Arab female film directors are reshaping Arab cinema by telling untold stories and claiming space in a traditionally ...

With Saudi film production skyrocketing, a significant presence in Cannes and surprise North African successes, insiders say Arab cinema is entering a vibrant new era: "It’s an interesting time." By ...

Arab societies, while stories rooted in history, family, resistance, and social consciousness are finding powerful resonance ...

Popular Saudi Arabian actor and stand-up comic Ibrahim Al Hajjaj’s new comedy “Esaaf” (“Ambulance”) directed by British helmer Colin Teague (“Doctor Who,” “Torchwood”), is already set for a sequel ...

The Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival’s Cinemed industry section has teamed up with Beirut-based cultural nonprofit Aflamuna on a new initiative, under which 10 film and doc projects from a wide ...

The only Arab country to have won an Academy Award is betting on an epic film about an anti-colonial hero and the opening of new production studios to restore its place on the movie-world map.

A sympathetic and suspenseful portrait of two Palestinian men who agree to carry out a suicide bombing in Israel, the film has predictably found itself surrounded by controversy. On the one hand, ...

Karama presents the San Diego Arab Film Festival, which kicks off Friday night with in-person screenings and themed food at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Karama is a nonprofit ...

Arab cinema continues to break new ground with a fresh crop of social dramas, several of which depict female empowerment in different forms. These range from the tale of a young woman who fakes being ...

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 ...

The 28th annual Arab Film Festival is underway in San Francisco, marking its continued status as the oldest Arab film festival outside the Arab world. The festival, which runs until Sunday, November 3 ...