Algerian history, colonialism and an Oedipal relationship play key roles in Malek Bensmaïl's fiction debut with Palestinian 'Succession' star Hiam Abbass, which world premiered at IFFR.

In 'Hot Water,' director Ramzi Bashour updates the American road movie tradition with a mother originally from Lebanon and ...

Netflix is celebrating its first Arabic sequel success. From the Ashes: The Pit made it into the Top 10 in 21 countries ...

From the Ashes: The Pit, inspired by real events, follows the success of the 2024 Saudi thriller ...

Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes's patiently observed documentary 'One in a Million' follows young Syrian refugee Israa from the ...

Filmed over a 10-year period, the documentary by directors Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes follows a Syrian girl and her family as they escape their war-torn homeland and make a new life in Germany.

Casting “Shalom Salam,” a narrative short film, and proof-of-concept for a potential series/feature about a young Palestinian and a young Israeli launch a small hummus stand in Los Angeles as a ...

Arab cinema rarely cuts through to the Western mainstream, not that it needs its approval. But when it comes to theatrical distribution, that's a blessing for those of us living outside of the Arab ...

Not long after the death of filmmaker Nasser Taghvai, Iranian cinema lost another of its towering figures when Bahram Beyzai, filmmaker, playwright, and scholar, passed away on his 87th birthday in ...