MENA 2026 Calendar

MENA 2026 Films
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Thursday
Jan 15
Event
Opening Ceremony
7:00 pm
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Opening Ceremony
7:00 pm
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Opening Ceremony
7:00 pm
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82
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Friday
Jan 16
Feature
Khartoum
5:00 pm
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Khartoum
5:00 pm
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81
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Khartoum
5:00 pm
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Feature
There Was, There Was Not
8:00 pm
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There Was, There Was Not
8:00 pm
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94
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There Was, There Was Not
8:00 pm
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Saturday
Jan 17
Feature
Naharina
4:00 pm
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Naharina
4:00 pm
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51
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Naharina
4:00 pm
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Bundle
Theater & Romance
4:00 pm
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131
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Theater & Romance
4:00 pm
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Theater & Romance
4:00 pm
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131
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Bundle
Nature Lovers
5:00 pm
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105
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Nature Lovers
5:00 pm
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Nature Lovers
5:00 pm
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105
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Panel
Stories Through Spaces: On the Intersection of Theatre and Film
7:00 pm
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80
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Stories Through Spaces: On the Intersection of Theatre and Film
7:00 pm
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Stories Through Spaces: On the Intersection of Theatre and Film
7:00 pm
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Bundle
Home Movies
8:00 pm
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84
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Home Movies
8:00 pm
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Home Movies
8:00 pm
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84
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Bundle
Self Care
9:00 pm
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94
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Self Care
9:00 pm
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Self Care
9:00 pm
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94
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Sunday
Jan 18
Panel
Veiling & Visibility
4:00 pm
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120
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Veiling & Visibility
4:00 pm
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Veiling & Visibility
4:00 pm
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57
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Feature
My Sweet Land
4:00 pm
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My Sweet Land
4:00 pm
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86
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My Sweet Land
4:00 pm
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Feature
Cotton Queen
6:00 pm
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Cotton Queen
6:00 pm
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94
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Cotton Queen
6:00 pm
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Bundle
It's Complicated
6:30 pm
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84
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It's Complicated
6:30 pm
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It's Complicated
6:30 pm
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84
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Feature
Writing Hawa
8:00 pm
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Writing Hawa
8:00 pm
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84
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Writing Hawa
8:00 pm
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Monday
Jan 19
Workshop
Industry Rendezvous: Film Funding Workshop
11:00 am
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240
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Industry Rendezvous: Film Funding Workshop
11:00 am
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Industry Rendezvous: Film Funding Workshop
11:00 am
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Tuesday
Jan 20
Panel
Cultures of Belonging: Nader's Girl Screening and Q&A with director Omar Mouallem
5:30 pm
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180
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Cultures of Belonging: Nader's Girl Screening and Q&A with director Omar Mouallem
5:30 pm
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Cultures of Belonging: Nader's Girl Screening and Q&A with director Omar Mouallem
5:30 pm
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Wednesday
Jan 21
Workshop
Editing in the Archive, SWANA Landscapes with Deena Charara and Chantal Partamian
12:00 pm
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360
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Editing in the Archive, SWANA Landscapes with Deena Charara and Chantal Partamian
12:00 pm
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Editing in the Archive, SWANA Landscapes with Deena Charara and Chantal Partamian
12:00 pm
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Thursday
Jan 22
Feature
Where the Wind Comes From
6:00 pm
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Where the Wind Comes From
6:00 pm
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99
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Where the Wind Comes From
6:00 pm
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Bundle
Queer Shorts
8:30 pm
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69
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Queer Shorts
8:30 pm
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Queer Shorts
8:30 pm
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69
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