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The 10 best Arab films of 2025

Arab cinema continues to break new ground – in subject matter, in artistry, and in resonance. In the context of ongoing ...
Arab cinema features prominently on this year’s Academy Awards international feature film shortlist, with four titles from ...
Six out of the eight Best International Feature submissions from Arab countries are directed by women, each having won awards ...
Capernaum' director Nadine Labaki discusses working with non-actors in 'Capernaum,' dealing with Western funds and ...
Flipperachi’s ‘FA9LA’ may be catchy, but its inclusion in the Indian film Dhurandhar has us searching for other music.
Red Sea Festival chiefs are playing up Saudi event's 'East Meets West' role reflected in opener 'Giant' starring ...
The shortlist of 15 films to vie for a 2026 Best International Feature Film Oscar nomination will be revealed December 16.
Cinema has spawned great feature films dramatizing the Arab Revolt, including David Lean’s 1962 Lawrence of Arabia, which won ...
Screen International’s Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2025 were unveiled to a gathering of local and international press at the Red ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam has revealed the lineup of films selected across the Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short ...
As RSIFF marks its fifth edition, the event's founding MD discusses structural change in the Saudi film industry, the huge ...
Middle Eastern director Amine Lakhnech makes his feature debut with the Netflix comedy The Fakenapping starring the acclaimed Saudi Arabian star Mohammed Aldokhei. Should you stream this ...