formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
This curated group of films from the Middle East, spread across several Berlinale sections, shows how cinema can be urgent, playful, reflective, and deeply human all at once. Each film brings its own rhythm and perspective, but all of them … Continued
In The President’s Cake, one detail of Iraqi history—the obligatory celebration of Saddam Hussein’s birthday—becomes an epic journey for one schoolgirl. Dalia Al-Dujaili speaks to its director Hasan Hadi about his own journey to create the film—the first Iraqi title … Continued
From getting audiences to watch European films to the rise of comedies and tech concerns, Screen sums up the key talking points for the year ahead. Source: Eight talking points for the Europe and Middle East film industries in 2026 … Continued
The director, who in 2025 won Cannes’ Palme d’Or for ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ was sentenced to one year in prison in absentia early December. Source: Jafar Panahi’s Prison Sentence Appeal Sets Hearing Date in Iran
Asghar Farhadi remembered the filmmaker and playwright, who died due to complications from cancer, as his “great teacher.” Source: Bahram Beyzaie Dead: Iranian Bashu the Little Stranger Director Was 87
Acclaimed Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri has died in northern Israel, ending a five-decade career that established him as one of the most influential voices in Palestinian cinema. Source: Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri dies at 72 | … Continued