Arab cinema continues to break new ground with a fresh crop of social dramas, several of which depict female empowerment in different forms. These range from the tale of a young woman who fakes being ...

GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- In the world of film festivals, we've all heard of Sundance, Cannes and Telluride. But there is a relatively new festival starting to make an impact. And it's showing movies ...

The 28th annual Arab Film Festival is underway in San Francisco, marking its continued status as the oldest Arab film festival outside the Arab world. The festival, which runs until Sunday, November 3 ...

The Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival’s Cinemed industry section has teamed up with Beirut-based cultural nonprofit Aflamuna on a new initiative, under which 10 film and doc projects from a wide ...

Still from Gaza Surf Club (2016) (all images courtesy Arab Film and Media Institute) Stories about teenage heartbreak, Gazan surfers, embroidery communities, and more can be accessed this month in a ...

Look for Arab cinema and lots of docs at festivals this week. First up is the always impressively programmed Arab Film Festival, presented by the San Francisco-based Arab Film and Media Institute, ...

Arab female film directors are reshaping Arab cinema by telling untold stories and claiming space in a traditionally male-dominated industry JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Arab female film directors have ...

Producers and film professionals from the Arab region discussed their perception of a “quota system” at festivals as well as distribution challenges, during a panel held by the World Cinema Fund in ...

Arab filmmakers are invited to apply for this festival. The Amman International Film Festival (AIFF) is accepting films to its sixth edition, which will be held July 2 to 10 in Amman, Jordan. The ...