Palestinian film BORN A CELEBRITY wins Jury Award at sixth Rabat Comedy International Film Festival

MEMOIRS OF M.A DRAZ screens exclusively at London’s Aga Khan Library

SAMIA wins Grand Prize and Best Actress at 13th Dakhla International Film Festival

Cannes winner ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA set for release across France

AGREB MAJNOUNA to screen at Portugal’s Heritage Film Festival

THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE wins five big awards at Austrian Film Awards

Tunisian Documentary AGREB MAJNOUNA to screen at Portugal’s Heritage Film Festival

Somali film THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE wins five big awards at Austrian Film Awards

Saudi film HAJEER to world premiere at 13th Dakhla Film Festival

THE WOUND to Hold National Premiere at Casablanca Arab Film Festival

THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! to screen this entire month at Unseen Cinema in Kenya

MAD Solutions wins big at 25th Rotterdam Arab Film Festival

JAD JADID: A Saudi-Egyptian Youth Collaboration That Hits Home — Starring Amawri, Sawsan Badr, Adwa Bader, and May Elghety

MAD Films TETES BRULEES and YUNAN to screen at 72nd Sydney Film Festival

Official poster for AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY reaches finals of 2nd Prix Luciole

Six MAD films to screen at 25th Rotterdam Arab Film Festival

QAHER to world premiere at Krakow Film Festival

Sanaa El Alaoui AICHA to world premiere at 65th Krakow Film Festival

ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA wins Best Director at Cannes

GHOST TRAIL and SUDAN, REMEMBER US Extended for Second Week at Zawya

AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY continues to soar with glowing reviews following its Cannes premiere

AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY premieres at 78th Cannes

ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA holds a successful world premiere at 78th Cannes

ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA holds a successful world premiere at 78th Cannes

Erige Sehiri’s Un Certain Regard Opener PROMISED SKY Gets a 15-Minute Standing Ovation

MAD Solutions drops teaser trailer for AISHA CAN'T FLY AWAY ahead of Cannes premiere

Catch the Opening Film of Un Certain Regard: PROMISED SKY Screening Times at Cannes!

Tarzan and Arab Nasser’s ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA to screen 4 times at 78th Cannes

THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! wins Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at Houston Palestine Film Festival

THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! wins Best Feature at Beirut Women and Best Screenplay at Malmö

Erige Sehiri's PROMISED SKY to opens 78th Cannes’ Un Certain Regard

Palestinian film THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! successfully screens across the Arab World.

Ahd Kamel’s MY DRIVER AND I Wins Golden Palm at the 11th Saudi Film Festival!

Lead actors of Ameer Fakher Eldin’s YUNAN win awards at the 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival

Short documentary THE MIRACLE OF LIFE to world premiere at Beirut International Women Film Festival

LOVE BITES by Mahmoud Zain to Premiere at Aswan International Women Film Festival

MAD Film THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE Screens at Zawya

Belal Albader's GUM set to compete in Saudi Film Festival’s Official Competition

Jaafar Al Ghalib’s short COMMUNITY SERVICE to world premiere at Saudi Film Fest

THE WOUND and MIRACLE OF LIFE to premiere at 8th Beirut Women's Film Festival, alongside 3 other MAD titles

Egypt returns to Cannes’ Un Certain Regard after 9 years with AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY

Sylvie Ballyot’s Lebanese documentary GREEN LINE set for a Lebanese premiere at Ecrans Du Sud festival in Metropolis cinema

The award-winning THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE to hit French cinemas April 9th

DOP Mostafa El Kashef wins Best Cinematography at Festival of Austrian Film for his film THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE

MAD Solutions to feature XOFTEX and WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM at the 44th Istanbul Film Festival

Egyptian workplace thriller THE SETTLEMENT wins Audience award at Italy’s Miworld Young Film Festival

Insightful panel discussion follows second screening of 50 METERS at CPH:DOX

MAD Solutions to show 8 films at 15th Malmö Arab Film Festival

TÊTES BRÛLÉES set for D’A Barcelona Film Festival screenings

Yomna Khattab’s 50 METERS holds successful world premiere at CPH:DOX

Animated film DOUNIA AND THE PRINCESS OF ALEPPO to screen in Aleppo as part of Echo of Freedom… Our Story Week

Egyptian short ABU JUDY wins Best Director at Cairo’s Zawya Short Film Festival

Egyptian workplace thriller THE SETTLEMENT to screen at African, Asian, and Latin American Film Festival

Annie Sakkab’s THE POEM WE SANG continues its global journey with new screenings across Europe

