New Voices in Arab Cinema

Roy Armes is Professor Emeritus of Film at Middlesex University. He has published widely on world cinema and is author of Dictionary of African Filmmakers (IUP, 2008).

"This overview of Arab filmmakers comes from an author with a proven record of valuable and accessible publications."—Kevin Dwyer, American University in Cairo"Roy Armes' scholarly productivity and original contributions to film studies continue without pause. Serves as a corrective and counter-reading of received views and stereotypic assumptions about the Arab world."—Michael T. Martin, Indiana University Bloomington"[P]rovides a panoramic overview of the cinematic works of the contemporary generation of Arab filmmakers who have used cinema as a way of exploring their cultural memory, national identity, and political history. Armes concentrates in particular on those Arab filmmakers who were born in the 1960s and who made their breakthrough in the 2000s.69.2"—Film Quarterly"Imbued with a spirit of constant discovery, superbly organized and even-handedly written, New Voices in Arab Cinema instantly becomes the go-to book on the subject and is an absolutely essential volume for any serious collection."—Choice"I would like to conclude this review by giving this work a 'thumbs up' for its thoroughness and excellent research. The author manages to reveal many fascinating behind-the-scene stories about the filmmakers and films he writes about.Sept 15, 2016"—MELA NOTES MID EAST LIB ASSN"In short, for anyone interested in knowing about movements and trends in twenty-first-century Arab cinema, this survey is indispensable.52.2 2017"—Journal of Contemporary History"Armes's vast research results in a book that addresses dozens oflmmakers andlms in the variouslm-producing Arab countries. The author's extensive work over the years on Third World cinema is manifested here in a deep understanding of Arab cinema and,particularly, the forces that have led to thelmic new voices of the 2000s.50.1 2016"—Review of Middle East Studies"While the book's general overview perhaps makes it more appropriate for the generalist or beginning student of Arab cinemas than the established researcher (and the author's clear, readable style makes it very accessible), Armes has, as always, marshalled so much careful information here that even seasoned scholars will find that there are filmmakers or films here that they learn about for the first time."—Journal of North African Studies

• AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction 1. Characteristics of the New Cinema2. The FilmmakersThe New Importance of Women FilmmakersQuestions of IdentityTrainingFundingA Cosmopolitan Generation3. DocumentaryPalestineLebanonEgypt and The MaghrebIraqSyria4. Feature Filmmaking AlgeriaMoroccoTunisiaEgyptLebanonPalestineIraqSyriaThe GulfNotesBibliography Index