Complete with an anti-conformist, against type performance by its leading man Simon Baker, the film delves into the everyday racism experienced by the indigenous community Down Under and Nagihan Haliloğlu caught up with filmmaker Ivan Sen for a quickfire round on his latest work, which screened in Competition in Berlin.

Amos Gitai has never been far from our thoughts, or out of cinematic radars, with a film premiering almost every year at major film festivals like Venice and Cannes -- now he's bringing his tryptic of films about a house in Jerusalem to the stage in Paris and to La Biennale Architettura 2023.

In Part 2 of his series on Arab cinema, critic and film writer Mohammed Rouda reminisces about a Beirut of times gone by, when cinema united people from different background and differing beliefs. And how that all came to an end one tragic day.

Sandy Powell OBE is to be the first costume designer awarded a BAFTA Fellowship – the arts charity’s highest honor, with the Fellowship to be presented at the EE BAFTA Film Awards on 19 February.

Among the film personalities from the MENA serving on this year's juries in Berlin is Iranian-born actress Golshifteh Farahani, joining the Competition jury president Kristen Stewart, along with 'Souad' filmmaker Ayten Amin who is on the GWFF Best First Feature Award jury, and Israeli producer Danna Stern who will be on the Berlinale Series Award Jury.

Eran Kolirin's touching film, hitting all too close to home these days, is based on the novel by Sayed Kashua and premiered in Cannes in 2021. Now, it is finally coming to the U.S., kicking off with NYC and LA on February 3rd, before going nationwide on the 17th.

The romantic comedy by director and screenwriter Rebecca Miller boasts a cast of international stars that includes Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Joanna Kulig, Brian d’Arcy James and Anne Hathaway.

The Iranian-born, Scotland-based filmmaker's love song to cinema is the UK's official submission to the 2023 Best International Feature Film Oscar race.

Before the film received one more award, this time at the Cairo International Film Festival, MIME sat down with the Polish filmmaker to talk cinema, inspiration and what constitutes the best soundtrack of all to him in a film.

Legendary American film director, producer, and screenwriter, Oliver Stone will preside over the Festival’s Red Sea: Features Competition Jury, with some familiar names from the MENA region joining him.

More than just an homage to a beautiful, inimitable woman, Shlomi Elkabetz's film about his sister and collaborator Ronit is a journey to the heart of cinema and a fantastic treasure hunt which, if followed through, brings us to the perfect depth of our human connection.

Plus the whole line up and program for the upcoming 44th edition of the Egyptian festival was just announced, featuring several gems from the Region.

The highly anticipated return of the Moroccan festival, the first full edition in two years, will also feature the latest work by James Gray, Maha Haj, Tarik Saleh and Yasmine Benkiran.

The Turkish selection at this year's festival featured "several films that treated the subject of the city-country divide that has been a big theme since the early days of Turkish cinema," as Naghihan Haliloğlu writes from Antalya.

They will be joined by other world cinema greats for the Moroccan festival's 19th edition, scheduled to take place from 11 to 19 November 2022.

Asgari was also presented with a special ‘Ajyal Honorary Award’ by the youth Ajyal Jurors during the festival's 10th anniversary edition.

There has never been a more timely film than Arian Vazirdaftari's 'Without Her', explaining to our senses what it must feel like to be in Iran at this very moment -- and Nina got to interview the filmmaker along with his two extraordinary leading ladies in Venice, for a chat you won't want to miss.

The Iranian helmer will be joined by Swiss director Petra Volpe and producer Daniel Dreifuss.

Saudi’s rapidly expanding Arabia Pictures Group is teaming up with Greece’s based Tanweer, and setting up the stage for a strategic partnership -- and as that was announced we caught up with the company's CEO Roua Almadani on the Lido.

Wife and husband team Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri seem to have created the impossible: a feminist, epic, blockbuster film which features an Algerian story and plays out as a kind of MENA 'Game Of Thrones'.

'The Whale', which is the film version of the play by Samuel D. Hunter, deals with an obese man's last chance at redemption.

At a gala event hosted Friday evening, at the Palazzo Rocca Contarini Corfù in Venice, the Red Sea IFF and Vanity Fair honored six remarkable women working at the heart of the Arab film industry.

Zendaya and Lewis Hamilton appear in the Valentino Pink PP campaign, and a few celebrities from the MENA are also sporting the Italian maison, on the red carpet and off.

The legendary American director, writer and producer will also premiere his latest film 'Dead For A Dollar' at this year's Venice Film Festival.

