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Director Lina Soualem tells her grandparents' story in new film
After 62 years of marriage, Aicha and Mabrouk are separating. Their granddaughter explores their relationship in directorial debut
The inside story on Britain's 'most famous foreign correspondent'
Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang documents Fisk's life as a journalist covering the Middle East for decades
Why a destroyed Palestinian village is the real star of 'Between Heaven and Earth'
We learn about the long journey to a forgotten part of Palestine that inspired director Najwa Najjar to make her latest feature
Review: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce shine in 'The Two Popes'
The film asks big questions about what type of leader, and man, is needed to helm the Catholic Church
'Marriage Story' is the best love story in years - and it's about divorce
Laura Dern, Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson star in this much-lauded new film
What Lebanon’s abandoned railways reveal about the country's past
Poetic picture ‘Beirut Terminus’ has premiered at Cairo International Film Festival
How Arab issues reverberate through Muhammed Malas's movies
The legendary Syrian director changed Abu Dhabi-based Nezar Andary’s outlook on identity
What to expect at this year's Cairo International Film Festival
The revitalised festival, which kicks off its 41st edition tomorrow, is putting the best of Arab cinema in the spotlight
Egyptian actor Karim Kassem on his new film and breaking stereotypes
The Egyptian actor tells us why he doesn’t want to be cast as a refugee or a terrorist
Why director Lina Al Abed made a film about her father who disappeared
The Palestinian filmmaker speaks about separating fact from fiction in the search for her missing father and why she chose to confront her fears on screen
For Bushra it's more than just glitz and glamour at El Gouna
'We've been through a lot... we are now on more solid ground,' says the Egyptian singer and actress who is also the festival's chief operating officer
‘A Son’ raises the issues of modern-day Tunisia
Mehdi M Barsaoui won an award at the Dubai International Film Festival for a short film, and is now in Venice with his debut feature
Imelda Marcos documentary tells a story of 'power, dynasty and history repeating itself'
The story of the former First Lady of the Philippines has been brought to life by American director Lauren Greenfield
Marwa Zein on her new documentary about the Sudanese women's football team
The director twice detained while making ‘Khartoum Offside’ but tells us why she wants to film in the country again soon
Why 'The Lion King' fails its female characters
Despite a few modern-day changes, old habits die hard, and The Lion King remains a troubling story that reinforces gender stereotypes and patriarchy
