Across a large swathe of West Asia, the year 2021 for the entertainment industry has marked a time of monumental change, as well as fierce resistance. Saudi Arabia in December held its first major ...

Titles from Rashid Masharawi, Dhafer L’Abidine and Joana Hadjithomas comprise the eight initial films selected under the Red Sea International Film Festival’s (RedSeaIFF) Arab Spectacular strand. The ...

The exhibitor has pledged to make 25 local originals over five years. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Vox Cinemas, the largest exhibitor across the Middle East, has used the Red Sea Film Festival in ...

For the upcoming 43rd edition of the Cairo Film Festival, which is the grande dame of Arab film events, fest chief Mohamed Hefzy and his team have assembled a rich mix of top notch Arab and ...

Toni El Massih, MD Director of Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas, left, and Abdulaziz Almuzaini, CEO of Sirb Production and Myrkott Animation Studio Majid Al Futtaim Leisure, Entertainment & Cinemas ...

Christian is president of Karama, a San Diego nonprofit that focuses on issues of the Arab and Islamic world, and chair of the San Diego Arab Film Festival. He lives in Mission Hills. Bittar is an ...

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Popular Saudi Arabian actor and stand-up comic Ibrahim Al Hajjaj’s new comedy “Esaaf” (“Ambulance”) directed by British helmer Colin Teague (“Doctor Who,” “Torchwood”), is already set for a sequel ...

Popular Saudi Arabian actor and stand-up comic Ibrahim Al Hajjaj's new comedy "Ambulance," directed by British helmer Colin Teague ("Doctor Who," "Torchwood"), is already set for a sequel with the ...