Arab film

Iraqi director Hasan Hadi
Cannes Film Festival
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The President's Cake: The Iraqi film winning praises at Cannes

Iraqi director Hasan Hadi speaks to The New Arab from Cannes about his film 'The President’s Cake', which shows life under Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1990s

Alexander Durie
22 May, 2025
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Films
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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The Settlement: Two brothers, one death, and the fight for truth

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

28 February, 2025
Ameer Fakher Eldin's film draws on his experiences of exile from the Israeli occupied Golan Heights
Syria
World
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Berlin filmfest entry 'Yunan' born of director's Syria exile

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 February, 2025
Israeli army invades West Bank village hours after film on it was nominated for an Oscar [Getty]
Israel
MENA
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Israeli forces invade W. Bank village hours after Oscar nod

The New Arab Staff
24 January, 2025
No Other Land was announced under the documentary feature film category [Getty]
Oscar
World
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Palestinian film 'No Other Land' earns Oscar nomination

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2025
The 28th edition of San Francisco's Arab Film Festival opened Thursday evening. [Brooke Anderson/TNA]
Arab film
World
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Opening night at US Arab film festival draws large audience

Brooke Anderson
25 October, 2024
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Arab culture
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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US Arab film festival to screen authentic films from the region

The New Arab Staff

Brooke Anderson

23 October, 2024
From Abdul to Leila
Iraq
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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From Abdul to Leila: Reconnecting with memory through poetry

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

17 May, 2024
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Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Alam: A Palestinian teenager's love and political awakening

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

26 April, 2024
Edgy casts, gritty plots: The makeover of Ramadan TV dramas
Ramadan 2024
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Edgy casts, gritty plots: The makeover of Ramadan TV dramas

Aman Al Bezreh

Aman Al Bezreh

06 April, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Abdel Halim's family sues ad for 'tampering with heritage'

Nabila El-Gaafary
27 March, 2024
AlRawabi School for Girls: Season two or season taboo?
Jordan
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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AlRawabi School For Girls: Season two or season taboo?

Hasan Kilani

Hasan Kilani

15 March, 2024
The Letter Writer: Awkward rom-com takes shine off old Dubai
Dubai
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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The Letter Writer: Awkward rom-com takes shine off old Dubai

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

16 February, 2024
Tunisian cinema activists air Intifada films guerrilla-style
Gaza War
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Tunisian cinema activists air Intifada films guerrilla-style

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

09 February, 2024
Transcending stereotypes and shifting narratives in "Hollywood North"
Canada
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Fill the void: Canada spotlights melting pot of MENA cinema

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Hadani Ditmars

05 February, 2024
A cinematic feast from MENA, a hundred miles from Hollywood
Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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A cinematic feast from MENA, a hundred miles from Hollywood

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Hadani Ditmars

13 January, 2024
Donga: From Gaddafi's demise to a decade of Libyan civil war
Libya
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Donga: From Gaddafi's demise to a decade of Libyan civil war

Davide

Davide Abbatescianni

05 January, 2024
8 of the best MENA films in 2023
Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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8 of the best MENA films in 2023

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

29 December, 2023
VOY! VOY! VOY! takes on the Egyptian illusion of immigration
Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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VOY! VOY! VOY! takes on the Egyptian illusion of immigration

The New Arab Staff

Thaer Mansour

01 December, 2023
London Palestine Film Festival 2023 round-up: Ones to watch
London Palestine Film Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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London Palestine Film Festival 2023 round-up: Ones to watch

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

27 November, 2023
Hounds: Revealing Casablanca's criminal, chaotic underbelly
Casablanca
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Hounds: Unveiling Casablanca's criminal, chaotic underbelly

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

24 November, 2023