Ameer Fakher Eldin's YUNAN to world premiere at 75th Berlin International Festival

Ameer Fakher Eldin’s YUNAN world premieres at 75th Berlin International Film Festival

MAD shorts to send 19 shorts to Iraq International Film Festival for Youth Films

Egyptian workplace thriller THE SETTLEMENT holds successful world premiere at Berlinale with notable attendees

THE DEVIL AND THE BICYCLE Wins National Student Prize at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

Maha Haj's UPSHOT Wins International Audience Award at Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival

MEMOIRS OF M.A DRAZ to screen at the French Institutes in Cairo and Alexandria

Maja Ajmia Zellama’s TÊTES BRÛLÉES’ to screen 6 times at 75th Berlinale

LE AWEL MARRA to world premiere at Luxor African Film Festival

Anticipation builds as the poster for the Tara Emad and Omar El-Shenawy-led film LE AWEL MARRA drops ahead of its cinematic release

Highly anticipated drama LE AWEL MARRA reveals a gripping first look into a night of love, betrayal, and secrets

Maha Haj’s award winning Palestinian short film UPSHOT competes at Clermont

World Premiere of THE DEVIL AND THE BICYCLE at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

Khalil Al-Sakakini's We Are a Proud Nation releases following THE POEM WE SANG screening in celebration of its author’s birthday

BOUGAINVILLEA to world premiere at Canada’s MENA Film Festival

Two MAD Shorts take home awards at Carthage Film Festival

A PROMISE TO THE SEA and LOSS awarded at the Cairo International Short Film Festival

MAD to send 7 shorts to 6th Cairo International Short Film Festival

Rami Al-Kassab’s LOSS to world premiere at 35th Carthage Film Festival

MAD Solutions to screen 13 shorts at 35th Carthage Film Festival

Ahd Kamel’s MY DRIVER AND I world premieres to a standing ovation at 4th Red Sea Film Festival

Mo Harrawe’s THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE wins Jury Award at the 21st Marrakech Film Festival

AISHA CAN'T FLY AWAY wins Top Atlas Award at Marrakech International Film Festival

Fresh off winning Locarno, Palestinian featurette UPSHOT heralds this year’s Carthage Film Festival!

Saif Hammash’s THE DEER’S TOOTH earns Special Mention for Best Palestinian Film at 45th Cairo International Film Festival

SUDAN, REMEMBER US and THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! win at Doha’s Ajyal Film Festival

Fatema Yasser’s LAST NIGHTS OF SUMMER enjoys great turnout at its Cairo International Film Festival world premiere

Ibrahim Omar’s NOTHING HAPPENS AFTER THAT premieres to the Arab region at the Cairo International Film Festival

Palestinian short BORN A CELEBRITY to hold its Arab world premiere at Cairo International Film Festival in conjunction with its world premiere at Asian World Film Festival

MAD sending off 4 feature-length titles to 45th Cairo International Film Festival

Fatema Yasser’s LAST NIGHTS OF SUMMER to hold its world premiere at the Cairo International Film Festival

Thekra Makalde’s Palestinian short THE FIRST DINNER marks its debut at the 10th Asian World Film Festival

GAZAN TALES premieres to the Arab World at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival

Sports female drama SAMIA to screen at 45th Cairo International Film Festival

Ahd Kamel’s Saudi feature MY DRIVER AND I to world premiere at 4th Red Sea International Film Festiva

Palestinian poem-turned-short film THE POEM WE SANG to premiere regionally at 45th Cairo International Film Festival

Jordanian short ONE LAST WISH to world premiere at 45th Cairo International Film Festival

Saif Hammash’s THE DEER’S TOOTH among Palestinian films screening at the Asian World and Cairo International Film Festivals

Five MAD short films garner awards at the Bahrain Film Festival

Daniela Stephan’s THE SUN SETS ON BEIRUT to screen at 28th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur Festival in Switzerland

Official poster for Karim Abouzeid’s fantasy comedy film DRACU RA drops

THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! world premieres to a standing ovation at BFI London Film Festival

Hend Sohail’s A PROMISE TO THE SEA receives praise after an outstanding Arab World premiere at the El Gouna Film Festival

MAD sends 13 shorts to 4th Bahrain Film Festival

Palestinian short UPSHOT takes GFF by storm

Two MAD Films win acclaimed prizes at the International Mediterranean Film Festival in Montpellier

Three MAD Shorts to screen at Cinémed International Mediterranean Film Festival

THE SUN SETS ON BEIRUT, THE LAST WINTER win accolades at Middle East Now Film Festival

Rehab Nazzal’s VIBRATIONS FROM GAZA wins Best Short at the BFI London Film Festival

