The acclaimed actor from Palestine highlighted the challenges creative artists face living under occupation and inspired the Ajyal jurors, in an online talk during the ongoing festival in Doha, Qatar.

The Iranian helmer talked from Toronto, where his latest film world premiered, before moving on to the upcoming BFI London Film Festival.

2022 Special 10th Edition of Ajyal Film Festival promises to shine the spotlight on Doha’s skyline and storytelling through architecture and provide insights on how modern cities express themselves through their cityscapes, also featuring Iranian actor Sadaf Asgari and Palestinian star Saleh Bakri who will share their experiences with the Ajyal Jury.

In a video message from Zurich, where the filmmaker is currently president of the International Competition Jury, Farhadi invited artists and creatives all around the world to demonstrate their solidarity with the Iranian people during these challenging times.

Al-Rashed is the CEO of the Saudi Research and Media Group, a Saudi-based integrated publishing company that owns 43 titles and 25 websites, including Arab News and Asharq Al-Awsat.

Fresh from her win at this year's Venice Film Festival, the Academy Award-winning American filmmaker will be honored at IDFA this November with the Retrospective and Top 10 programs, where her selection includes a Jafar Panahi film.

The actress is best known to international audiences for her role in the Netflix series 'Unorthodox' and has been tapped to play a little-known character in the 2024 film.

The film world premiered in the Orizzonti section at the Venice International Film Festival and catching up with the filmmaker the following day proved a highlight of this year on the Lido.

The jury awards the Étoile d’Or to one of the 14 first or second feature-length films in the festival’s international competition, which is dedicated to the discovery of filmmakers from around the globe.

The Italian-Algerian filmmaker will accept the honorary award on September 30th during the Gala Premiere of his latest film 'Bones and All' and will hold a public Masters talk on October 1.

The AIDS research foundation singles out personalities who have brought attention to their cause as well as those who searched for a cure -- and in Venice the event will be presented by Campari and the Red Sea International Film Festival.

The Cairo International Film Festival revealed that the world-renowned film director will be receiving its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award during the festival’s 44th edition, running from 13 – 22 November, 2022.

The film is the official remake of 'Forrest Gump', with Khan taking on the role which won Tom Hanks an Oscar -- so we caught up with the Indian superstar to ask him about the physical, emotional and spiritual challenges of playing Laal, a character bound to become as beloved as Forrest.

The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced that TV and film director Kamla Abou Zekry will be awarded their prestigious Faten Hamama Excellence Award at the upcoming 44th edition of the festival, scheduled to kick off on November 13th, 2022.

Whitehead, an international media leader, has been appointed to lead twofour54’s next chapter of success with the move to Yas Creative Hub.

Mohammad Rasoulof, whose latest project has been in U.S. cinemas since mid-June, was arrested on Friday in Iran alongside filmmaker Mostafa Al-Ahmad.

The Tunisian, Oscar-nominated filmmaker joins musicians, artists and filmmakers at a programme at the Villa, a new French institution for arts and ideas in the United States, which builds on the bold and innovative programs that have been the hallmark of the French cultural network abroad for more than a century.

The former teen idol, now an accomplished actor and filmmaker, will hold a public talk while at the festival and will receive his award at a ceremony held on Thursday, August 4 in the iconic Piazza Grande.

The Teatro Romano di Fiesole will bestow on the Iranian helmer their Masters Film Award 2022.

One of the most anticipated titles from the Region in this year's Cannes lineup, Erige Sehiri's film gives us a day in the life in a fig orchard and in the process, hands us a quiet masterpiece.

You can now re-discover in replay this exceptional exchange with the famed DoP Darius Khondji, recipient of the Tribute Pierre Angénieux 2022, hosted by journalist Jordan Mintzer, author of 'Conversations with Darius Khondji'.

The honour to the iconic French actress will be awarded during the 79th Venice International Film Festival.

The seven-time Formula One world champion will take the stage as the first Valentino menswear DI.VAs for the Valentino Pink PP Advertising Campaign.

