The jury said ‘Honor of Persia’ is  a ‘courageous and personal story that they believe the audience needs and wants to see.’ ...

Program director Vanja Kaludjercic and managing director Clare Stewart oversee the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam ...

IFFR’s head discusses the upcoming edition and the festival’s vision, blending the finest of arthouse, festival hits, and the best of Dutch cinema ...

Florida State University’s Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics and the FSU Middle East Center (MEC) will host the 16th annual Middle East Film Festival, providing insight into international ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival's industry-focused AGORA section has selected 10 projects from 12 countries for this year's Agora Docs in Progress sidebar alongside 4 ...

EXCLUSIVE: MAD World, the film sales arm of Cairo-based MAD Solutions, has acquired global rights to Lebanese director Sarah ...

This week in Doha the culture scene is buzzing with the Katara International Arabian Horse Festival, the charm of Qatar’s ...

For more recent analysis of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), see this August 2023 post from the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program's Examining Extremism series. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS or ...

Legendary actor Al Pacino was left so "horrified" by a nickname given to him on the set of a film that it saw him (very briefly) adopt a vegan lifestyle. The Hollywood icon, famed for his roles in ...

Popular R&B and hip-hop artists are making their way to the Rocket City for the inaugural Camellia Music & Arts Festival. The festival, presented by Allied Presents, is a three-day celebration of ...

Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, met with UAE citizens and the Supreme Organising Committee of the Liwa International Festival 2025. He highlighted the UAE leadership's commitment to ...

The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) concluded the fourth edition of the Al Marmoom: Film in the Desert festival with a closing ceremony ... Gulf, Arab, and international filmmakers.