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With over 400 films distributed, MAD Films continues to lead the Arab world in independent and commercial film distribution & marketing.

Joined September 2011
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MAD World acquires worldwide sales rights to AL BARANEYA. 🌍🎬 Ashgan El-Hamus’ feature will make its world premiere at Venice in Giornate degli Autori. ✨ #MADFilms
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Two honors for Cotton Queen in Durban. 🏆🏆 Suzannah Mirghani’s film leaves the 2026 Durban International Film Festival with Best Feature Film and the South African Guild of Editors Award for Best Edit, celebrating both its powerful storytelling and cinematic craft. 🎬✨
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Congratulations to Suzannah Mirghani and the entire cast and crew on this double achievement. 👏🌟 #MADFilms #CottonQueen #DurbanInternationalFilmFestival #DIFF2026
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Congratulations to Yomna Khattab! 👏 50 Meters has won Best Feature Film in the Non-Fiction Competition at the Santiago del Estero Film Fest in Argentina. 🇦🇷✨
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The jury praised the film’s sensitive use of non-fiction language and its ability to turn cinema into a space for personal questions and intimate human stories. 🎥 #MADFilms #50Meters
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Starting tomorrow, Cotton Queen arrives in UAE cinemas. 🎬✨ Pick your nearest screening, and discover one of the most celebrated Sudanese films of the year on the big screen. 🌿🍿 #MADFilms #CottonQueen
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Two major wins at the Khouribga International African Film Festival 🏆 👉 Ousmane Sembene Grand Prix goes to The Voice of Hind Rajab by Kaouther Ben Hania🏅 👉 Noureddine Saïl Jury Prize goes to The Settlement by Mohamed Rashad🎖️
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Congratulations to both filmmaking teams on this continued international recognition of their work. 🎬 #MADFilms #TheVoiceOfHindRajab #TheSettlement
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Cotton Queen arrives in the UAE. 🎬✨ Suzannah Mirghani’s Cotton Queen opens at Cinema Akil on June 11 at 4:30 PM, followed by a live Zoom Q&A with the director. Join for the film’s UAE opening and an opportunity to hear directly from the filmmaker behind this inspiring story.
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New award for Aisha Can’t Fly Away. 🏆 Morad Mostafa’s acclaimed feature has won Best Narrative Feature at the African Film Festival Atlanta 2026. 🎬✨ Congratulations to the filmmakers and the entire team on this achievement. #MADFilms #AishaCantFlyAway
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Promised Sky by Erige Sehiri closes this year’s Cinemas UAE with a special screening at Manarat Al Saadiyat 🎬✨ Screening on Sunday, May 24 at 6:30 PM for one of the region’s standout recent films. 📍 Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi #MADFilms
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Now playing across Lebanon 🇱🇧🎬 Palestine 36 by Annemarie Jacir starts its theatrical run in Lebanon TODAY with screenings at Metropolis Cinema, VOX Cinemas Habtoor, and Cinema City Beirut Souks. ✨ Experience one of the year’s most talked-about Arab films on the big screen.
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Sold out in Lebanon 🇱🇧🎬 Palestine 36 by Annemarie Jacir is screening to a full house tonight at Metropolis Art Cinema., with audiences gathering for a powerful cinematic experience. ✨ #MADFilms
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Exile Hits Tunisian Cinemas 🇹🇳 Exile by Mehdi Hmili is coming to cinemas across Tunisia starting May 6th. 🎞️ #MADFilms
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MAD Films Awarded in Beirut 🏆🎬 Where the Wind Comes From by Amel Guellaty receives the Special Jury Mention for Best Actress for Eya Bellagha, while Dead Dog by Sarah Francis receives the Special Jury Mention for Fiction Film at the Beirut International Women Film Festival. ✨
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فيلم عائشة لا تستطيع الطيران يحصد الجائزة الكبرى لأفضل فيلم روائي طويل في الدورة السادسة من مهرجان عنابة للفيلم المتوسطي 🏆👏
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الآن في سينما زاوية، احجزوا تذاكركم 🍿 من العرض الافتتاحي لفيلم كان ياما كان في غزة للمخرجين طرزان وعرب ناصر، بحضور بطل الفيلم مجد عيد والمنتج راني مصالحة 📽️
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Now at Zawya Cinema, book your tickets 🍿 From the opening screening of Once Upon a Time in Gaza by Tarzan and Arab Nasser, attended by lead actor Majd Eid and producer Rani Massalha 📽️ #MADFilms
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Labor Day Screening at Goethe-Institut in Cairo 🇩🇪🎬 The Settlement by Mohamed Rashad screens on May 1st at 8 PM, celebrating Labor Day. ✨🛠️ #MADFilms
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شخصيات لن تنساها… حتى لو حاولت.🎭 تعرّفوا على أبطال كان ياما كان في غزة للمخرجين طرزان وعرب ناصر. Characters you won’t forget… even if you try.🎭 Meet the cast of Once Upon a Time in Gaza by Tarzan and Arab Nasser. #MADFilms
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