The jury for the Orizzonti Competition will be headed by Spanish director and screenwriter Isabel Coixet.

Honig, responsible for bringing both homegrown and Hollywood productions to the city, will be replaced by Eyal Benvenisti.

Hatami and Moore will be joined by last year's Golden Lion winner, French Lebanese filmmaker Audrey Diwan, on a seven-member jury panel made up of three women and four men.

The multi-award winning filmmaker was arrested when he went to inquire about his fellow filmmakers who were incarcerated on July 8th.

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.

Fresh from his win at yet another film festival, garnering the Audience Award in Portugal, we spoke to Jordanian filmmaker Zaid Abu Hamdan about his inspiration, the Arab version of 'The Golden Girls' and how he felt when a critic called his film a bad word...

One night only, at the Ciné Lumière in South Kensington, the actress will chat with filmmaker Peter Webber as part of the Blue Orchid Hotels London Indian Film Festival.

The rising star has been cast to play a young Mohamed al-Fayed, the billionaire, ex-owner of London's Harrods and father of Princess Diana’s lover Dodi.

'Polaris', which world premiered in Cannes ACID sidebar, is a stunning work of cinematic art, and Ainara Vera a filmmaker to watch.

In an open letter to the Algerian Minister of Culture, the country's filmmaking community raises the alarm on the cancellation of the National Fund for the Development of the Arts and Techniques of Cinema and the Promotion of the Arts and Literature.

The star of Italian and French cinema was born in La Goulette, the port area of Tunis, where a street has now been named in her honour.

Following an 'In Conversation with Tom Cruise' which was part of the events surrounding the 'Top Gun: Maverick' world premiere, Cannes had a 9/11 moment.

The Red Sea Film Foundation, an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting film culture in Saudi Arabia, made the announcement that Chairman of the Committee Al Turki is its new CEO.

Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) announced the jury members for its 12th edition which will take place from 4 to 9 May in the Swedish city of Malmö.

La Semaine de la Critique, the parallel selection of the Festival de Cannes dedicated to first and second films, announced that the President of the 61st edition will be Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania.

Disney+ announces first air date, El Gouna calls for submissions to their CineGouna platform, some Cairo Film Fest management news and a new allegiance formed.

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

The exceptional Egyptian movie star and all around cool woman made her announcement official on Facebook.

On Saturday, March 26th MIME is proud to partner with Soleil on a cool event, which will feature Egyptian film 'The Trap' and Iranian short 'Flasher', both women-led projects.

Esteemed Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmy will return as President of the festival after Hefzy's four year term concludes this year.

With Arab critics crying "foul!" at tasteful onscreen nudity and human portrayals of nuanced characters, some world cinema titles made in the Region risk getting lost before audiences have a chance to watch them, and Ely Dagher's masterpiece may be one such film.

The newly launched weekly newsletter by the esteemed journalist talks in depth about MAMI's decision to cancel their 2022 edition as well as the state of Indian cinema in times of pandemic. Hint: it's a must-read!

The festival -- with a theme this year of "Reclaiming Narratives" -- is organized by the Youth of the World Together Organization (YWT) and funded by the European Union, will run virtually from 13-27 March but also in selected cinemas in the Yemeni cities of Aden, Hadhramaut, and Taiz.

Alia Bhatt looked phenomenal in an all-white sari ensemble on the red carpet of the Berlin Film Festival, along with her director and the film's producer.

The founder and director of the prestigious Malmö Arab Film Festival in Sweden is this year's recipient of an award that is part of MAD Solutions' strategy for promoting the Arab film industry internationally and supporting Arab filmmakers.

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

A multitalented International Jury will decide who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears at the Berlinale 2022 where 18 films are competing for the awards in this year’s Competition and the winners will be announced at the Berlinale Palast on February 16.

The tribute will present a full retrospective of his films, as well as a carte blanche and a masterclass.

Firefighter turned documentarian Meg Smaker has been criticized for perpetuating the typical Western view of Muslims as terrorists in her doc 'Jihad Rehab' which just premiered at Sundance.

Spanning three generations of Lebanese women, the filmmakers find a way to begin a dialogue across ages and borders and the result is a magical, beautiful film.

Rising and classic stars including Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Asa Butterfield, Jaden Michael, Damson Idris, Tom Mercier, Louis Partridge and Ashton Sanders completed the line up, with the 'Twin Peaks' actor kicking off the runway presentation in Milan.

