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The Egyptian Master: Youssef Chahine

During Films from the South, November 26–December 6, you can catch three films from the Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine, who delivered ambitious…

Experience Arab Film Days at Films from the South

As a part of this years Films from the South festival, you will be able to see 13 of the films that was supposed to be part of the programme of Arab…

Free Outdoor Cinema at SALT: Omar

Arab Film Days at Films from the South

We look forward to finally getting to share this year’s festival programme with you during the Films From the South Festival, November 26–December 6.…

Arab film days 2020 is cancelled

The program has been released

The big day is finally here. The program is ready and the tickets are in sale!

Pre-premieres at this year’s festival

Never before have we had this many films in ordinary cinema release in the Arab Film Days’ festival programme. Among the titles that will later be…

This year’s opening film is A Son

We are soon approaching Arab Film Days, and we are putting the final touches on this year’s program! The opening film this year is an intimate family…

Oscar-nominated films to this year’s festival

For Sama and The Cave, two of this year’s programmed documentaries, were nominated for an Oscar in the “best documentary” category. We are very…

When infidelity becomes politics – a meeting with director Muayad…

In Muayad Alayan’s film The Reports on Sarah and Saleem, West and East Jerusalem crash into an intricate political game when a Jewish woman and a…