Cairo - Continuing to support Arab cinema, the Arab Cinema Center revealed selecting Saudi film producer Mohammed Alhamoud and his Jordanian counterpart Rand Beiruty to be part of the Rotterdam Lab (1- 5 February) held within the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).

This comes as part of a partnership between the Arab Cinema Center and the Rotterdam Lab that was initiated in 2016, which contributed to the participation of several Arab producers at the prestigious workshop.

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: The Organising Committee for Ras Al Khaimah New Year’s Eve Celebrations has announced its preparations for welcoming 2021, with a focus on ensuring public safety in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event includes fireworks in various shapes and themes rising above the sea near Al-Marjan Island, over a 4km stretch, in tune with special musical arrangements for a total of 10 minutes to welcome the New Year.

Cairo.Egyptian news vision: Lebanese short film Manara by Zayn Alexander will land its US premiere at this year’s virtual NewFilmmakers Los Angeles. The film will be screened through the festival’s official website on Saturday, December 12, 2020.

In a ceremony attended by the jury, the EFP (European Film Promotion) together with the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) announced Undine by Christian Petzold as winner of the Best Film award at the Critics' Award for European Films.

The film follows Undine, a historian who works as a museum guide. When the man she is in love with decides to ditch her, her world collapses. The ancient myth about a mysterious nymph catches up with her; she must kill the man who has forsaken her and return to her home in the water.

Cairo. Egyptian news vision: -iProductions organized an exclusive event within the 42^nd edition of Cairo International Film Festival to release the official trailer and first episode of the long-awaited series Wadi Al Jinn. The screening received rave reviews by all the audience.