Davide Abbatescianni

Film review: After nine years from Fifi Howls From Happiness, Iran’s Mitra Farahani's latest endeavour documents a 29-week-long email exchange between two masters of cinema. The final result, however, struggles to be timely or engaging

Film Review: Kurdwin Ayub’s sophomore feature is a fresh, amusing coming-of-age tale revolving around Yesmin, a Gen Z Kurdish Muslim girl whose life is shaken up after a YouTube video goes viral.

Film Review: One of the best animated features of last year’s festival season, Michaela Pavlátová’s latest effort tells the story of a Western woman who falls in love with an Afghan man and moves to war-stricken Kabul.

Film Review: As part of the Forum section of the Berlinale film festival, Mohammad Shawky Hassan crafts a highly experimental feature, loosely inspired by the verses of William Shakespeare’s titular Sonnet 18.

Crowned Turkish film of the year at Istanbul, Emre Erdogdu’s sophomore feature revolves around the desire to be loved and attempts to question the boundaries between friendship and mutual convenience.

Film Review: Recently awarded the Jury Prize at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival, Iranian helmer Panah Panahi’s debut Hit The Road is a melancholic drama, uplifted by the wit of its youngest lead character.

Film review: Based on real events, Iranian-Australian writer-director and poet Granaz Moussavi’s sophomore feature is a brutal and moving tale set in a war-torn Kabul.

Described by some as a 'feminist spy thriller,' Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon demonstrates once more how suspicion, violence and patriarchal rule can corrode society at all levels.

Word-premiered in the Discovery section of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Darin J. Sallam’s debut Farha is a touching drama about a young girl who is forced to face an unimaginable series of tragedies.

Film Review: Winner of two prestigious prizes at the Cannes Film Festival and recently screened at Busan and Pingyao, Omar El Zohairy’s debut feature sparkled controversy at El Gouna, accused of delivering an overly negative portrayal of Egypt.