The upbeat state of Arab cinema will be on the screen and in the balmy air at Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival (Sept. 19-27), which is steadily gaining traction in its stated ambition to become a ...

Netflix’s First Arabic Original Film ‘Perfect Strangers’ Accused of “Moral Degradation” in Middle East Due to Gay Character The new film has sparked intense debate on both sides ...

The “new wave” of Arab and African cinema includes a small group of films that explore links with genre cinema.