Category: Festivals
Rotterdam Arab Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years of Arab Cinema Excellence at the Heart of Dutch Film Culture
By TheWorldScreen – Rotterdam, June 2, 2025
The 25th edition of the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival (RAFF) concluded with a powerful statement: Arab [...]
Shadows of Recife: Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” Reimagines Resistance Under Brazil’s Dictatorship
In The Secret Agent, Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho crafts a dense and atmospheric cinematic journey into one of the darkest chapters of Br [...]
Love at the Edge of Madness – Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love Electrifies Cannes 2025
At the Cannes Film Festival 2025, few films in Competition provoked such a visceral and unforgettable response as Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love. A filmma [...]
Cinema Reborn on the Croisette – How Cannes Classics Keeps Film History Alive
At the Cannes Film Festival 2025, the past did not merely return—it was reborn on the big screen. Through the celebrated Cannes Classics section, the [...]
Beyond Quotas: Arab Producers Confront Visibility, Distribution, and Power at Berlinale 75
At the Berlin International Film Festival 75th edition, a conversation unfolding quietly away from red carpets cut to the core of one of global cinema [...]
The Message (El mensaje): Whispered Faith, Wandering Souls — Iván Fund’s Quiet Berlinale Revelation
At the Berlin International Film Festival 75th edition, amid louder political allegories and high-concept cinema, Iván Fund presented one of the compe [...]
Dreams (Sex Love): When Intimacy Becomes Language — Dag Johan Haugerud’s Golden Bear Triumph
With Dreams (Sex Love), Norwegian filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud delivers a film of rare quiet power — one that listens more than it speaks, feels more [...]
The Blue Trail (O Último Azul): Aging Against the Current Gabriel Mascaro’s Luminous Act of Resistance
At the Berlin International Film Festival 75th edition (2025), Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Mascaro confirmed his status as one of the most singular ci [...]
“To a Land Unknown”: A Cinematic Triumph at the 35th Carthage Film Festival
The 35th edition of the Carthage Film Festival (Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage) awarded "To a Land Unknown" by Palestinian-Danish filmmaker M [...]
“The Fountain” Shines at the 35th Carthage Film Festival: A Tribute to Salma Baccar’s Vision
The 35th edition of the Carthage Film Festival (Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage), renowned for celebrating African and Arab cinema, hosted the [...]