The Egyptian-American documentary filmmaker's first narrative feature premiered in Un Certain Regard, the Cannes competition section dedicated to films that possess a "special gaze."

The Emirati filmmaker is teaming up with the two-time Academy Award-winning music director for Al Khaja's first art-house feature film.

Diam's, who converted to Islam in December of 2008, co-directed the film, along with Houda Benyamina and Anne Cissé.

An official partner of the Cannes Festival since 2013, the premium cinema lens manufacturer Angénieux hosts the “Pierre Angénieux Tribute” yearly, and this time around the honour goes to the legendary cinematographer who has worked with Bertolucci, Polanski and most recently, Alejandro González Iñarritú.

In her December 2021 talk titled "How film captures the space between hope and despair" the Lebanese filmmaker makes sense of the destruction and despair that has been all around her in Beirut in the last few years.

In a special collaboration which launches this Ramadan, the American beauty brand celebrates phenomenal Arab women, and the groundbreaking filmmaker from Dubai is featured.

Esseibi is the first-ever plus-size ambassador named by the Arab Fashion Council, the non-profit organization representing the fashion industry in the MENA.

Tafadar joins an elite group of lawyers to be appointed Queen’s Counsel

During their meeting on March 23, the Board of Directors of the Association Française du Festival International du Film which includes government officials and film industry members has elected the Festival’s new President -- Iris Knobloch.

The talented writer, producer and actress born in Iran has most recently been a part of a powerful new film titled 'Nico', about a woman who refuses to be the victim.

In his latest oeuvre, Palestinian auteur Hany Abu-Assad does what he does best -- tackles betrayal and draws us a story made in human shades of grey -- and the film finally opens in the U.S. on March 4th.

Now in their seventh year, the campaign featured Afghan-German cinematographer and filmmaker Zamarin Wahdat and MIME caught up with her from Berlin.

With his latest series 'Newton's Cradle' a huge success on the streaming site, the Egyptian helmer and screenwriter opened up about personal success and great casting coups.

With an impressive resume that includes compositions for symphony orchestras and an upcoming album, the multi-hyphenated musical wonder opens up about her work ethic and how she got into the film scoring world.

Filmmaker Ran Tal talks to MIME about his haunting documentary portrait of war photographer Micha Bar-Am, world premiering this weekend in Berlin.

Gianluca Chakra of Front Row announced on Instagram that his company has acquired MENA rights and will release the film in June 2022, to coincide with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration.

Shukri Lawrence, co-creator of the Palestinian label Trashy Clothing, has been a growing force in the Middle Eastern fashion world since 2017 along with his co-designer, Omar Braika.

In a series of images that the Yemeni American artist calls "first and foremost an ode to friendship," pieces from the Balmain Resort 2022 collection are featured in all their beauty and cultural value.

The legendary French designer whose fashion line was worn by the likes of Diana Ross, David Bowie, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, died on Sunday at the age of 73.

With steady steps, the Egyptian editor is making his way from Egypt all the way to Hollywood and the international film industry.

On January 19th, Marc Baréty, the French Ambassador in Egypt bestowed the “Legion of Honour” medal to Marianne Khoury in the presence of a small community of Egyptian personalities at the French Embassy in Cairo.

World renowned photojournalist Ammar Abd Rabbo gives MIME readers a first person account into the inner workings of this year's inaugural event held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The Iranian-born filmmaker's latest is part of the Panorama titles that were recently announced for the upcoming festival.

Calling out the opposite sex with lyrics like "there are men among you, and their work is rare" the Egyptian superstar puts her singing to great use in a stunning, just-released video on YouTube.

Skillfully weaving the audience through a road trip movie with a twist, Nadine Khan shows off her great cinematic DNA and in the process, creates a perfect film.

MELT Middle East is a company the US comedian is launching while in the UAE this week, and will feature celebrity events as well as consulting.

The two-times Academy Award winning composer gave an inspiring talk in the open air at the Cairo Opera House complex.

