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

Across a large swathe of West Asia, the year 2021 for the entertainment industry has marked a time of monumental change, as well as fierce resistance. Saudi Arabia in December held its first major ...

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: A general view of the stage during the Opening Gala of the Red Sea International Film Festival at Vox Cinema Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images Vox Cinemas, the ...

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The United Arab Emirates has announced the addition of a new over-21 age classification to its motion picture rating system that could become a milestone in moving the needle against censorship across ...

Christian is president of Karama, a San Diego nonprofit that focuses on issues of the Arab and Islamic world, and chair of the San Diego Arab Film Festival. He lives in Mission Hills. Bittar is an ...

Toni El Massih, MD Director of Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas, left, and Abdulaziz Almuzaini, CEO of Sirb Production and Myrkott Animation Studio Majid Al Futtaim Leisure, Entertainment & Cinemas ...

The Arabic adaptation of hit Italian movie “Perfect Strangers,” which is Netflix’s first Arab original film, is sparking controversy in Egypt and across West Asia due to a gay character and ...

Film and lit organization Mizna is bringing its Arab Film Fest Tulsa back to Circle Cinema for a third year. Scheduled Nov. 9 through Nov. 12, the festival will present contemporary indie Arab/SWANA ...

Georges Khabbaz stars alongside German film legend Hanna Schygulla in Ameer Fakher Eldin’s melancholic drama about an exiled ...