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- "Alkhallat+" The satirical suspense film based on the hit Saudi show "Alkhallat," which was first released in 2017 and received more than 1.5 billion views across YouTube and social media, is expected to drop this year.
- "The Matchmaker" Saudi director Abdulmohsen Aldhabaan's psychological thriller/horror film is set against the backdrop of the rocky desert landscape of the world heritage site of AlUla.
- "The Exchange" Set in Kuwait in 1988, the drama revolves around two women making their way in the boys' club of the Kuwait Stock Exchange, on the eve of Saddam Hussein’s invasion of the country.
- "Masameer County" The Netflix slate also features the second season of the animated, youth-focused show chronicling the rapidly changing face of Saudi Arabia.
5 days ago · Directed by Tarek Alarian and starring Ahmed Ezz and Mohamed Mamdouh, it continues the story of the Rizk brothers and their criminal exploits. The first film, which was released in 2015, was a box office hit in Egypt and the Arab world. Its success led to a sequel in 2019, further boosting the popularity of the series.
Jun 18, 2020 · Debuting an eclectic mix of 44 cinematic masterpieces from various time periods and genres, this new catalog of iconic and contemporary Arabic movies is a highly-anticipated window into the rich cultures and celebrated creatives of the Arab world.
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TIFF will be taking place from September 7-18th. In exciting news, the world’s largest film festival has chosen an Arab film for their opening night! And as always, Toronto has a decent handful of ambitious Arab films premiering. The Swimmers by Sally El HosainiUnited Kingdom – Narrative Feature – Gala Presentations Opening Ceremony The opening fil...
The Venice Film Festival will be held from August 31 to September 10. We’re excited to report that among all the Arab films to watch out for in Fall 2022, there’s one Arab film in competition in Venice, and a good amount in the Horizons categories. Playing in association with the Venice Film Festival is the independent festival Le Giornate degli Au...
The 60th New York Film Festival – September 30 to October 16 – has more Arab films to watch out for in Fall 2022. For many of our readers, this may be the most accessible major festival location wise, so we’re happy to report there’s four Arab films playing this year at Lincoln Center! If you remember the Sudanese film The Dam, which premiered at t...
This year has also brought us the blessing of more and more Arab films hitting cinemas around the country. If you follow AFMI on our socials, you would have seen promotions for films like Huda’s Salon and 1982as we supported their release into theaters in the past couple months. And the most exciting part is that it’s not over! Casablanca Beats by ...
- Mariner of the Mountains. The stock of acclaimed Brazilian-Algerian filmmaker Karim Ainouz has gone up exponentially with the massive success of his Cannes winner, Invisible Life (2019).
- Feathers. After making history by becoming the first Arab film to win the Grand Prize at Cannes' Semaine de la Critique competition, what was projected to be the most celebrated Egyptian film of 2021 rapidly became the most contentious and derided film of the year.
- The Sea Ahead. If Memory Box is a misty postcard to the lost Beirut, Ely Dagher's debut feature is its memento mori. Rising star Manal Issa (the co-star of Memory Box) is Jana, a college dropout who suddenly returns to Beirut for reasons that are never revealed.
- Memory Box. A hit with both critics and audiences, the sixth feature by Lebanese visual artist and filmmaker duo Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige (I Want to See, The Lebanese Rocket Society) is a deeply affectionate, wistful postcard to the freewheeling Beirut that once was but no longer exists.
Dec 29, 2023 · Explore MENA's cinematic creativity and diversity in our curated list of the best MENA films of 2023, from political thrillers to secret matriarchal orders.
Dec 9, 2023 · The two films tell tales of desperate protagonists in the Saudi capital of Riyadh through classic horror and suspense tropes: “Naga” sees a young girl face the many dangers of the desert as she...