On Friday, the 55-year-old Lebanese-Mexican actress became the 2,709th celebrity to receive a star on the iconic sidewalk, at a special ceremony outside of the TCL Chinese Theatre.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Doha Film Institute (DFI) and Ajyal Festival Director talks about building a sustainable and long lasting cinematic legacy in Qatar -- and her wise words should be a lesson to every film organisation around the world.

The real life mother and daughter duo behind the film open up about working together, how the character of Shlomit grew out of their personal experiences and cinematic inspirations.

The brainchild of the American philanthropist and animal advocate, Ecoflix was founded to support and empower positive change to protect the natural world and will launch globally on Tuesday 9th November 2021, during COP26.

In her new documentary, filmmaker Gohar introduces us to the wonder that is Egyptian fashion designer Mohanad Kojak and the film will see its UK premiere at the upcoming festival taking place in London from 27 October to 6 November.

The American filmmaker talked about inspiration, meeting one's heroes and making personal films the audience wants to watch.

For this interview, right after the Venice Film Festival world premiere of Mounia Akl's all-too-contemporary film, the ever inspiring actress and filmmaker touched on issues that have only gotten worse in her native Lebanon in the past few weeks...

As she gets ready to kick off the 58th edition of the festival in Turkey on October 2nd, MIME caught up with Başak Emre for an insightful talk about Turkish cinema, the role of the festival in its landscape and being a woman at the helm.

She feels that the situation in Afghanistan could eventually see filmmakers take the opportunity to tell their own stories

Wearing an all-Prada ensemble that would make a lesser man disappear, the Saudi actor-slash-singer-slash-fashion designer opens up for the magazine's special Saudi National Day digital cover interview.

Shaima Al-Tamimi made history at the Venice Film Festival this year, where she presented her project -- the first film by a Yemeni filmmaker in the Orizzonti competition.

And the result is a cinematic character that is as complex and wonderful as his role is short. But to know him in full you'll have to watch Antoine Barraud's spellbinding 'Madeleine Collins'.

While every film in the Venice Film Festival line-up this year appeared to be actual and meaningful, none more than Mounia Akl's 'Costa Brava, Lebanon' provided as urgent a watch because of the insight it delivers into the current crisis in the filmmaker's home country.

For Mounia Akl's impressive feature debut, which premiered at this year's Venice Film Festival, the Palestinian superstar infuses the character of Walid Badri with his own special brand of human vulnerability, in the story of a family whose existence is threatened by the corrupt politics and environmental disaster which plague their beloved country.

Egyptian helmer Mohamed Diab and his producer-wife Sarah Goher are at the Venice Film Festival promoting the film 'Amira', yet the conversation easily strayed to their work on upcoming Marvel series 'Moon Knight', as Jay Weissberg found out during his exclusive interview on the Lido.

The French-Algerian actor stars in 'Promises' world premiering in the Orizzonti competition at this year's Venice Film Festival.

'Our River... Our Sky' is the narrative feature debut by renowned London-based, Iraqi filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi and it world premiered at this year's Sarajevo Film Festival.

Mehdi Hmili's 'Streams' premiered at this year's Locarno Festival to rave reviews and MIME caught up with its star, Afef Ben Mahmoud for a sincere, candid talk about her character Amel, motherhood and the role of women in today's world -- and not just the Arab world.

The Cannes winner spoke to Alex Ritman at THR about trying to flee Afghanistan and how her cinema will change in these trying times.

Having grown up between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian-British filmmaker allows his audience a peek into the human side of oil production in Burma -- while also discovering a spiritual tie between the Asian country and his embattled homeland.

MIME's own E. Nina Rothe caught up with the rising star and they chatted about finding freedom in art, Haas' unconventional childhood and life in the midst of a pandemic.

"It wasn't something that, you know, I decided, I wanted the film to be slow like or have this base -- it developed throughout the whole process," Dagher told MIME.

Bobby Chinn was born of a Chinese-American father and an Egyptian mother and as he reconnects to his maternal homeland, he talked to MIME about food's healing ability, the power of one and chefs as luxury brands.

