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14 articles available in total starting from 27/06/2012. Last article published on 20/02/2025.

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Review: Yunan

Review: Yunan

BERLINALE 2025: It was a risky move for Ameer Fakher Eldin to make a subdued film about an exiled writer who’s lost his inspiration and the will to live; sadly, the gamble did not pay off  

20/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Competition

Yunan to compete for the Golden Bear at the Berlinale

Yunan to compete for the Golden Bear at the Berlinale

Syrian director Ameer Fakher Eldin’s movie, the only Arab film in Berlin’s main competition, examines themes of displacement and renewal as part of his “Homeland” trilogy  

24/01 | Production | Funding | Germany/Canada/Italy/Palestine/Qatar/Jordan/Saudi Arabia

Review: From Ground Zero

Review: From Ground Zero

Shortlisted for the International Feature Film Oscar and composed of 22 shorts by as many Palestinian directors, the movie offers up a poignant kaleidoscope of life in the Gaza Strip  

21/01 | Films | Reviews | Palestine/France/Qatar/Jordan/Switzerland

Bassam Alasad • Head of industry, Amman Film Days

Interview: Bassam Alasad • Head of industry, Amman Film Days

“There is a huge network of great producers in Europe who work with Arab films and who understand the culture”

The head of industry talks about crafting the Amman Film Days’ programme for up-and-coming filmmakers from Jordan and the Arab region, and its relevance to Europe  

15/07/2024 | /Jordan/Europe/Middle East

Review: My Sweet Land

Review: My Sweet Land

Sareen Hairabedian’s documentary embraces the hopes, fears, dreams and everyday struggles of an Artsakh boy, one of thousands whose childhood is tied to the local military context  

14/06/2024 | Sheffield Doc Fest 2024

EXCLUSIVE: First look at Sareen Hairabedian’s documentary My Sweet Land

EXCLUSIVE: First look at Sareen Hairabedian’s documentary My Sweet Land

The filmmaker’s debut feature follows an 11-year-old who dreams of becoming a dentist and is forced to leave his war-torn homeland of Artsakh  

10/04/2024 | Production | Funding | France/Jordan/Ireland/USA

Review: Inshallah a Boy

Review: Inshallah a Boy

CANNES 2023: In this debut feature by Jordanian director Amjad Al Rasheed, a widow contends with the country’s patriarchal inheritance laws, as her only child is a daughter  

18/05/2023 | Cannes 2023 | Critics’ Week

Review: Dune

Review: Dune

VENICE 2021: Denis Villeneuve’s take on the 1965 novel is solemn, serious and not a lot of fun  

04/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Out of Competition

Ameen Nayfeh • Director of 200 Meters

Interview: Ameen Nayfeh • Director of 200 Meters

"I wanted to create a film that reflects the political situation, but also one that's entertaining"

VENICE 2020: Ameen Nayfeh talks about his feature debut, 200 Meters, a film that tells of the harsh lives of Palestinians divided by a wall  

12/09/2020 | Venice 2020 | Giornate degli Autori

Review: 200 Meters

Review: 200 Meters

VENICE 2020: Competing in Venice’s Giornate degli Autori, the first work by Palestine’s Ameen Nayfeh tells of a father’s absurd journey to reach his family on the other side of the West Bank Barrier  

10/09/2020 | Venice 2020 | Giornate degli Autori

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