The film suffers from some stereotyping but captures Middle Eastern women in a far more accurate light than most mainstream ...

This genre hybrid tells the true story of a French-born Algerian who tries to qualify for the Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier for his father's home country. By Boyd van Hoeij Though indeed ...

In French-ruled Algeria, Frantz Fanon was a psychiatrist and an active member of the National Liberation Front. A new movie portrays his commitment to the anti-colonial struggle. Behind a locked door, ...

Global blockbuster “Wonder Woman,” already banned in Lebanon, has been pulled from a film festival in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The superhero movie was due to play in Algiers on Sunday during ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Best Friend Forever has acquired international rights to emerging director Dania Reymond-Boughenou’s debut feature “Silent Storms, ...

Algerian filmmakers have stepped up a campaign calling for their government to unlock promised state funds for cinema, warning that Algeria‘s film industry is on its last legs following a ...

Algiers — Feature film "Le Puits" (The Well) by Algerian filmmaker Lotfi Bouchouchi will represent Algeria at the 89th Academy Awards (Oscars), said Wednesday in Algiers head of local committee of ...

Mounia Meddour‘s debut feature Papicha has been selected by Algeria to represent the country in the Oscars‘ newly-dubbed International Feature Film category – formerly known as the Best Foreign ...

Legendary Algerian film-maker Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina has passed away at the age of 91. He is most commonly remembered as the first (and only) African to win the coveted Palme d’Or prize at the Cannes ...

PARIS -- "Intimate Enemies" is the latest French film to bring the 1954-62 Algerian War -- long taboo -- out of the shadows and into the spotlight. By Rebecca Leffler, The Associated Press PARIS — As ...