For the seventh consecutive year, Arab Cinema Center (ACC) will take part in Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). On it’s 71st round, the Berlinale will be held virtually from (March 1 – 5) this year, under the umbrella of Arab Cinema Center, among nine other partners including film organizations, festivals and companies.
ACC partners at the Berlinale this year:(in alphabetical order): Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) (Egypt), El Gouna Film Festival (Egypt), Film Clinic (Egypt), Greener Screen (UAE) Lagoonie Film Production (Egypt), MAD Solutions (Egypt-UAE), Rotana Group (Saudi Arabia-Egypt), Telescope Film (USA), and The Royal Film Commission-Jordan (RFC) (Jordan).
This year’s edition of the Berlinale witnesses a remarkable presence of Arab films, as seven of which will compete within the festival’s particolored sections. Furthermore, Egyptian artist Basim Magdy has been selected among the jurors of the short film competition.
The Arab films competing at the festival’s sections include Lebanese-French film Memory Box by directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige (Competition), two Lebanese films Miguel’s War by director Eliane Raheb and Death of a Virgin, and the Sin of Not Living by director George Peter Barbari, as well as Souad by director Ayten Amin (Panorama), and Egyptian-Palestinian film As I Want by director Samaher Alqadi (Encounters).
The Forum Expanded section will also include Egyptian film Seven Years Around the Nile Delta by Sharief Zohairy and Lebanese film All of Your Stars are But Dust on my Shoes by director Haig Aivazian.
Arab Cinema Center (ACC), founded in 2015 by MAD Solutions, is a non-profit organization incorporated in Amsterdam. The ACC also provides networking opportunities with representatives of companies and institutions specialized in co-production and international distribution, among others. The ACC's activities vary between film markets, stands,pavilions, networking sessions, one-on-one meetings bringing together Arab and foreign filmmakers, welcome parties, and meetings with international organizations and festivals. Also, the activities include the issuance of the Arab Cinema Magazine to be distributed at the leading international film festivals and markets.
Furthermore, newsletter subscription is now available on the ACC's website, allowing users to obtain digital copies of Arab Cinema Magazine, as well as news on latest ACC activities, notifications of application dates for grants, festivals and offers from educational and training institutions, updates on Arab films participating at festivals, exclusive news on the Arab Cinema LAB, and highlights from the ACC's partners and their future projects.
Arab Cinema Center launched Arab Cinema Directory, in English. This online directory found on the ACC website, beholds a comprehensive information on latest fund calls for cinema, a directory for all Arab Films and projects, a guide of film festivals as well as film institutions catering for Arab films.
