An interview with film critic/programmer Joseph Fahim about film criticism in the Arab world, the role of film festivals in the Arab region, Arab films and filmmakers to look out for. We also discuss the challenges of film funding, film censorship and film education.

You can follow Joseph Fahim on Twitter https://twitter.com/joseph_fahim where he shares his writings and projects he is working on.

Links to the festivals we talked about:
Berlin Critics' Week http://wochederkritik.de/en_US/
Carthage Film Festival http://www.jcctunisie.org/eng/
Dubai International Film Festival https://dubaifilmfest.com
El Gouna Film Festival http://www.elgounafilmfestival.com
Karlovy Vary Film Festival http://www.kviff.com/en
Maskoon Film Festival https://www.facebook.com/MASKOONFFF
Qumra http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/qumra

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