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Axios
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Things to do this weekend in Metro Detroit: May 9-11
🎞️ The Arab Film Festival started Wednesday and runs through Sunday, with virtual and in-person screenings at a handful of venues in Dearborn and elsewhere in Metro Detroit. Ticketing options include $15 for an in-person screening or $30 for a virtual festival pass. ✍️ Learn calligraphy at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. The Mother's Day-themed class includes 90 minutes of instruction and a beginner's calligraphy kit. Lefties welcome! Friday, 6:30pm. Tickets, $75. ⚾ Catch some baseball at Comerica Park, where the Tigers are hosting the Rangers for a three-game home stand starting Friday at 6:40pm. Tickets start at about $30. 💕 Groove out to Tyrese, Kelly Price and Keke Wyatt's Pre-Mother's Day R&B Jam at 8pm Friday at the Fox Theatre. Tickets start at about $100. 🏺 Buy last-minute gifts at Pewabic Pottery's Mother's Day event on Saturday from 10am-5pm. Visitors can add $15 to the purchase of a vase to build a bouquet. Music and snacks will be on hand. ⛳ Play mini-golf at the Cranbrook Art Museum's artist-designed course. In honor of Mother's Day, groups get one complimentary ticket when tickets are bought on-site for Sunday's event from 10am-5pm.
See - Sada Elbalad
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
A Successful Conclusion To The 7th Arab Film Festival in Zurich!
Pasant Elzaitony The seventh Arab Film Festival in Zurich concluded with an award ceremony that witnessed a great interaction by the audience. The feature film ' Aicha ' won the Best Film Award, directed by Mehdi Barsaoui, and the award was received by the protagonist of the film, the brilliant Tunisian actress Fatima Safar, who played a distinctive role, while the Best Director Award was awarded to the feature documentary film 'White Lie', a Tunisian-Egyptian-Qatari-Saudi production by director Asmaa Al-Madir. For the first time, the festival dedicated the Audience Award, which was won by Iraqi-Dutch filmmaker Weam Al-Zabari for his feature-length documentary Abi, Noor and Me. The 'Animation Lab' attracted attention as a pioneering step towards fostering collaboration between Swiss and Arab filmmakers. The Lab's jury, consisting of Maryam Essa Al-Khelaifi, Ivana Kvesic, and Kat Woodtley, was introduced to a range of new animation talent with the support of Harvard University's Animation Department and the Fantosh International Festival, and the event was also supported by the Zurich Film Foundation. While the awards are sponsored by Katara Studios in Qatar and Concave Studios in Egypt, the jury and participants emphasized the importance of continuing this initiative in the coming years. The four projects that won the awards were: An Exceptional Plant by Ahmad Al-Houli (Kuwait/Switzerland), Once Upon a Place by Raghad Al-Barqi (Saudi Arabia), Seven Mountains and Seven Seas by Noel Kesrouani (Lebanon), and Wild Flower by Jinan Dagher (Lebanon). One of the new events in this year's edition - which the audience liked - was the 'Virtual Reality' event, which gave the audience a unique opportunity to interact with current issues affecting the Arab world and the possibility of discussing and dialoguing with the protagonists of the experience, and the audience requested that this event continue in future editions of the festival. At the conclusion of the event, the festival thanked all its supporters, including the City of Zurich, the Canton of Zurich, and the SüdKulturFonds of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The Catholic and Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich and other cultural initiatives. Several Arab festivals have collaborated with the Arab Film Festival in Zurich, with the Saudi Film Festival helping to organize the Saudi committee, and the Carthage Film Festival, the Cairo International Festival, the Rabat Festival and the Tripoli Film Festival contributing to its artistic enrichment. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Arts & Culture Arwa Gouda Gets Married (Photos)
See - Sada Elbalad
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
5 Egyptian films in the Arab Film Festival in Zurich
Pasant Elzaitony The seventh edition of the Arab Film Festival in Zurich kicks off on 2 April, with the festival spread throughout the year for the first time, having previously been held every two years. The competition programme features 12 feature films, as well as six documentaries, and two awards for best film and best director will be presented during the closing ceremony on 6 April. The jury includes Tunisian actress and director Afaf Ben Mahmoud, Swiss director Nicolas Vadimov, and American film critic Jay Weissberg. After reviewing numerous submissions, five Egyptian productions were selected to participate in this year's festival, three feature films, including Samar Before the Last Picture, which highlights the stories of women survivors of assault and abuse and is directed by Ayatollah Youssef. In addition, there is Amir Youssef's 'Dawn Every Day' and Khaled Mansour's 'Looking for Mr Rambo's Exit'. The short documentary 'Huda, mother on Hold', directed by Rabel Ramez Arian, and the documentary 'I found my love in Massra', directed by Stephanie Amin, are also in the festival. The festival will also feature around 30 short films and 12 feature films from different countries, with a focus on films from Sudan and Saudi Arabia, with panel discussions with industry professionals to discuss the challenges and opportunities of filmmaking in these countries. New this year is an Animation Lab, where a jury will evaluate animated film projects at the production stage. An 'Audience Award' will also be awarded for the most popular films, with the winners having the opportunity to receive a dinner invitation at a Lebanese restaurant in Zurich. Around 20 filmmakers from the Arab world and 10 other guests from Switzerland and beyond are expected to participate in the festival, which also subsidises free entry for refugees and undocumented migrants read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Ireland Replaces Former Israeli Embassy with Palestinian Museum News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
CairoScene
16-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Palestinian Film 'To a Land Unknown' to Screen at Berlin's ALFILM Fest
The film, which follows a Palestinian refugee's struggle in Athens, will feature in the 16th edition of Berlin's Arab Film Festival. Mar 16, 2025 Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel's latest feature, 'To a Land Unknown', will be screened at the 16th edition of ALFILM, Berlin's Arab Film Festival, running from April 23rd to April 30th, 2025. The film, which has garnered critical acclaim since its debut, explores themes of displacement, survival, and the lengths one man will go to seek justice. Set in Athens, 'To a Land Unknown' follows a Palestinian refugee who, after being scammed by a smuggler, embarks on a relentless quest for revenge. The film stars Mahmoud Bakri, Aram Sabbagh, and Angeliki Papoulia, and is directed by Mahdi Fleifel, a Dubai-born Palestinian-Danish filmmaker whose work has earned BAFTA and Palme d'Or nominations. The film premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Directors' Fortnight section. It has since won multiple awards, including the Fischer Audience Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the Silver Yusr Prize at the Red Sea Film Festival.
