As with many other domains and categories of the world in 2023, the film-making industry has bore witness to a staggering increase in its Arab participants this year. Particularly in the Cannes film festival.
The festival which will take place from May 16th, till May 27th this year, is hosting a number of new Arab talents. So who are they?
The most notable entrants of this years’ awards are Tunisian Actress Hend Sabri & Tunisian Oscar-nominated Director, Kaouther Ben Hania. Both women are by no means new to the scene, with deep histories of awards sprawled across the past 2 decades. However, they’re new to the prize for which their film “Four Daughters” will compete for.
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Another film awaiting its premiere and host of awards at this year’s Cannes festival, is none other than Firebrand, a star-studded period film in which Jude Law stars. The director is Brazilian-Algerian Karim Ainouz, who has previously won a number of Latin-American film awards.
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Among the entrees also are Sudanese director Mohammed Kordofani for his movie Goodbye Julia. An arab rom-com entry by none other than Tunisian director Monia Chokri and a Moroccan presence by director Asmae El Moudir.
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With 2 Arab films after the festival’s major prize Palme D’or, it’s not an entirely far fetched dream to find an Arab on your upcoming Awards roster.