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Movies: Arab film fest, Doc Stories, ‘There Was, There Was Not,' ‘Christy'

Look for Arab cinema and lots of docs at festivals this week. First up is the always impressively programmed Arab Film ...
The New Arab

Plestia Alaqad and Ahmed Shihab-Eldin to star in Watermelon Pictures new Palestinian horror 'The Visitor'

Plestia Alaqad and Ahmed Shihab-Eldin are set to star in The Visitor, a Palestinian horror film backed by Watermelon Pictures ...

‘Yunan’ Wins Arab Critics Award for European Films

Georges Khabbaz stars alongside German film legend Hanna Schygulla in Ameer Fakher Eldin’s melancholic drama about an exiled ...
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Nayla Al Khaja's latest feature to premiere at Cairo International Film Festival

Visionary filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja, the UAE’s first female director and producer, is breaking new ground once again with her ...

Ameer Fakher Eldin’s ‘Yunan’ Wins Arab Critics’ Award for European Films at El Gouna Film Festival

Ameer Fakher Eldin’s “Yunan” has won this year’s Arab Critics’ Award for European Films. The award, now in its seventh edition, is presented by European Film Promotion in collaboration with the Arab ...