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  14th Annual Arab Film Festival

  The Arab Film Festival will take place between October 14th to October 24th 2010 in San Francisco, San Jose, Berkeley, and Los Angeles. Check back soon for film information, tickets, showtimes, and more.

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  Heat Harara

  Screened in 2009 Festival: Two friends, Dutch-Moroccan Raja and Dutch-born Nancy, decide to set up a beauty salon, specialising in manicures and henna treatments. Read More

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  Casanegra

  2009 Honorable Mention - Feature Film. Two childhood friends, Adil and Karim, try to make a living as small-time crooks on the streets of modern day Casablanca. Read more.

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  Opening Night and Centerpiece Film: Masquerades by Lyes Salem

  Masquerades will screen as the Opening Night film at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco and as the Centerpiece film at the WGA Theatre in Los Angeles.

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  Festival for the Schools

  The Arab Film Festival brings Arab cinema to California high school students each year. To participate in free screenings, contact schools@arabfilmfestival.org.

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  Noor Awards Winner Ibrahim El Batout

  Winner of the 2009 Noor Award for Outstanding Feature Film, Ibrahim El-Batout's Eye of the Sun showcases the inequities of Egypt's political and social system. Read more

14th Annual Arab Film Festival Dates Announced

San Francisco: October 14th-17th
San Jose: October 16th-17th
Berkeley: October 22nd-24th
Los Angeles: October 22nd-24th

More information coming soon...

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Outstanding Feature Film:
Eye of the Sun

Outstanding Short Fiction:
Fatenah

Outstanding Documentary:
Tea on the Axis of Evil

Honorable Mention - Feature Film:
Casanegra

Honorable Mention - Short Fiction:
This Palestinian Life

Outstanding Short Documentary:
Tunnel Trade