Cairo - The Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) has announced the selection of TV personality Raya Abirached as a jury member at the Feature Film Competition, which will be held during the festival's 11th edition (April 6-11) this year.

Cairo- Saudi actress Fatima AlBanawi has been selected as a jury member within the Feature Film Competition at the 11th Malmö Arab Film Festival (April 6 -11).

After the film's a massive success in Emirati cinemas, MAD Solutions, in collaboration with Rowad Media, release Australian film The Furnace, starring Ahmed Malek and directed by Roderick MacKay, in Saudi Arabia as of Thursday, April 1.

Cairo - Australian film The Furnace, starring Ahmed Malek and directed by Roderick MacKay will continue screening at The Theater-Mall of the Emirates on March 30 & 31.

Lagoonie Film Production has announced its cooperation with Art Factory for Entertainment and Production to remake the classic film Anf w Thalath Oyoun (A Nose and Three Eyes), based on great Egyptian author Ihsan Abdel Quddous’ masterpiece.

Cairo - Al-Sit short film by director Suzannah Mirghani has won the Grand Prix at the 51^st edition of the Oscar-qualifying Tampere Film Festival (March 10 -14). This marks the film’s second international award after the Canal+/Cine+ Award, which was presented by the French channel Canal Plus Cinema within the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, where the film landed its international premiere.

Cairo -The 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1 - 11) announced an open call for Arab and African film projects at its prestigious Final Cut in Venice workshop (September 5-7) that aims to support Arab films in the post-production stage.

Cairo. Ahmed Malek’s international film The Furnace, by director Roderick MacKay, will be commercially released in the UAE’s theatres, starting from Monday, March 22, at The Theater- Mall of the Emirates. Also,The Furnace will be released in the Egyptian theatres and it is slated to be released in further Arab countries. The film is screened with English and Arabic subtitles.