MENA Films

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Cannes Film Festival

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Cannes Film Festival 2026 MENA lineup: Films of war and exile

MENA cinema returns to Cannes Film Festival 2026 with powerful films from Iran, Palestine, Sudan and beyond, exploring war, exile and memory across the region

Mariana Hristova

08 May, 2026

A_Friend's_House

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Improv, courage and survival in The Friend’s House is Here

Mae Abdulbaki

27 February, 2026

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.

Berlin Film Festival

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Censorship of Palestine overshadows Berlin Film Festival finale

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

21 February, 2026

Birds_of_War

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Birds of War: Revolution, ruins, and romance across two nations

Agnese Albertini

13 February, 2026

Cesarean_Weekend

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Berlinale 2026: MENA cinema shines as Morocco takes focus

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

12 February, 2026

Nahda_film

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London hosts I'm Migrant Festival on SWANA exile and diaspora

Tamara Alfarisi

11 February, 2026

Do you love me - Fouad Elkoury

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Beirut speaks through its fragments in Do You Love Me

Sarah Khalil

03 February, 2026

cherien dabis all that's left of you

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All That's Left of You: Cherien Dabis on family, history & loss

Sebastian Shehadi

Sebastian Shehadi

23 January, 2026

President's_Cake

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Spotlight on 2026 Arab films to keep on your radar

Hanna Flint

09 January, 2026

Hanna_K_Film

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Mohammad Bakri: A tribute to the titan of Palestinian cinema

Zainab Mehdi

05 January, 2026

2025 films

2025 retrospective

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From Gaza to Sudan: The films that defined cinema in 2025

The New Arab

30 December, 2025

Palestinian actor Mohammed Bakri poses d

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Mohammad Bakri, Palestinian director of 'Jenin, Jenin' dies

Sarah Khalil

24 December, 2025

Animalia_film

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Animalia director Sofia Alaoui on faith, aliens, and identity

Tariq Manshi

17 December, 2025

El_Sett_Film_Poster

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El Sett: A cinematic tribute to Umm Kulthum's legacy and life

Leïla Amar

11 December, 2025

Dead_Dog_film

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Exploring love and memory in Sarah Francis' Dead Dog

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

11 December, 2025

[Still/ Hind Under Siege]

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Why filmmakers won't let Hind Rajab's story be forgotten

Sarah Khalil

10 December, 2025

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Cairo International Film Festival

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Cairo Film Festival 2025: Key Horizons of Arab Cinema highlights

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

06 November, 2025