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          Film festivals

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

          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          Indian writer Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to 'stay out of politics'.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
          Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri, centre, at Dubai International Film Festival in 2017 with Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed, left, and festival director Masoud Amralla Al Ali. AFP

          Six films of note by late Palestinian actor and director Mohammad Bakri

          Film & TVDecember 26, 2025
          Alia Bhatt, left, and Hend Sabry at the Golden Globes Gala Dinner, at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah. Photo: Red Sea Film Festival

          Hend Sabry and Alia Bhatt receive honorary Golden Globe awards

          Film & TVDecember 11, 2025
          Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen screened Hijra in her hometown of Jeddah during the Red Sea International Film Festival. Getty Images

          Hijra director Shahad Ameen returns home with Saudi Arabia’s Oscar contender

          Film & TVDecember 11, 2025
          The President's Cake by Hasan Hadi is Iraq's submission to the 2026 Oscars. Photo: TPC Film

          The President’s Cake review: Oscar hopeful is portrait of life in 1990s Iraq

          Film & TVNovember 24, 2025
          Hassan Al Thawadi, chairman of the Qatar Film Committee, announced a flurry of international partnerships to transform the country's movie industry. Getty Images

          Qatar partners with international studios in bid to reshape Arab film industry

          Film & TVNovember 23, 2025
          The President's Cake follows a nine-year-old girl looking for ingredients to bake a compulsory cake for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Photo: Maiden Voyage Pictures

          Can Iraq’s Oscar submission spark a revival in the country’s film industry?

          Film & TVNovember 20, 2025
          The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, will open this year's Doha Film Festival with a screening on November 21. Photo: Mime Films & Tanit Films

          Gaza stories, Sudan narratives and homegrown talent at Doha Film Festival 2025

          CultureNovember 18, 2025
          Egyptian actress, comedian and dancer Lebleba at opening ceremony of 46th Cairo International Film Festival. AFP
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          Film & TVNovember 14, 2025
          Bollywood actress Rekha will attend a celebration of one of Indian cinema’s most acclaimed performances. AFP

          Red Sea Film Festival unveils line-up, Rekha among celebrity guests

          Film & TVNovember 10, 2025
          Palestinian rapper Saint Levant performs at Lollapalooza Paris Festival in July 2025. Getty Images

          Palestinian rapper Saint Levant to headline Doha Film Festival's music programme

          Music & On-stageSeptember 30, 2025
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