Arab film

The Visitor
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

The Visitor: Palestinian folklore meets horrors of occupation

The New Arab Meets: Rolla Selbak, Plestia Alaqad & Ahmed Shihab-Eldin to discuss their upcoming project 'The Visitor,' & how films are reclaiming the narrative

Alexander Durie
14 November, 2025
Plestia Alaqad
Films
World
Live Story

Gaza's Plestia Alaqad to star in Palestinian horror film

The New Arab Staff
26 October, 2025
Omar_Sharif
AI in MENA
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Egypt's cinema revival: The promise and perils of AI technology

The New Arab Staff

Shimaa Elyoussef

02 October, 2025
France selected Panahi's film over several shortlisted films, including Richard Linklater's French-language ode to the New Wave, "Nouvelle Vague".
Iran
World
Live Story

France selects the Iranian drama 'It Was Just An Accident' as its Oscar submission

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 September, 2025
Roqia film
Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Roqia: Algerian horror film exorcises the wounds of war

The New Arab Staff

Agnese Albertini

12 September, 2025
Swimmers__Poster.jpg
Syrian refugees
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Long Distance Swimmer dives into Mardini's migrant dilemma

Tiara Sahar Ataii

Tiara Sahar Ataii

07 July, 2023
Arab film
Video

The New Arab meets Jude Chehab, award-winning director of 'Q'

The New Arab Staff
23 June, 2023
Screening the secrets of a cult-like matriarchal Muslim order
Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Screening the secrets of a cultish matriarchal Muslim order

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

23 June, 2023
London's Refugee Week celebrates the creativity of film-makers
London
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

London festival celebrates creativity of refugee filmmakers

Dalia Dawood

Dalia Dawood

23 June, 2023
four Daughters Cannes
Tunisia
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Kaouther Ben Hania on post-revolution Tunisian cinema

alex photo.jpg

Alexander Durie

07 June, 2023
The Battle of Algiersfilm
Algeria
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

A history of Algerian cinema's creative complications

Youcef Khallil

Youcef Khallil

12 May, 2023
The River's Shadow
Iraq
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Iraqi psychothriller's stinging critique of fishbowl society

The New Arab Staff

Nazli Tarzi

12 May, 2023
Adam Bessa in Harka
Tunisia
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Adam Bessa in 'Harka' embodies the Tunisian firestarter

Lylla Younes

Lylla Younes

11 May, 2023
Still from Tarek Salah's Cairo Conspiracy
Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Tarik Saleh's Cairo Conspiracy laments the loss of innocence

Ouissal Harize

Ouissal Harize

14 April, 2023
Under the Sky of Damascus
Damascus
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Under the Sky of Damascus: Finding shelter from violence

Davide

Davide Abbatescianni

24 March, 2023
A Syrian filmmaker in Turkey on the earthquake's devastation
Turkey-Syria earthquake
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Syrian filmmaker in Turkey documents earthquake devastation

alex photo.jpg

Alexander Durie

03 March, 2023
Press shot: The Swimmers
Arab film
Culture
Live Story

Eight of the best MENA films to hit our screens in 2022

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

29 December, 2022
Still from 'Notes of Displacement'
refugee
Culture
Live Story

Notes on Displacement: The gruelling journey to fort Europe

Davide

Davide Abbatescianni

16 December, 2022
Souadade
Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

The ever-shifting face of Syrian director Soudade Kaadan

Aman Al Bezreh

Aman Al Bezreh

15 December, 2022
Palestine Cinema at Bethlehem Cultural Festival
Palestine
Culture
Live Story

Palestinian cinema at the Bethlehem Cultural Festival

Sarah Agha

Sarah Agha

29 November, 2022
Askhal: Tunisian detective thriller takes on the revolution
Tunisia
Culture
Live Story

Ashkal: Tunisian detective thriller takes on the revolution

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

28 October, 2022