Jonathan Millet’s GHOST TRAIL set to hold Arab World premiere at 7th El Gouna Film Festival

Yassine Fennane’s THE LAST REHEARSAL praised after stellar world premiere at the National Film Festival in Tangier

Yassine Fennane’s THE LAST REHEARSAL set to world premiere at National Film Festival in Tangier

Maha Haj’s UPSHOT to Arab World premiere at 7th El Gouna Film Festival

Hend Sohail’s A PROMISE TO THE SEA to hold its Arab World premiere at 7th El Gouna Film Festival

Seif Madbouly’s short THE LAST MESSAGE to world premiere at El Gouna Film Festival

Laila Abbas’ THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! Screening times at 7th GFF revealed

Chakib Taleb Bendiab’s ALGIERS to have Its Arab world premiere at El Gouna Film Festival

Palestinian feature THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! to compete at 65th Thessaloniki Film Festival

THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! to screen twice throughout BFI London Film Festival

Ethaar Baamer‘s IN BETWEEN to premiere to European audiences at Italy's Middle East Now Festival

Fifteen MAD Shorts set to screen at the Middle East Now Festival

Egyptian short PAPA TOLD ME to world premiere at Italy’s Middle East Now Film Festival

Hend Sohail’s A PROMISE TO THE SEA wins Best Fiction Film at Linz International Short Film Festival

Palestinian short IN THE WAITING ROOM set for an extensive festival tour around the globe

Hatem Hossam Aldeen’s AKH gets a third week of screenings in Kuwait

Jordanian Short Film WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? is set to go on a wide festival tour in four different countries

Mourad Ben Cheikh’s A BIRD FROM PARADISE world premieres at Oran International Arab Film Festival

Palestinian short A LULLABY UNLIKE ANY OTHER to world premiere at International Amity Short Film Festival

Moroccan short film WHAT ELSE GROWS ON THE PALM OF YOUR HAND wins International Women's Film Festival in Salé’s Audience Award

Three MAD films to hold their Arab World premieres at 7th El Gouna Film Festival

Tunisia’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards is TAKE MY BREATH

Michelle and Noel Keserwany’s LES CHENILLES scores the Best Short Film Award at the Tripoli Film Festival

Five MAD Shorts to screen at Tripoli Film Festival

Hatem Hossam AlDeen’s AKH set for commercial release in Kuwaiti cinemas

Egyptian documentary MEMOIRS OF M.A. DRAZ to screen at Goethe Film Week

Michelle and Noel Keserwany’s LES CHENILLES scores Audience Award at Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival

MAD Solutions’ annual award at the Final Cut in Venice goes to IN THIS DARKNESS I SEE YOU

Morad Mostafa’s AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY snags five awards; becomes first Egyptian film to win Jury Prize for Best Film in Post-Production at Final Cut

Ala Eddine Slim's AGORA wins Pardo Verde Jury Award at Locarno Film Festival

Hend Sohail’s A PROMISE TO THE SEA to world premiere at São Paulo International Short Film Festival

John Fareed Zaki’s MADONNA selected for Tripoli Film Festival's Official Competition

Acclaimed Jordanian film INSHALLAH A BOY extends successful run in Cairo’s Zawya Cinema

TEDIOUS TOUR OF M, HEROIC BODIES, and Memoir of M.A. DRAZ extend successful run at Zawya Cinema

Highly acclaimed Jordanian Feature INSHALLAH A BOY hits Emirati cinemas

Maggie Morgan’s MEMOIRS OF M.A DRAZ and Sara Suliman’s HEROIC BODIES get another round of screenings at Zawya Cinema

Memoirs of M.A Draz Zawya run extended for third week

THE WOODLAND and the tragic inner workings of estranged families

Maha Haj’s UPSHOT is a poignant exploration of grief, loss, and the enduring power of familial bonds

Maha Haj’s gripping short drama UPSHOT to world premiere at 77th Locarno Film Festival

THE MEMOIRS OF M.A DRAZ captivates audiences at Egypt’s Zawya Cinema

GOODBYE JULIA still dominating Egyptian box office, gearing up for similar success in GCC

IF THE SUN DROWNED INTO AN OCEAN OF CLOUDS wins Festival International de Courts Métrages d'Aix-en-Provence’s Unifrance International Award

MAD Solutions to feature 5 shorts at Amman Int’l Film Festival

Moroccan Badass Girl ranks first in Morocco on Netflix

Acclaimed Palestinian documentary LYD hits UAE's Cinema Akil after wowing global festivals and US universities

Ali Ali’s SMOKEY EYES set to compete at 5th Amman International Film Festival

Official trailer for Amjad Al-Rasheed’s INSHALLAH A BOY goes live ahead of its screening at the Amman International Film Festival

Myriam El Hajj's DIARIES FROM LEBANON set to premiere at five different festivals this June

Mo Harawe's Somali debut feature THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE dazzles at Cannes

Six MAD Shorts heading to the Toronto Arab Film Festival

MAD World acquires worldwide sales rights to AISHA CAN'T FLY AWAY, Morad Mostafa’s highly anticipated African migrant drama.

