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 ...

Titles from Rashid Masharawi, Dhafer L’Abidine and Joana Hadjithomas comprise the eight initial films selected under the Red Sea International Film Festival’s (RedSeaIFF) Arab Spectacular strand. The ...

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 exhibitor has pledged to make 25 local originals over five years. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Vox Cinemas, the largest exhibitor across the Middle East, has used the Red Sea Film Festival in ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Miramax has forged a substantial partnership with the Doha Film Institute, aimed at supporting the development of premium Arabic-language scripted content across the Middle East and North Africa. The ...