Does the absence of African films in the main competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival point to a glass ceiling? Or is African cinema still slowly but surely finding its way to the top table?

Film restoration and cinematic heritage took centre stage at the Egyptian Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, as Arab ...

Features by regional filmmakers appear across the festival’s main and parallel sections ...

The sixth edition of the San Diego French Film Festival took place from May 3 to May 7, showcasing a number of short films ...

It's very important if you want people to be able to have a cry, I think you have to give them a laugh," says filmmaker ...

MENA cinema returns to Cannes Film Festival 2026 with powerful films from Iran, Palestine, Sudan and beyond, exploring war, ...

Oliver Laxe's Moroccan desert rave-set drama Sirāt closed the eighth edition of the Gabès Cinema Festival (Gabès Cinéma Fen) ...

The director’s masterclass was less of a professional roadmap and more of a personal reflection on his process, his feeling ...

It remains one of the most beloved WWII war movies ever made, starring Steve McQueen and inspired by Paul Brickhill's real POW experiences – but the classic film initially faced lukewarm reviews upon ...

Paul Brickhill's harrowing World War Two experiences as a POW inspired the film starring Steve McQueen — one of the greatest war movies ever made and a massive box office success ...