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Tunisian film star Hend Sabri has resigned as World Food Programme goodwill ambassador in protest at what she called the use of starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. Sabri, a leading figure in Arab cinema, said that she had decided with “a heavy heart and deep sadness” to step down after 13 years with the United Nations agency. In a statement published on social media platform X late Wednesday, Nov. 22, the 44-year-old said that she had asked the WFP leadership to push for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire…

The aim is to encourage local filmmakers and support the Kingdom’s booming film industry King Abdulaziz World Cultural Center Ithra presents its latest film production at the Red Sea International Film Festival, which holds its third session in Jeddah from November 30 to December 9, 2023. Ithra is participating with three films and presenting a special pavilion at the festival market, highlighting the center’s pioneering initiatives to encourage local filmmakers and support the Kingdom’s growing film industry. The festival will feature the first regional screening of the feature film “Hajan”,…

The South Korean Embassy to Tunisia, in partnership with the Académie Internationale de Cuisine de Tunis, Tuesday organized a tasting ceremony of the finest Korean cuisine. The ceremony began with a speech by South Korean Ambassador to Tunisia, Sun Nahm-kook, who praised the deep relationship between South Korea and Tunisia, The concert then began with a series of Korean and Tunisian songs. The embassy then presented the main Korean dishes to the audience. TunisianMonitorOnline

The Cairo Film Connection (CFC) announced the projects that have been chosen to take part in the tenth edition of Cairo Film Industry Days, scheduled to take place within the proceedings of the 45th CIFF, which will be held from 15 to 24 November. Basically, the list includes 15 cinematic projects from 8 countries in post-production and development phases; 5 from Egypt, 2 from Tunisia, 2 from Iraq, 2 from Lebanon, and 1 from Sudan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria. CFC Projects As for the post-production phase, 5 projects were…

Films selected from all over the Arab Arab world encompass the diversityand richness of the region This year, the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will showcase a significantand rich selection of Egyptian and Arab films, constituting nearly a quarter of thefestival’s programme. These selections encompass a diverse range of Arabicfilms, including world premieres and internationally acclaimed films that havegarnered public and critical acclaim at various international film festivals. CIFF is committed to allowing its audience to experience the most recentcinematic offerings from Egypt and the Arab world. The festival is…

Saudi film To My Son by director and actor Dhafer L’Abidine will be screened at this year’s Horizons of Arab Cinema competition. Produced by MBC Studios, the film is the second film directed by the famous star, and revolves around the return of a Saudi father and son to Saudi Arabia after a long period of living outside the country that ended in a traumatic accident. L’Abidine’s first film, Ghodwa, was previously screened at the 43rd Cairo Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI award. TunisianMonitorOnline

As the 45th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival approaches, the appointment of the renowned Bosnian director Danis Tanović as the president of the Official Competition Jury is unveiled. This choice is made in a concerted effort to draw in prominent figures from the global film industry to take part in the festival, with the aim is to foster a platform for the exchange of experiences among emerging Egyptian, Arab, and international filmmakers who are participating in the event. Born in 1969, Bosnian director and screenwriter Danis Tanović is…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has officially validated Djerba Island’s application for inclusion on the World Heritage List, at the 45th enlarged session of the World Heritage Committee being held from 10 to 25 September in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the presence of Minister of Cultural Affairs, Hayat Ketat Guermazi, and the delegation accompanying her. This was announced by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in a press release published on its official website on Monday. A team of Tunisian experts from various structures and stakeholders at…

The Bardo National Museum in Tunis reopened its doors on Thursday after a two-year closure for “redevelopment work”. The museum’s director, Fatma Naït Yghil, told journalists present at the reopening of this jewel of Tunisian heritage that their job was to “refurbish and restore the monument to preserve its archaeological collections”.“The refurbishment work also affected the building, as the Bardo National Museum is also an attraction due to its Andalusian and Italian Mediterranean architecture, and not just for its archaeological collections”, she added. The Bardo Museum, located near the headquarters…