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Short film Halal Dreams by Mohammed Mamdouh follows an Egyptian halal cart vendor in Times Square, New York. Photo: Mohammed Mamdouh

UAE filmmaker Mohammed Mamdouh’s Halal Dreams heads to Oscar-qualifying festival

The American University of Sharjah lecturer's latest film was born from an encounter in New York City's Times Square

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Why One Piece continues to resonate worldwide as Netflix launches season two

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How the UAE's creative community has come together amid regional conflict

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InterviewWhy Steve Carell said 'no' to writing Rooster with Bill Lawrence

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Trending new shows and films coming to Middle East streaming services in March

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Iranian art as resistance: Films and books that challenge state repression

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Emirati actress Meera Almidfa on her childhood memories and what moves her most

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The cast of Sinners with their Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture awards during the Actor Awards. Reuters

Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley lead winners at Actor Awards 2026

Sinners leads the film categories while The Studio and The Pitt take top television honours, offering insight ahead of the Oscars

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Kuwaiti Ramadan series captures wrongful imprisonment of writer Badr Al Mutairi

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Syrian Ramadan series on Assad-era prisons ignites backlash

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Egyptian film Safe Exit examines generational trauma after ISIS violence

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Baftas 2026: One Battle After Another and Hamnet are big winners

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms finale buries Westeros’s last hope for peace

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Bafta 2026: Why Hamnet may upset One Battle After Another for Best Film

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Andy Jurgensen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Chase Infiniti, Benicio del Toro, Cassandra Kulukundis and Michael Bauman pose with the their awards for One Battle After Another. PA

Baftas 2026: One Battle After Another and Hamnet are big winners

Best director Paul Thomas Anderson describes biggest award of the night as a 'tremendous honour'

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms finale buries Westeros’s last hope for peace

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Bafta 2026: Why Hamnet may upset One Battle After Another for Best Film

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'We will remember everyone who stood against us': Gaza dominates Berlin festival

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