On November 25 ICE won a prestigious 2008 National Multicultural Marketing Award from the NSW Community Relations Commission. The Integral Energy Community Award was presented to Mouna Zaylah and Fadia Abboud in recognition of their spectacular work promoting the 2008 Sydney Arab Film Festival. Stepan Kerkyasharian, Chair of the Community Relations Commission, said: “This is a true [...]

In 2009 the festival will bring you a strong and exciting program of Arab films from around the world - features, docos, shorts, animations and music video clips. Keep your eye on this space for further updates on our program. Yallah! We’ll see you at the Movies.

The excitement has been building up. We are excited to announce that the opening night is SOLD OUT. The rest of the films are also selling very fast. So get your tickets now and catch some of the many fantastic films on Friday night and over the weekend. So bring your grandparents and your [...]

We’re please to announce that filmmaker Saad Hendawy from Egypt will present his film Seventh Heaven.  A big thank you to our sponsor Etihad Airways who is flying him to Sydney. Join us on Saturday night 12 April at 7pm for an Egypt in Focus session with Saad.

Sunday 13 April / 3pm Screening locally made documentaries that investigate the 2006 Israel war on Lebanon, followed by a discussion with the filmmakers. Lebanon Burning Australia / 2007 / 52 mins / Dir: Peter Manning In 2006, after ten years of stability, prosperity and relative peace, Israel wages war on Lebanon following the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers. [...]

Saturday 12 April, 3pm To mark the 60th anniversary of “al Nakba”, the catastrophe that commenced in 1948. Screening Palestinian made films, followed by a forum with guest speakers. The Iron Wall Palestine / 2006 / 52 mins / Dir: Mohammed Alatar Feature documentary examining the occupation of Palestine, with particular focus on the settlements and construction of the [...]

Welcome to the 2008 Sydney Arab Film Festival. This year’s festival promises to entertain and engage you with beautiful stories, gutsy documentaries, razor-sharp shorts and the latest films made by Arabs from around the world. We’re thrilled to announce that the latest hit from Lebanon, Caramel (Sukkar Banat), will be our opening feature film. Come [...]