Arab Cinema Center releases 19th Arab Cinema Magazine at 76th Cannes Film Festival

For the ninth consecutive year, the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) makes a triumphant return to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, which is playing host to the release of the ACC's 19th Arab Cinema (AC) Magazine. 

which has Colin Brown, a distinguished American film expert, serving as its editorial director. 

This edition of the magazine boasts an impressive lineup of content, including the Golden 101 — a highly anticipated list of the Arab film industry's change makers — and the 2023 Arab Film Market Survey, which provides essential facts and figures on vital films. Also, readers can explore the untapped world of Arab entertainment with the help of a comprehensive guide. 

It also includes all you need to know about the seventh Critics Awards for Arab Films — which is witnessing the participation of 193 film critics from over 72 countries across the world as voters — the ACC's picks for this year's Achievement Award for Film Critics, and so much more in industry and regional entertainment news. 

In addition to the usual features, this edition is also focusing on the Arab presence at this year’s edition of Cannes, which is witnessing the first Sudanese film, GOODBYE JULIA, and Jordanian film and SHORT — INSHALLAH A BOY and THE RED SEA MAKES ME WANNA CRY, respectively — in the history of the festival while also competing for its finest awards. 

"Rarely does a Cannes Film Festival showcase Arab films in every section, but this year is an exception,” said Colin Brown — Editorial Director of AC Magazine. 

“As we witness an increase in Arab representation at this year's Cannes, it is with great pleasure that we release the 19th edition of our AC Magazine, which is dedicated to honoring the remarkable achievements of Arab cinema. This edition is set to be one of the most significant, featuring an extensive array of reports on major players in the industry, as well as the vital films, facts, and figures that define today's Arab cinema landscape,” added Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab — Co-Founders of the ACC. 

You can get yourself a digital version of the magazine on Cannes' Marche du Film website.

The Arab Cinema Center

Founded by MAD Solutions in 2015, the ACC is a non-profit organization, which promotes Arab cinema and provides a professional window to connect film professionals with their counterparts from all over the world through a number of events that it organizes. 

The ACC provides networking opportunities with representatives of companies and institutions specialized in co-production and international distribution, among others. Its activities also vary between film markets, stands, pavilions, networking sessions, one-on-one meetings bringing together Arab and foreign filmmakers, welcome parties, meetings with international organizations and festivals, and the issuance of the Arab Cinema Magazine to be distributed at leading international film festivals and markets.

Furthermore, a newsletter subscription is now available on the ACC's website, allowing users to obtain digital copies of the magazine, news on the ACC's activities, notifications of application dates for grants, festivals, and offers from educational and training institutions, updates on Arab films screening at festivals, and exclusive news on the ACC's partners and their future projects.

The ACC also launched an English-language Arab Cinema Guide on its website, which is a comprehensive cinematic guide that provides a variety of tools presented collectively for the first time to offer information on Arab cinema to filmmakers inside and outside the Arab world. It also aims to facilitate filmmakers' access to international markets and help film industry representatives easily identify Arab film productions.