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Film festivals

Latest updates from global film festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Sundance and Red Sea Film Festival

Habibi Hussein tells the story of the projectionist left out of an earlier documentary about the revival of Cinema Jenin in the West Bank. Photo: Odeh Films

The true hero behind Palestine's Cinema Jenin finally has his story told

Film & TVJuly 31, 2026
Nine Palestinians who fled Gaza recount lives reshaped by war in Who Is Still Alive. Photo: First Hand Films

Who Is Still Alive review: Gaza’s unfathomable loss told one story at a time

Film & TVJuly 30, 2026
Abdalla discussed art, activism and support for Palestine at a session at the Amman Film Festival. AFP
Play01:23

Khalid Abdalla: ‘I have gained far more than I have lost’ by backing Palestine

CultureJuly 29, 2026
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, front centre, chairman of Jordan's Royal Film Commission, and Princess Rym Ali, president of the Amman International Film Festival, at the opening. Photo: Jordan News Agency
Play02:09

Amman film festival opens with tribute to Palestinian actor Mohammad Bakri

Film & TVJuly 27, 2026
Hend Sabry will help choose the winner of the Black Iris Award for Best Arab Feature Narrative Film. AFP

Hend Sabry to join Amman International Film Festival jury

CultureJuly 15, 2026
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania is part of the jury awarding the best film, actors, director and screenplay at Venice Film Festival 2026. WireImage

Kaouther Ben Hania to join Venice Film Festival jury after Silver Lion success

CultureJune 23, 2026
La Mas Dulce is directed by Moroccan filmmaker Laila Marrakchi. Photo: Mirage Belgium

Laila Marrakchi’s Cannes return lifts veil on abuse faced by Moroccans in Spain

Film & TVMay 21, 2026
Canadian-Tunisian actress and filmmaker Monia Chokri is jury president of the Camera d'Or award at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. AFP

Arab jury members at Cannes, from Youssef Wahbi to Monia Chokri

CultureMay 18, 2026
Javier Bardem wears a keffiyeh at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in September 2025. Getty Images
Play00:43

How Javier Bardem became one of cinema’s most vocal stars on Gaza

Film & TVMay 17, 2026
The Station by Sara Ishaq is inspired by the resourceful women she came across in Yemen. Photo: Cannes Film Festival

Oscar-nominated Yemeni director's film, 10 years in the making, debuts at Cannes

CultureMay 17, 2026
Arthur Harari, who won an Oscar for Anatomy of a Fall, will debut his latest film, The Unknown, in main competition at Cannes. EPA

Four movies by Middle East and North Africa filmmakers join Cannes 2026 selection

Film & TVApril 09, 2026
Marwan Waleed in Safe Exit by Mohammed Hammad. Photo: Pareidolia Productions

Egyptian film Safe Exit examines generational trauma after ISIS violence

Film & TVFebruary 24, 2026
Marie-Rose Osta received the Golden Bear for Best Short Film award for Someday a Child. EPA

'We will remember everyone who stood against us': Gaza dominates Berlin festival

Film & TVFebruary 22, 2026
Hiam Abbass is one of the major guests of honour at the Berlin Film Festival. AFP

Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass on love, resistance and returning to Berlin

Film & TVFebruary 16, 2026
Indian writer Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to 'stay out of politics'. AFP

Author Arundhati Roy pulls out of Berlinale 'disgusted' by jury's Gaza remarks

Film & TVFebruary 15, 2026
Hiam Abbass, left, and Eya Bouteraa in In a Whisper, by Tunisian director Leyla Bouzid. Photo: Unite

Arab films at Berlinale 2026 show life in a Syrian prison and crisis-hit Beirut

Film & TVJanuary 21, 2026
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