Established in 1993, ART is the largest broadly diversified media conglomerate in the Arab World. The group operates in theatrical film and television production, acquisition and distribution, television broadcasting, teleports, and pay TV. ART has a catalog of more than 1,500 Arab classical films and has been involved with films like Oscar nominees WHERE DO WE GO NOW by Nadine Labaki, OMAR by Hany Abu-Assad, and docudrama FOUR DAUGHTERS by Kaouther Ben Hania, along with the 15th-century Algerian drama THE LAST QUEEN, which premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival.
At the Red Sea Souk: ART supported Saudi projects Dahlia Baeshen’s A NOBLE DEPARTURE, Dania Altayeb’s DHEL, and Palestinian project PLAYHOUSE by Maha Haj with production grants of $50,000 to each.
Eighth GFF’s CineGouna Funding: ART awarded a $10,000 grant to Cynthia Sawma’s Lebanese project YOUR TURN, 203.
Cairo Film Connection: ART awarded cash grants to two distinctive projects: Mayye Zayed’s RAINBOWS DON’T LAST LONG, which received $5,000, and Ahmad Ghossein’s THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TRUSTING LIFE, which was awarded $10,000.
Amman Film Industry Days: ART backed LIKE A BIRD IN THE SKY — a collaboration between Egypt, Lebanon, and Spain directed by Amal Ramsis.
Premieres: Two of ART’s co-productions premiered during 2025, Mohamed Rashad’s THE SETTLEMENT at Berlinale, and Kaouther Ben Hania’s THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB at Venice.
