NEW YORK – At 12, Syrian refugee Zain Al Rafeaa barely knew how to write his name. He was discovered in the streets of Beirut by Lebanese film director Nadine Labaki, who cast him to star in her new ...

The act of filming takes on special meaning during times of war, Charif Kiwan, Syrian filmmaker and co-founder of the Abounaddara Collective, said on Monday. The collective’s films, titled "Syria: A ...

In the early days of the Syrian uprising, Daham Alasaad was working as a tour guide in his native Palmyra, leading a group through the ruins of the ancient city. When a tourist handed him a camera to ...

BEIRUT - The director of the first Syrian film to screen in competition at the Venice Film Festival has said she wanted to show the human face of her home country, calling out the media for presenting ...

EXCLUSIVE: France’s Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, also known as Cinemed, has unveiled a major focus on young Syrian cinema across its 15-year conflict for its upcoming 47th edition which ...