As she reprises the character of Ola Abdelsabour in Netflix’s new series 'Finding Ola', the Egyptian-Tunisian actress reminisces and looks ahead to the new challenge.

The feature project will be produced by, as well as star Rooney Mara as the iconic 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' actress, and will be written by Michael Mitnick.

The Jordanian-German short film is the only Arab submission shortlisted to this year's Academy Awards.

Iranian-American actor Payman Maadi and Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy join the virtual-only event as jury members.

The ad showed the Egyptian star snapping a photo of a woman without her consent.

The actor is featured in a video and photo campaign shot by David Sims

Why is it that when an Arab film causes people to think, it's immediately subjected to an insidious mechanism of cancel culture?

Ardebili's short live action film 'Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran' is eligible for consideration for this year's Academy Awards and is a beautiful example of determination and talent always winning out over borders and politics.

The stars came out on this special night, including Haifaa Al-Mansour, Laila Eloui, Catherine Deneuve, Yousra, Hend Sabry, Anthony Mackie, Clive Owen, Hilary Swank and Stephen Dorff.

Also featured are Egyptian-Tunisian actress Hend Sabry and 'Memory Box' filmmakers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige.

'Arab Stars of Tomorrow’ celebrates the most talented and exciting emergent actors and directors from the Middle East and North Africa

It happened last night... And Egyptian stars came out to celebrate the opening of this year's Cairo International Film Festival.

As part of the Institut's series, 'En Scène' the Israeli auteur will sit down with film critic Jonathan Romney on Monday, 1st November.

Orlando von Einsiedel's film, based on a true story, is available to watch on on YouTube Real Stories starting today.

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

Turkish modest fashion brand Modanisa unveiled its global brand campaign and slogan at a celebratory gathering in the grounds of its Istanbul headquarters on Tuesday, 14 September.

The exclusive gala was held at the Aman hotel, a palazzo overlooking the Grand Canal.

Festival director Alberto Barbera was joined by Competition Jury president Bong Joon-ho, Oscar nominated Orizzonti president Jasmila Žbanić and Italian filmmaker Uberto Pasolini, jury president for first works, at a press conference heralding an uplifting start to a well organized and much anticipating edition of the event.

Based on the research behind the new book 'Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt’s Roaring ‘20s', an online course by its author Raphael Cormack uses the stories of the singers, actresses, and dancers of this period to tell a different kind of Middle Eastern history.

The much-loved Emirati-Yemeni music star is the first Middle East figure, whose likeness was just revealed at the official unveiling in Bluewaters, Dubai, with Fathi in attendance.

"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.

Golchin’s success story is closely tied to the country’s rapid development and accomplishments

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

This year's 'SAFAR Film Festival: Generational Encounters in Arab Cinema' will kick off on Thursday 1 July and will screen a wide selection of films from the Arab world at the Barbican, ICA and Ciné Lumière in London, followed by a selection of free online films for the rest of the UK.

The former Directors' Fortnight chief steps in on the heels of Saudi filmmaker Mahmoud Sabbagh who left after the fest's inaugural edition was cancelled due to the pandemic.

The Iraqi-born author of 30 volumes of poetry and 7 books of prose, died in London on Sunday, June 13.

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.

Egyptian actor, producer, writer and presenter Ahmed Helmy is to serve as UNICEF’s Regional Ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa

Nadine Nassib Njeim On Beirut, Break-Ups, and Bouncing Back

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.

The British-Lebanese actress and model just announced on her Instagram account that she'll be joining fellow thespians Tom Sturridge and Gwendoline Christie in the upcoming series.

As the world begins to reopen, an exhibition in Paris pays homage to the Divas -- the greatest female artists of Arab music and cinema in the 20th century.

We may be accustomed to the Mexican-Lebanese actress as an specimen of beauty, but get ready to see Salma Hayek as you've never imagined her before

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!

Born in Morocco and raised and educated in Israel, the designer moved to New York in the mid-Eighties.

This edition of the five event was held completely online and delayed by three days due to the passing of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance.

Composer Nima Fakhrara launches free initiative aimed at promoting composers from the Middle East with a six-month mentorship

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.

The latest from Saudi musician Alaa Wardi doesn't stray far from his typical style -- blending Western and Arabic music to create unforgettable coolness.

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

The 'Black-ish' actress stars as Tinker Bell in new live-action adaptation of the family classic

Government plan could eventually aid in social media influencing in long run