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The Arab Cinema Centre (ACC) announced the winners of the 10th Arab Film Critics’ Awards. The ceremony took place on May 16th during the Cannes Film Market. At the event, ACC founders Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab reiterated that the role of these awards is to “highlight the best Arab films and talent and help …
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The 6th Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival took place from April 24th to 30th in the port city of Annaba. A total of 55 films from 20 countries were screened in four competitions: feature films, documentaries, shorts and films made by AI. In the feature film category the Grand Prix went to Morad Mostafa’s Aisha Can’t …
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Following the first Gaza International Women’s Film Festival, which took place in October last year, the organisers are preparing a second edition entitled “Women Who Give Life Back.” According to its founder, Dr. Azaddin Shalah, this theme will illustrate women’s lives and their capacity to “transform pain into hope and give birth to life despite …
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The Egyptian series Sohab Al Ard (The Land Owners) shows the daily lives of Gazans during the October 7th 2023 war. It aired during Ramadan on the Al-Hayat channel and is also available on the Watch It platform. In 15 episodes it portrays the tragedy experienced by Gazans through the eyes of two protagonists: Nasser, …
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Arab cinema made a strong showing at the 76th Berlinale. With Morocco as guest country at the European Film Market (EFM) and 15 Arab films selected in Festival’s various categories, the Arab film industry demonstrated its dynamism and creativity. During the EFM, the Centre cinématographique marocain (CCM) organised several events to showcase the diversity of …
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Two Mediterranean productions, Sirāt and The Voice of Hind Rajab, have been nominated for the 2026 Academy Awards, which will be held on March 15th in Los Angeles. Directed by Olivier Laxe, Sirāt is nominated for Best Sound and Best International Feature Film (Spain). Set in the heart of the mountains of southern Morocco, the …
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The Toulouse Occitanie Palestine Film Festival returns for its 12th year from March 9th to 17th. This year’s Festival promises to be a beacon of hope, with a poster designed by Rami Abbas which, the organisers feel, evokes Mahmoud Darwish’s phrase: “I try to raise Hope as one raises a child.” In their press release, …
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