Our Friday Hangouts are back! But this time, we’re handing over the reins to our friends at MENA Arts UK… We are so delighted to announce the return of our Friday Hangout talk series, this time in partnership with MENA Arts UK. This “Hangout Takeover” will focus on platforming MENA+ (Middle East, North Africa and […]
We’re excited to announce that following the release of Luxor on 6 November, we will be hosting a Q&A with Zeina Durra, in partnership with Modern Films, on 18 November at 6:30pm. The film, which was selected for the Sundance Film Festival 2020, explores the return of British aid worker Hana to the ancient city of […]
Pre-Order NowIn partnership with Modern Films, we are delighted to announce the UK & Ireland release of filmmaker Zeina Durra’s LUXOR, starring acclaimed British actress, Andrea Riseborough and French-Lebanese actor, Karim Saleh (star of Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven, Steven Spielberg’s Munich and Adam McKay’s Vice). Following its Sundance Film Festival World Premiere earlier this […]
With co-founder Saeed Taji Farouky and more TBA Join us as we celebrate the fifth edition of SAFAR in our final discussion bringing together SAFAR co-founder Saeed Taji Farouky and some special guests from past festivals. They’ll be reflecting on the past 10 years of the festival, and on the Arab cinema landscape today both […]
Our programme for Saturday evening brings together three documentary makers for an informal discussion around life behind the camera, and the future of documentary making. All are welcome to join the conversation, but we particularly invite other filmmakers to join the discussion at the end and share their own experiences! Register for this event here: https://www.safarfilmfestival.co.uk/event/safar-social-making-documentaries/ […]
With directors Rakan Mayasi and Roy Dib Palestine in two distinct journeys: through a bus ride and on a car trip. Filmmakers Rakan Mayasi and Roy Dib take us to the heart of Palestine, where the truths are exposed but the boundaries are reimagined. The artists will reflect in this talk about their journeys to […]
With ‘Tramontane’ director Vatche Boulghourjian, sound designer Rana Eid and composer Cynthia Zaven. Rabih is a young blind musician that has to travel throughout the country to retrieve his true identity. In this talk, we will address with filmmaker Vatche Boulghourjian the writing of the role for a blind person, but also the writing of […]
‘In The Last Days of The City’ follows film director Khaled as he’s wrapping his film in Cairo, a city he thought he knew but which keeps revealing its many facets in front of his eyes. The ride that filmmaker Tamer El Said invites us to follow not only an introspective ride into the heart […]
In a year when travels became impossible, SAFAR is inviting you to travel to and throughout the Arab World but also beyond, through your screens at home. The SAFAR From Home programme is composed of a multitude of distinct journeys. That of Réda, accompanying his father on a long pilgrimage to Mecca. That of Rabih, […]
Making Marks: ConnectME is our new collaborative digital residency programme, in partnership with the British Council, focused on connecting artists aged 18-30 based in the GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia) and the United Kingdom. Over the past month Rawan AlMahrouqi (Oman) and Alexis Maxwell (UK), and Alaa Tarabzouni (Saudi […]