Six out of the eight Best International Feature submissions from Arab countries are directed by women, each having won awards ...

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 ...

Now in its 29th year, the Arab Film Festival is underway across the Bay Area, bringing films and filmmakers from across the Arab world to local audiences. As Managing Director Maya Labban helped host ...

Saudi Arabian film industry pioneer Faisal Baltyuor has been appointed CEO of the Red Sea Foundation which oversees the Jeddah-based Red Sea Film Festival, the Red Sea Fund, and its year-round Red Sea ...

Capernaum' director Nadine Labaki discusses working with non-actors in 'Capernaum,' dealing with Western funds and ...

The film is being released across Saudi Arabia by Front Row Arabia, which earlier this year landed a major hit with the record-breaking Saudi feature 'Sattar.' By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent The ...

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 San Diego Arab Film Festival, presented by the nonprofit organization Karama, will showcase films over the next two weekends at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park, with a pair of ...

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 ...