formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
By the end of the recent British Independent Film Awards, one thing was very clear: 2019 had been a stellar year for Arab cinema. For Sama took Best British Independent Film, becoming the first documentary to win the ceremony’s top … Continued
CROMARTY Film Festival opens next week with a programme curated by Glasgow Short Film Festival beamed onto the side of the Black Isle town’s lighthouse while viewers warm themselves by roaring braziers. The “small but mighty” festival screens films in … Continued
For 26 years, the Ishbilia Cinema was a gathering spot in the heart of Saida, a bustling seaside city about 40 kilometres south of Beirut. It was where locals could settle down in thickly padded seats with a bucket of … Continued
A hologram of Umm Kulthum – the late Egyptian singer – will be projected on to the stage as part of Virtually Spectacular, a landmark concert taking place in Saudi Arabia Source: Egypt’s greatest diva: the team behind perfecting the … Continued
The Labour of Love initiative, as it has been called, is being funded by du and run by BigZ, an event organiser in Dubai Source: More than 40,000 low-income workers to be treated to free cinema screenings – The National
Cinemas in the UAE are testaments to the different nationalities that co-exist here: a reflection in architecture and marquee letters of the many languages and cultures that make the country their home. The very first movie theatre in the UAE … Continued