Africa
Red Sea Film Fest Unveils Competition Line-up; Sets ‘Giant’ As Opening Film
Red Sea International Film Festival (December 4-13) has announced the 16 titles in its competition section, as well as its opening film and other major sections.
News
Marrakech Atlas Workshops 2025: Full Line-Up
Atlas Workshops, the projects market section of Marrakech International Film Festival, has selected 28 projects for its eighth edition.
Middle East
Red Sea Souk 2025: Full Line-Up
Red Sea International Film Festival has selected 40 feature film and series projects for this year’s Red Sea Souk Project Market.
Festivals
Annemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’ Wins Best Film At Tokyo Fest
Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh’s documentary 'We Are The Fruits Of The Forest' was awarded the Special Jury Prize.
Middle East
Cairo Film Connection 2025: Full Line-Up
Cairo International Film Festival has selected 15 projects from 10 countries for this year's Cairo Film Connection.
Middle East
El Gouna Golden Stars Awarded To 'A Poet', 'Always' & 'Agapito'
Audience awards went to Sepideh Farsi’s documentary 'Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk' and Egyptian filmmaker Sarah Goher’s 'Happy Birthday'.
Middle East
CineGouna Funding 2025: Full Line-Up
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival has selected 19 projects for the 2025 edition of CineGouna Funding.
Festivals
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’, ‘Voice Of Hind Rajab’ Take Top Prizes In Venice
In a controversial set of awards, major winners also included The Smashing Machine, which took the Silver Lion for best director.
Middle East
Autumn Fest Politics & Press Coverage; Visions Sud Est & Singapore’s The Projector
Festivals
Palestinian Drama ‘All That’s Left Of You’ Awarded Best Film At MIFFEST
The film, which follows a Palestinian family through three generations, also won best screenplay at Malaysia International Film Festival.
Middle East
Tunisia’s ‘Red Path’ Wins Black Iris At Amman Film Festival
To A Land Unknown, from Danish-Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel, scooped both the Jury Award and the Audience Award.
Funding News
Doha Film Institute Spring 2025: Funding News
Qatar’s Doha Film Institute (DFI) has selected 45 projects for its spring 2025 funding round, including recent Cannes film festival premieres Renoir and Once Upon A Time In Gaza.