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Basel Adra: I wanted to make a film as disturbing as my reality

Speaking to Al Majalla, the Palestinian co-director of Best Documentary winner 'No Other Land' says he believes that solidarity with Gaza's suffering was a factor in his film's Oscars success

Houssam Marouf 14 March 2025

'Songs of Adam' by director Oday Rasheed screened at the fourth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival

‘Songs of Adam’ tells the tale of an Iraq that does not age

Screened at the Red Sea International Film Festival, the latest film by Iraqi director Oday Rasheed is the story of a child who refuses to grow up

Hussam al-Khawli 21 December 2024

Saudi filmmaker Tawfik al-Zaidi gets candid in Cannes

'Norah' is the first Saudi film to be featured at the Cannes Film Festival. In an interview with Al Majalla, its director discusses the challenges he faced and how he feels about the landmark moment.

Firas Al-Madi 22 May 2024

‘Suicidal Notions’ and ‘Trapped’ brilliantly capture the complex struggles of Egyptian women

Egyptian female filmmakers pursue a relentless quest to freely express themselves — along with their experiences and thoughts

Areej Jamal 31 March 2023

A portrait photo of Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota, who has been detained in Myanmar after filming a protest that took place on July 30, 2022, is displayed during a news conference by his friends including a radio personality Nikki Tsukamoto Kininmonth to call for his release at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Japanese Filmmaker Held in Myanmar Gets Three More Years in Prison

A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating an immigration law, the Japanese government said,…

12 October 2022

French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard listens to question during a press conference for his film entry 'Notre Musique' which is screened out of competition at the 57th Cannes Film Festival, May 18, 2004. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo

Leading New Wave Film Director Jean-Luc Godard Dies Aged 91

Film director Jean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France's New Wave cinema who pushed cinematic boundaries and inspired iconoclastic directors decades after his 1960s heyday, died on Tuesday aged 91,…

13 September 2022

Director Steven Spielberg attends the premiere of "The Fabelmans" at the Princess of Wales Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Toronto. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Steven Spielberg Debuts His Movie Memoir ‘The Fabelmans’

Steven Spielberg premiered his much-anticipated “The Fabelmans” to thunderous applause at the Toronto International Film Festival, debuting his most autobiographical film and one the 75-year-old…

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Basel Adra: I wanted to make a film as disturbing as my reality

‘Songs of Adam’ tells the tale of an Iraq that does not age

Saudi filmmaker Tawfik al-Zaidi gets candid in Cannes

‘Suicidal Notions’ and ‘Trapped’ brilliantly capture the complex struggles of Egyptian women

Japanese Filmmaker Held in Myanmar Gets Three More Years in Prison

Leading New Wave Film Director Jean-Luc Godard Dies Aged 91

Steven Spielberg Debuts His Movie Memoir ‘The Fabelmans’

Former European Council president gets candid on US-Iran war

Foreign workers in the Gulf pay the price of war

Lebanon's mediation window is firmly shut...for now

Javier Cercas on why novels thrive on ambiguity

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