The Arab World’s First Genre Film Festival Is Back Online

As the show must go on amid uncertain times, Maskoon Genre Film Festival has launched its fifth edition online at the beginning of the month, giving film enthusiasts from the Arab region the chance to watch independent genre films at no charge.


The free festival which will be accessible till November 28 on Aflamuna
platform, kicked off with a Julia Ducourneau French film titled “Titane” and will be closing with the Icelandic fiction film “Lamb” directed by Vladimar Jóhannsson.

You can go through the digital catalogue to check the rest of the genre movies being displayed, including horror, thriller, and sci-fi from France, Spain, Japan, Iceland, Tunisia, Denmark, and Australia.

You can also stream the movies featured as part of the Arab Short Film Competition’s second program, or even participate in Alex Proyas’s public Masterclass taking place on Zoom this Wednesday November 17.

For more information about this year’s festival and other Lab Masterclasses, you can visit Maskoon’s official Instagram.