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Opening film: Clash
The opening film of Arab Film Days this year will be Mohamed Diab's latest film: Clash!
Meet the director of Hedi
The award-winning director Mohamed Ben Attia will attend Arab Film Days with his feature film debut.
The Jon Stewart of the Middle East
Meet Bassem Youssef, a talk-show host from Egypt, in a documentary about using humour as a weapon.
Nowhere to Hide
We are happy to announce that we will be screening the award winning documentary Nowhere to Hide at this year’s festival.
2016: Panel conversations, debates and events
Arab film days is much more than just film. In addition to a program consisting of Arab films of outstanding quality, an Arabian nights party and…
2016: French focus during Arab film days
Did you know that France is perhaps the most important country for Arab cinema, outside the Arab world itself? Without France, many of the best Arab…
2016: Tunisian award winning film to open Arab film days
We are ready to start off Arab film days 2016 in the best way possible. As I Open My Eyes is directed by Leyla Bouzid, and she perfectly describes…
2016: Arab film days program release 2016
Get ready for a weekend of films that will touch all of your emotions. Tears will fall from both laughing and crying, you might feel frustration when…
2016: Silent Film Concert: Views of the Ottoman Empire
What did the Middle East look like one hundred years ago? Arab Film Days repeat the success from last year. On April 13th, in collaboration with…
Overview of genres
To make it even easier to find the movies you are really going to love we have created this insanely simple genre overview. Are you in the mood for a…