MENA Film Festival’s celebrated Opening Ceremony returns again with an offering of regional dishes, live music, filmmaker talks and Q&A’s.

A conversation about the terminology denoting the MENA/SWANA region.

A conversation on returning to Indigenous sovereignty through the reclamation of traditional foods and land-based cultural practices from Turtle Island and Palestine, with the documentary Foragers as a starting point.

We bring to local filmmakers two representatives from Canada Media Fund and Telefilm Canada to help you navigate these federal funding agencies.

A panel exploring ecology and ethics within global relations. Artists from the A.Mal collective journey between Morocco and the UK to think about sustainability and ecological practices between the two regions.

Come and join us as our dedicated jury will give out awards to the films in competition, including the inaugural Faces of MENA Award.

A panel with thinkers and activists in the Iranian diaspora concerning the 2022 Iranian Revolution.

The first in a community-building series hosting industry, creatives and audiences together to strengthen the MENA/SWANA community in Vancouver.