Born as a social project inspired by Joyner Lucas' song "I'm Not Racist", the YouTube rap video shows two men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, hurling insults at each other, while a plate of hummus sits between them -- will they ever be able to talk to each other and share in the spoils of peace?

When Brazilian-Algerian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz embarked on his first journey to Algeria to discover his paternal roots, he took his camera with him. The resulting film, a Special Screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival, is sheer perfection. We interviewed Aïnouz about it, as well as his upcoming first English language project.

Artist, filmmaker and Dubai-based B-Boy Philip Rachid has a film about hip hop culture in the Middle East featured on this year's online lineup of the Shubbak festival in London. We caught up with Rachid to find out more.

The first official competition film from Bangladesh, 'Rehana Maryam Noor' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, in Un Certain Regard to a standing ovation. MIME caught up with the young filmmaker.

At once insightful, engaging and funny, filmmaker Shahad Ameen opened up about how proud she feels of her native Saudi Arabia and why she'll never get tired of her film being labelled a "feminist fable"

A look at new talents to watch out for over the year

The Iranian-American comedian first appeared on our radar during the 'Axis of Evil' world tour, and now he shares his latest news on the Paris-based publication.

From the music halls of Cairo's Emad al-Din street, the Egyptian underground feminist movement was born, writes Devinder Bains on 'Harper's Bazaar Arabia'.

Amr Diab performed in Jeddah on June 18 and his recap video just dropped on YouTube -- hint, it's cool.

The festival will celebrate the leading star’s artistic journey and its impact on the Egyptian film industry, at their next and fifth edition to take place from October 14-22.

Ludmila Bitar is the founder of Ideo Parfumeurs, a Beirut-based fragrance brand that mixes lifestyle along with the arts, to form a universal appeal -- and here she shares her cinematic inspirations with MIME readers.

The actor stands behind a new study, a blueprint for inclusion and the just announced Pillars Artist Fellowship which aim to dispel the stereotypes, while highlighting and supporting the work necessary to rectify the problem.

This dark, surreal dramedy about one family discovering life after life stars one of the most distinguished actors from the Arab world and is part of a growing trend of streaming theatre productions in the US.

A group of filmmakers from culturally diverse backgrounds set out to make a film about the South Asian Muslim community in NYC and in the process, came up with the quintessential contemporary American movie.

The pioneering Saudi filmmaker's latest film, which premiered in Venice in 2019, is finally coming to a US screen near you and MIME got to interview her on the eve of the release.

The Lebanese filmmaker opens up about her beloved Beirut at a time of crisis and also discloses some of her innermost feelings, in an interview not to be missed!

Argentinian-born perfumer Julian Bedel’s connection with Qatar didn’t start off in the most idyllic way, but it sure ended up as a perfect match

Saleh Bakri opens up about Farah Nabulsi's 'The Present' which is nominated for the Best Live Action Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards this April.

New scheme part of Samsung’s commitment to deliver meaningful solutions that bring communities together

In person, the Saudi Arabian native is kind, illuminated, spiritually aware and an undeniably modern woman. In fact, she is the perfect example of a “woman’s woman”, the kind every one would want to be friends with, or claim as a sister — the complete opposite of her character Ms. Hussa, the unpleasant school mistress in Haifaa Al-Mansour's 'Wadjda'.

Shirin Neshat's artwork has long been a staple at the Venice Biennale. In 2017, she was on the Lido for a different reason - to present her film, a quiet masterpiece on legendary singer Oum Kulthum. Nina caught up with her then

With her latest film, shot in her native Saudi Arabia, filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour does once again what she does best: break down walls and help build bridges of understanding between cultures. 'The Perfect Candidate' is as much a story about three Saudi sisters thriving as it is about empowering women worldwide.

As we eagerly anticipate Annemarie Jacir's upcoming series 'Mornings in Jenin' here is a vintage rapid fire round she conducted with Nina in 2017