Avião, directed by Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Beriky, who has lived in São Paulo for six years, is competing for an award from a United Nations agency focused on digital technologies.
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Next week, the Brazilian Embassy in Beirut and the Guimarães Rosa Institute will present the 8th edition of the Brazilian Film Festival, featuring the Lebanese premiere of the acclaimed film The Secret Agent.
The selection features only films directed by Arab women. The productions will be screened from this Wednesday (27) through next Sunday (31).
A version of Third Paradise by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto is part of the Forever is Now festival, alongside works by artists such as Alexandre Farto and Jongkyu Park. Brazilian artist Ana Ferrari is also taking part.
Productions from Sudan, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Algeria, among other Arab countries, are part of the 49th São Paulo Film Festival. Palestine, however, takes center stage among the Arab titles in the event’s lineup.
Twelve films will be premiered during the event. Curator Arthur Jafet, who is also an Arab Chamber board member, says the festival has become a mainstay in Latin America.
A festival at a historic Lebanese site, the Temple of Bacchus, kicked off with Georges Bizet’s world-renowned piece, directed by the Lebanese-Brazilian Jorge Takla and featuring Brazilian dancers.
Polo Cultural is organizing the Festival Cidade da Cultura at 150 locations across the city of São Paulo from July 1 to 31. There will be 35 international attractions, including the launch of a book by an Algerian author.
Representatives from a cultural agency of the Ras Al Khaimah visited Brazilian cities, museums, galleries and studios in search of the artistic expression made in the country to hold an event in 2026.
The flowers are grown in the Taif province. Rose farms are primarily located in the Sarawat Mountains and yield around 550 million yearly.
Butantã Shopping mall will have an open space for gastronomic and artistic events on the next two weekends, March 3 to 5 and 10 to 12.
After two years solely in an online format, film screenings are also taking place in person again in the capital of São Paulo. Festival organizers and supporters spoke at the opening this Wednesday (31).
The region of AlUla in Saudi Arabia is a citrus fruit producer and will host a festival dedicated to the cultivation of these fruits.
One of the works is directed by Brazil’s Otavio Cury. The films will be screened on the Festival and SESC’s digital platforms. This year’s edition will rn from August 20 to September 16.
