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Ola Salwa


331 articles available in total starting from 21/03/2017. Last article published on 28/04/2025.

Review: The Settlement

Review: The Settlement

BERLINALE 2025: Underprivileged youths from Alexandria strive for a better future in the soft and sensitive narrative debut by Mohamed Rashad  

19/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Perspectives

Review: Punching the World

Review: Punching the World

BERLINALE 2025: Constanze Klaue inspects the rise of nationalism and xenophobia in her skilfully directed coming-of-age film  

19/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Perspectives

Review: What Marielle Knows

Review: What Marielle Knows

BERLINALE 2025: Frédéric Hambalek turns an anecdote into a full-length social dramedy, crafting what turns out to be an enjoyable yet fleeting watch  

18/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Competition

Review: Islands

Review: Islands

BERLINALE 2025: Jan-Ole Gerster’s new film is a well-crafted story about a man who lives borrowed lives  

17/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Berlinale Special

Review: Reflection in a Dead Diamond

Review: Reflection in a Dead Diamond

BERLINALE 2025: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani present a baroque spy film with some crazy twists and turns, which is both fun and exhausting  

17/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Competition

Review: The Ice Tower

Review: The Ice Tower

BERLINALE 2025: Lucile Hadžihalilović offers up a sensual yet peculiar rendition of The Snow Queen, a blend of modern fairy tale and coming-of-age story  

17/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Competition

Review: Bin U Bin, Elsewhere the Border

Review: Bin U Bin, Elsewhere the Border

The visually striking debut feature by Mohamed Lakhdar Tati is a genre exercise and an ode to the Algerian landscape  

18/12/2024 | Red Sea 2024

Review: Songs of Adam

Review: Songs of Adam

In his third film, Oday Rasheed explores the contemporary history of Iraq through the eyes of a child for whom time has come to a standstill  

18/12/2024 | Red Sea 2024

Shivani Pandya Malhotra • Managing director, Red Sea Film Foundation

Interview: Shivani Pandya Malhotra • Managing director, Red Sea Film Foundation

“My proudest achievement this year is that out of the 16 films in the competition, we've got six made by women”

During our chat, we zoomed in on the collaboration between Europe and the Arab region, and how the Red Sea Film Foundation supports female filmmakers  

10/12/2024 | Red Sea 2024 | Red Sea Souk

Review: Sima’s Song

Review: Sima’s Song

The political eclipses the personal in Roya Sadat’s film about two friends living in Afghanistan on the eve of the 1978 Soviet invasion  

09/12/2024 | Red Sea 2024

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