RAT HOLE to hold second screening at Zawya Cinema with director and lead actress present for Q&A session

MAR MAMA and THE RED SEA MAKES ME WANNA CRY selected to compete at 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival

YELLOW BUS earns rapturous applause at CineMAS Film Festival ahead of its release in UAE’s cinemas

MAD World acquires worldwide sales rights to Beirut science-fiction THE LAST CITY ahead of the 77th Cannes Film Festival

Mouloud Aït Liotna's THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE, MIGHT AS WELL GET WARM wins the Special Jury Award at the IndieLisboa - International Film Festival

IN THIS DARKNESS I SEE YOU ahead of the 77th Cannes Film Festival

MAD Distribution acquires all Arab rights to Somali-set Un Certain Regard title THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE

Critics Week Opener GHOST TRAIL receives rave reviews post-premiere at 77th Cannes

MAD Distribution Acquires More Than 30 Films for MENA Territories including 4 Cannes Festival Titles and Anne-Marie Jacir’s new feature ALL BEFORE YOU

SIMO to debut on Apple TV globally

THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE receives rave reviews across the board

Screen International’s Arab Star of Tomorrow Samer Ismail signs with MAD Celebrity

Hend Bakr’s THE TEDIOUS TOUR OF M receives a Special Jury Mention for Humanity and Continuity at the Independent International Film Festival

Firas Al-Taybeh's acclaimed short THE WOODLAND heading to Arab Film Festival Rotterdam

Amr Salama’s 60 EGYPTIAN POUNDS set to screen and compete at the Arab Film Festival Rotterdam

Two MAD Shorts bag two awards at the Imedghassen Film Festival

MAD Short AFTER THE SUN to premiere at Cannes Film Festival

Saif Hammash’s THE DEER’S TOOTH to hold its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival

Wide-Ranging Debut Slate Announced for Dubai-based MAD World, Arab Cinema’s First Global Sales Company

GOODBYE JULIA to enchant Tunisian audiences starting May 8th

MAD Solutions acquires the Arab World sales rights of Yasemin Şamdereli’s SAMIA & Jonathan Millet’s GHOST TRAIL

MAD Solutions sends 7 films to Beirut’s Arab Short Film Festival

Egyptian film RAT HOLE to hit Zawya and Akil cinemas

Five MAD Shorts to compete at the Imedghassen Film Festival this May

GOODBYE JULIA arrives in UAE theaters on December 14th

THE RED SEA MAKES ME WANNA CRY honored with Special Mention at Malmö Arab Film Festival

MAD Solutions to feature 6 films at Berlin’s ALFILM Festival

Majdi El-Omari’s MAR MAMA and Ward Kayyal’s HAMZA: CHASING THE GHOST CHASING ME take a spin across the US

THE RED SEA MAKES ME WANNA CRY: A Poetic Journey of Loss and Longing

Two MAD films to screen as part of Alliance Française d'Arabie Saoudite's Francophone Film Week

Two MAD Shorts to compete at the Malmö Arab Film Festival

Three MAD Shorts to feature at San Diego Arab Film Festival

Faris Alrjoob's THE RED SEA MAKES ME WANNA CRY set to release on MUBI this April

Saudi short films MATCHSTICK and LAILA to release commercially in the welcoming big screen of their home

MAD Solutions to feature 3 films at France’s Aflam Festival

MAD Solutions wins two awards at 2nd Ghent International Short Film Festival

Amal Al-Agroobi’s LADIES COFFEE to be screened at the Arab Women Artists Now Film Festival

FORSAKEN to compete at Ghent Int’l Short Film Festival

Majdi El-Omari's MAR MAMA wins Best Fiction Short at Ismailia Int’l Film Festival

GOODBYE JULIA claims 3 top honors at Ibiza Film Festival, raises tally to 8 audience awards

GOODBYE JULIA claims top honors at Ibiza Film Festival

Jordanian Oscar Entry INSHALLAH A BOY to release in French cinemas on March 6th

Lady of Nazareth School Graduates Club to hold special screening of Hanadi Elyan’s SALMA’S HOME at Jordan’s Rainbow Theater

