Mariana Hristova

Film Interview: We speak to Yasser Shafiey about how 'Complaint No. 713317' captures the emotional toll of bureaucracy and ageing, symbolised by a broken fridge

Fourteen features and six shorts from the region screen across sections, as debates over European funding, authorship and visibility shape this year's Berlinale

We speak with Lebanese filmmaker Sarah Francis, whose third feature 'Dead Dog' won the top Horizons of Arab Cinema prize at the Cairo Film Festival

We spoke to Zahraa Ghandour about 'Flana,' her intimate documentary uncovering how Iraqi girls are silenced, erased, and forgotten long before they disappear

Film Review: 'Inside Amir' follows a cyclist navigating Tehran's streets, memories, love, and exile in Amir Azizi's intimate Venice-winning drama

The New Arab provides an exclusive preview of the MENA region’s top entries at the Cairo Film Festival, with a spotlight on the Horizons of Arab Cinema section

Film Review: Maryam Touzani's 'Calle Málaga' blends post-colonial nostalgia, Tangier’s vibrance, and Carmen Maura’s brilliance in Morocco’s Oscar-nominated gem

We speak with Paris-based Palestinian filmmaker Kamal Aljafari, whose latest documentary, 'With Hasan in Gaza' reconstructs a Gaza that no longer exists

We speak to Abbas Fahdel, whose documentary on Israel's invasion of South Lebanon captures grief & survival, winning him Best Director at Locarno Film Festival

We speak to Lebanese filmmaker Omar Mismar, who transforms Botox and beauty culture into acts of resistance in his minimalist documentary, 'A Frown Gone Mad'