Berlin Film Festival

Actor of the film 'Wolfram', Erroll Shand, poses for the press wearing a Palestine flag pin on his lapel at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in Berlin, Germany, on February 17, 2026.
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Censorship of Palestine overshadows Berlin Film Festival finale

The 76th Berlin Film Festival draws to a close on Saturday after 10 days in which the 22 films in competition were often overshadowed by a row over Gaza.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 February, 2026
Kaouther Ben Hania
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Tunisian director leaves Berlin award on stage in Gaza protest

The New Arab Staff
18 February, 2026
Hiam Abbass [Getty]
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Hiam Abbass says 'cinema is a political act' after Berlin row

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 February, 2026
Arundhati Roy
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Arundhati Roy pulls out of Berlin Film Festival over Gaza war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2026
Ameer Fakher Eldin's film draws on his experiences of exile from the Israeli occupied Golan Heights
Syria
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Berlin filmfest entry 'Yunan' born of director's Syria exile

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 February, 2025
Tilda Swinton condemns mass murder in Gaza at Berlin Film Festival
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Tilda Swinton condemns mass murder in Gaza at Berlin Festival

The New Arab Staff
14 February, 2025
Alan O’Gorman is boycotting this year's festival citing Israel's war on Gaza and Germany sending arms to Israel [Getty]
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Irish film writer to boycott Berlin Film Festival over Gaza

The New Arab Staff
22 January, 2025
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Israeli filmmaker faces death threats after Berlinale speech

The New Arab Staff
28 February, 2024
Gaza War
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Berlinale film applause for 'Israeli only': German minister

The New Arab Staff
28 February, 2024
See you Friday, Robinson
Film Review
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See You Friday, Robinson: A disorienting epistolary film

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Davide Abbatescianni

25 March, 2022
Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?: An audio-visual poem about love and Eros
LGBT rights
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Uproar in Egypt over film portraying gay couple

Thaer Mansour
18 February, 2022
[Ballad of a White Cow [Totem Films
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Ballad of a White Cow: A journey for justice

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Davide Abbatescianni

13 April, 2021
egypt women's rights
Sexual Violence
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As I Want: The abused survivors of Egypt's revolution

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Nahrain Al-Mousawi

09 April, 2021
Memory Box
Review
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Memory Box: Uncovering a painful past and moving forward

Davide

Davide Abbatescianni

30 March, 2021
Brother's Keeper
violence
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Film Review: Brother's Keeper

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Nahrain Al-Mousawi

26 March, 2021
[Twitter] Saudi film
women rights
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First Saudi production to win award at film festival

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

21 February, 2016