Films

President's_Cake
MENA Films
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Spotlight on 2026 Arab films to keep on your radar

Arab cinema is finally breaking through in 2026, with Oscar nods and bold new releases showcasing powerful stories of heartbreak, humour, and resilience

Hanna Flint
09 January, 2026
Bahram_Beyzai
Obituary
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Bahram Beyzai: A legacy in Iran's film, theatre, and literature

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

07 January, 2026
2025 films
2025 retrospective
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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From Gaza to Sudan: The films that defined cinema in 2025

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

30 December, 2025
Palestinian actor Mohammed Bakri poses d
Palestine
MENA
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Mohammad Bakri, Palestinian director of 'Jenin, Jenin' dies

Sarah Khalil
24 December, 2025
ISRAEL-POLITICS-VOTE
Israel
MENA
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Israeli minister moves to cut film funding after Palestinian win

The New Arab Staff
23 December, 2025
illustration-zootropolis_gaza
Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Zootropolis 2: A children's film echoing Gaza and colonial power

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

19 December, 2025
Animalia_film
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Animalia director Sofia Alaoui on faith, aliens, and identity

The New Arab Staff

Tariq Manshi

17 December, 2025
El_Sett_Film_Poster
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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El Sett: A cinematic tribute to Umm Kulthum's legacy and life

The New Arab Staff

Leïla Amar

11 December, 2025
Tahar Rahim
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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The reinvention of Tahar Rahim in Alpha

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

21 November, 2025
My_father_and_Qaddafi
Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Unpacking Jihan K's love and loss in My Father and Qaddafi

Elisa_Pierandrei

Elisa Pierandrei

14 November, 2025
Aisha_can't_fly_away
Film Africa
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Film Africa 2025: Celebrating African cinema, voices and stories

The New Arab Staff

Adama Munu

13 November, 2025
A panel of experts discuss the new Palestine 36 film [TNA/Nadda Osman]
Films
MENA
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'Palestine 36' film screening with TNA revisits UK colonial past

Nadda Osman
08 November, 2025
Complaint_No. 713317
Cairo International Film Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Cairo Film Festival 2025: Key Horizons of Arab Cinema highlights

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

06 November, 2025
Kabul_Between_Prayers
Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Kabul, Between Prayers: Two brothers in the Taliban's shadow

Davide

Davide Abbatescianni

06 November, 2025
Giant_film
Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Giant: Amir El-Masry steps into the ring as Prince Naseem

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

31 October, 2025
Plestia Alaqad
Films
World
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Gaza's Plestia Alaqad to star in Palestinian horror film

The New Arab Staff
26 October, 2025
The_Dislocation_of_Amber
Sudan war
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Voices and Visions of Sudan brings a nation's story to screen

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

14 October, 2025
At_Night
MENA Films
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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The rise of Arab animation and the stories shaping its future

Elisa_Pierandrei

Elisa Pierandrei

03 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
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France selects the Iranian drama 'It Was Just An Accident' as its Oscar submission

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 September, 2025
Tales of the Wounded Land
Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Abbas Fahdel films Lebanon's scars in Tales of the Wounded Land

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

12 September, 2025
'The Voice Of Hind Rajab' Photocall
Venice Film Festival
MENA
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Director tells Venice that Gaza film gives 'voice' to victims

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 September, 2025