 has been one of many historical firsts for the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival. As not only the region’s oldest and largest annual film festival but also the only internationally accredited one in the Middle East and Africa, the CIFF has a … Continued
But better support is still needed for those in the Middle East who are trying to make quality films. SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: NANA ASFOUR Since Rami Malek’s eloquent acceptance speech for the best actor award at the Oscars last Sunday, in which he talked about his Egyptian roots, social media has been abuzz with Arab pride. … Continued
SOURCE: ABOUT HER BY: AMRITA SINGH Netflix movies and boxsets are all good and well, but if your mind is getting a little weary from binge-watching absolutely everything on the streaming platform and you’re missing that cultural je ne sais quoi, you may find some entertainment in movies much closer to home. Why not take … Continued
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