MENA Films

Gaza_Grad
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

What comes after survival? Sawsan Qaoud answers in Gaza Grad

We speak to film director Sawsan Qaoud about reframing Palestinians beyond statistics through intimate portraits of displacement and memory in 'Gaza Grad'

Mariana Hristova
03 April, 2026
Time_Hoppers
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Time Hoppers: Muslim filmmakers bring Islamic history to life

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Yousra Samir Imran

03 March, 2026
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Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Unpacking Complaint No. 713317 with Yasser Shafiey

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

27 February, 2026
A_Friend's_House
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

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

The New Arab Staff

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
World
Live Story

Censorship of Palestine overshadows Berlin Film Festival finale

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 February, 2026
Vancouver_International_Film_Festival
Film Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Films from Lebanon and Iran shine at the 2024 VIFF

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Hadani Ditmars

30 September, 2024
Who_Do_I_Belong_To_Film
Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Top MENA films to watch out for at the BFI London Film Festival

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

23 September, 2024
gladiator_II
Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Gladiator II: A missed chance for North African representation

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

09 August, 2024
East_of_Noon
Egyptian cinema
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

East of Noon: Hala Elkoussy's magical generational sculpting

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

24 May, 2024
Top_7_Cannes_Films_To_Watch
Cannes Film Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Top 7 MENA films premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2024

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Alexander Durie

23 May, 2024
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MENA Films
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Ten Palestinian films you should watch

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Elisa Pierandrei

03 May, 2024
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Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Alam: A Palestinian teenager's love and political awakening

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

26 April, 2024
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Cannes Film Festival
Video

Cannes Film Festival 2023: The top 5 Arabic-language films to watch

30 May, 2023
Cannes 2023
Offbeat
Live Story

MENA films at the Cannes Film Festival 2023

The New Arab Staff
24 May, 2023
Cannes Film Festival
MENA
Live Story

2022 Cannes Film Festival: MENA films to look out for

The New Arab Staff
17 May, 2022
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Arab film
Culture
Live Story

Safar Film Festival: Arab revolution from streets to screens

Ouissal Harize

Ouissal Harize

08 July, 2021
[Ballad of a White Cow [Totem Films
MENA Films
Culture
Live Story

Ballad of a White Cow: A journey for justice

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Davide Abbatescianni

13 April, 2021
Souad [Ayten Amin]
social media
Culture
Live Story

Souad: The young, the real, the virtual

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Davide Abbatescianni

09 April, 2021
Berlinale
society
Culture
Live Story

Berlinale: Exposing the polite fiction of society through cinema

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Giovanni Vimercati

25 March, 2021
Memory Box film -- ABBOUT PRODUCTIONS
MENA Films
Culture
Live Story

Berlin film festival 2021 roundup: The MENA films

The New Arab Staff

Sarah Khalil

17 March, 2021