Soon after the creation of Israel following World War II, many Israelis, especially those who had emigrated from the Middle East and North Africa, found entertainment and solace in watching the weekly ...

With Saudi film production skyrocketing, a significant presence in Cannes and surprise North African successes, insiders say Arab cinema is entering a vibrant new era: "It’s an interesting time." By ...

The ninth edition of the festival also handed out a $600,000 prize purse across a movies from Arab, Asian and African countries. By Stuart Kemp Abdulla Aljunaibi and Humaid Alawadi‘s The Path walked ...

Lines of division can be cruel and reductive, but necessary to make a point. Mediterranean cinema gets the Oscars, and Iranian cinema gets critics' attention (and, now with A Separation, also the ...

The arab movie industry is going through some positive changes, with screens proliferating in certain areas, fresher pics starting to sprout, and new distribution strategies gaining some traction. Yet ...

The 79th Cannes Film Festival has once again proven to be a global stage for glamour, creativity, and cultural representation ...

As a collector, Abboudi Abou Jaoude is nothing if not meticulous. In the basement of an unmarked apartment building in Beirut’s bustling Hamra district, several neat rows of delicate paper crowd Abou ...

On New Year’s Day, 2011, members of the family gathered around the lunch table, or around a hot tea pot which summed up the warmth of the hearts happy to be together after long absences because of ...