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Saudi director Haifaa al-Mansour (R) with lead actress Waad Mohammed on the red carpet at Venice Film Festival. (Reuters)

Acclaimed Saudi filmmaker to enter Hollywood with new film

by Abeer Mishkhas | Mar 4, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—After the great success of her feature film, Wadjda, which won a number of international prizes, Saudi director Haifaa Al-Mansour returns with a new film that is full of surprises. Mansour’s new film, A Storm in the Stars will be the...

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A bicycle is seen on the red carpet during the premiere screening of Wadjda during the 69th Venice Film Festival in Venice on Aug 31, 2012. (Reuters)

Wadjda rides to success at US box office

by Mohammed Rouda | Sep 17, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Wadjda has taken an unprecedented step for Saudi, and Arab Gulf, film-making, receiving critical acclaim from across the world. However Haifa Al-Mansour’s film has taken on even more historic dimensions, being selected as Saudi Arabia’s...

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This image released by the TriBeca Film Festival shows a scene from “Wadjda”, a film shot in Saudi Arabia, and the first Saudi film made by a female director. (AP Photo/TriBeca Film Festival)

LA Film Festival showcases Middle Eastern movies

by Ben Leakey | Jun 18, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Last year, Lebanese tourism minister Fadi Abboud considered legal action against Showtime over their series Homeland, set partly in Beirut. He told the Associated Press that “it showed Hamra Street with militia roaming in it. This does...