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Film festivals

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

Abderrahmane Sissako's Oscar-nominated Timbuktu (2014) is among three of his films to be shown at Sharjah Film Platform 9. Photo: Le Pacte

Sharjah Film Platform to show 26 films and host Oscar-nominated director Sissako

CultureOctober 20, 2026
Fungi: Web of Life, narrated by Bjork, is among the documentaries screening at the festival. Photo: Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival

Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival returns to Abu Dhabi with message of renewal

CultureOctober 09, 2026
How film festivals became a staple of Middle East cinema
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How film festivals became a staple of Middle East cinema

Culture BitesOctober 01, 2026
The postponement means the film festival will skip 2026, despite preparations already well under way. Photo: Red Sea Film Festival

Red Sea Film Festival cancels 2026 event

CultureSeptember 21, 2026
The Dubai International Film Festival is set to return in 2027 after a 10-year hiatus. Reem Mohammed / The National

'The global stage is coming back' with return of Dubai film festival

Film & TVSeptember 21, 2026
Egyptian acting great Omar Sharif at Dubai International Film Festival in 2009. Getty Images

Omar Sharif to Tom Cruise: Looking back at Dubai film festival's best years

Film & TVSeptember 18, 2026
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, with Tom Cruise at the Dubai International Film Festival premiere of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol in 2011. Pawan Singh / The National

Dubai International Film Festival to return after decade-long break

Film & TVSeptember 17, 2026
Egyptian-Danish filmmaker May el-Toukhy won the Golden Lion Award for Best Film for Woman Unknown. Reuters

Venice Golden Lion winner May el-Toukhy on Woman Unknown and her Egyptian roots

Film & TVSeptember 13, 2026
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor with the Special Jury Prize for their documentary Naza. Reuters

Naza wins Venice jury prize as Kaouther Ben Hania praises Gaza documentary

Film & TVSeptember 13, 2026
Filmmaker May el-Toukhy says 'the urgent need to illuminate the unknown women of our common history' inspired her film. Reuters

Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy wins Venice Golden Lion for Woman Unknown

Film & TVSeptember 13, 2026
Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor have made the documentary Naza. Reuters

Naza review: Israeli testimonies expose machinery of killing in Gaza

CultureSeptember 10, 2026
Citizen Osama has been chosen as Palestine's official Oscar submission. Photo: Coorigines

Citizen Osama review: An extraordinary portrait of the struggle to live in Gaza

Film & TVSeptember 10, 2026
Nakouzi's Dalia needs life-saving surgery in Furies. Photo: Venice International Film Festival

How Lebanon’s banking crisis inspired a George Clooney-backed heist film

Film & TVSeptember 10, 2026
The Voice of Hind Rajab director Kaouther Ben Hania is a member of this year’s Venice Film Festival jury. Getty Images

Venice Film Festival opens as directors and actors renew support for Palestine

Film & TVSeptember 08, 2026
Egyptian-American comedian Ramy Youssef is among the actors supporting the Gaza Film Academy. AFP

Ramy Youssef and Hiam Abbass back new Gaza Cinema Academy

Film & TVSeptember 07, 2026
Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham, right, and Rachel Szor, second from left, reunite for a new documentary premiering at the Venice Film Festival. AFP

No Other Land directors’ Gaza film on ‘calculated mass killing’ heads to Venice

Film & TVAugust 24, 2026
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