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77 articles available in total starting from 11/03/2015. Last article published on 19/12/2025.

Marrakech announces its glistening programme and jury

Marrakech announces its glistening programme and jury

Morocco’s biggest film festival presents its 22nd edition, including the 14 first or second features vying for the Étoile d’Or, with Bong Joon Ho as jury chair  

20/11/2025 | Marrakech 2025

Marrakech announces the 28 projects and films selected for the eighth Atlas Workshops

Marrakech announces the 28 projects and films selected for the eighth Atlas Workshops

Rolling out over five days, the industry initiative features Romanian director Cristian Mungiu as this year’s workshop patron  

17/11/2025 | Marrakech 2025 | Atlas Workshops

Critic, programmer, filmmaker: Mark Peranson maps cinema’s “ecosystem” in Riyadh

Critic, programmer, filmmaker: Mark Peranson maps cinema’s “ecosystem” in Riyadh

Programming, Peranson says, is less analysis than finding a good fit in terms of sections, stakeholders and timing  

13/11/2025 | Industry | Market | Europe/Middle East

Carlo Chatrian talks critics, curators and the next chapter for cinema

Carlo Chatrian talks critics, curators and the next chapter for cinema

At the third International Film Criticism Conference, the former Locarno and Berlin head reflected on the shared mission of critics and curators in defending cinema’s diversity  

12/11/2025 | Industry | Market | Europe/Middle East

The fifth Red Sea International Film Festival announces its full line-up

The fifth Red Sea International Film Festival announces its full line-up

Unspooling from 4-13 December in Jeddah, the event will present over 100 films from all over the world, including 16 titles selected for the main competition strand  

06/11/2025 | Red Sea 2025

The Gaza International Festival for Women's Cinema takes place in spite of dangers and limitations

The Gaza International Festival for Women's Cinema takes place in spite of dangers and limitations

Founder and president Ezzaldeen Shalh and all of the women who brought the festival to life have received a special award, the "Sumud" Prize, at the Festival dei Popoli in Florence  

05/11/2025 | Festivals | Awards | Palestine

CineGouna Funding awards best projects, including European co-productions

CineGouna Funding awards best projects, including European co-productions

El Gouna Film Festival’s lab and pitching platform handed prizes to projects from the MENA region with European participation  

28/10/2025 | El Gouna 2025

The Gaza International Festival for Women's Cinema to kick off on 26 October

The Gaza International Festival for Women's Cinema to kick off on 26 October

Previously announced at the Venice Film Festival, the gathering will boast nearly 80 films, including documentaries, shorts and fiction features from 28 countries  

22/10/2025 | Festivals | Awards | Palestine

Yunan takes home the Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films

Yunan takes home the Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films

Ameer Fakher Eldin’s film has received the prize presented for the seventh time by European Film Promotion and the Arab Cinema Center  

20/10/2025 | Festivals | Awards | Europe

The Cairo International Film Festival readies its 46th edition

The Cairo International Film Festival readies its 46th edition

The oldest film gathering in the MENA region will welcome European productions and co-productions, and present Hungary’s Ildikó Enyedi with the Career Achievement Award  

15/10/2025 | Cairo 2025

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