DIARIES FROM LEBANON enjoying rave reviews across the board

MAD Solutions’ MAR MAMA, THE LAST WINTER to feature at Ismailia Int’l Film Festival

Daniela Stephhan’s THE SUN SETS ON BEIRUT to compete at Finland’s Tampere Film Festival

IN THE WAITING ROOM to hold its world premiere at Dublin Int’l Festival

Four MAD Shorts to compete at the Ibiza Independent Film Festival

Amr Gamal’s THE BURDENED to hold its Arab World premiere at Baghdad Film Festival

DIARIES FROM LEBANON world premieres at 74th Berlinale to warm reception

Tariq Rimawi’s ZOO gets a Jury Special Mention at Baghdad Film Festival

MAD Solutions triumphs at 2024 Baghdad Film Festival with 3 victorious titles

Myriam El Hajj’s DIARIES FROM LEBANON to world premiere at 74th Berlin International Film Festival

IF THE SUN DROWNED INTO AN OCEAN OF CLOUDS scores a Jury Prize win at Clermont-Ferrand Int’l Short Film Festival

Venice hit DIRTY DIFFICULT DANGEROUS extends Grand Cinemas ABC Achrafieh run amid massive audience demand

MAD Solutions to feature 3 films at Baghdad Film Festival

NEZOUH set to feature at Jordan’s Rainbow Theater

MAD Solutions secures World Sales rights to Berlinale Panorama title DIARIES FROM LEBANON

Three MAD Shorts set to screen at Baghdad Film Festival

THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE, MIGHT AS WELL GET WARM screens at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

THE BURDENED to hold its Arab World premiere at Baghdad Film Festival

Sara Suliman's HEROIC BODIES to screen at Cairo Opera House

THE RED SED SEA MAKES ME WANNA CRY’s Euro tour in full swing, screening in 3 different festivals

HUMMUS AND CHIPS to screen at Institut Du Monde Arabe

Goodbye Julia Mohamed Kordofani wins MENA Talent of the Year at El Gouna Film Festival

GOODBYE JULIA maintains strong Egyptian box-office performance for 12th week in a row, continues worldwide success

Goodbye Julia maintains strong Egyptian box-office performance for 12th week in a row, continues worldwide success

MAD short 1+1 to compete in Cairo International Short Film Festival

MAD Solutions to feature 6 titles at Cairo International Short Film Festival

Mai Wael’s NEB TAWY enjoys a full-house screening at Cairo International Short Film Festival

MAD short OVERCAST to compete in Cairo International Short Film Festival

Michelle and Noel Keserwany’s LES CHENILLES wins Gouna Star for Best Arab Short Film at El Gouna Film Festival

Faris Alrjoob’s short THE RED SEA MAKES ME WANNA CRY wins El Gouna Festival's Silver Star

GOODBYE JULIA screening at 27 cinemas across UAE, ups its tally to 84 cinemas across GCC

GOODBYE JULIA wins Cinema for Humanity Award at El Gouna Festival, Kordofani and Abu Alala praise impactful win

Short film ZOO nabs Best Short Animation at Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People

Goodbye Julia wins Best Feature Film at Poland's Afrykamera Film Festival, raises award tally to 20

Palestinian short MAR MAMA to hold its world premiere at Indie Cork Festival

THE RED SEA MAKES ME WANNA CRY by Faris Alrjoob to enjoy several screenings alongside its Arab world premiere at the Gouna Film Festival

GOODBYE JULIA wins Audience Choice Award at SGIFF in parallel with GCC release

THE BIRDS HAVE LEFT BEIRUT to feature at Babylon Int’l Documentary Festival

Majd Mastoura, Isabelle Zighondi, and Amawri Ezayah join the ranks of MAD Rising Celebrity

BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS holds memorable Arab World premiere at RSIFF, garners widespread acclaim

SIMO to screen at Sharjah Film Platform

MAD Solutions to screen 2 films at Duhok International Film Festival

Goodbye Julia sells out screenings in five GCC countries on its first day

SIX FEET OVER wins Best Screenplay at the Red Sea International Film Festival

Goodbye Julia to reach 57 theaters across 5 GCC states on December 7th

MAD Solutions to screen 2 shorts at Cinematographic Encounters Palestine: to Film Is To Exist

BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS to screen twice, hold post-screening Q&A with cast and crew at Red Sea Int’l Film Festival

IF THE SUN DROWNED INTO AN OCEAN OF CLOUDS wins 2 awards at Beirut Shorts ahead of CinemaMed screening

MAD Solutions to feature 4 films at Marrakech Int’l Film Festival