The shortlist of 15 films to vie for a 2026 Best International Feature Film Oscar nomination will be revealed December 16.

Hailey Gates weaves together some clever observations around Hollywood and the military in her debut Atropia, but can't land ...

We speak with Lebanese filmmaker Sarah Francis, whose third feature ’Dead Dog’ won the top Horizons of Arab Cinema prize at ...

In the new satire “Atropia,” U.S. troops bound for Iraq first ship out to a “24/7 warfare simulation” near Barstow, Calif., ...

Netflix's war film Mosul depicts the intense 2016 Battle of Mosul against ISIS in Iraq. Viewers praise the authentic Iraqi ...

"History isn’t repeating itself, but it’s rhyming," Alia Shawkat told Newsweek while talking about her new movie, Atropia.

An interview with 'The President’s Cake' director Hasan Hadi, who reveals a sad childhood story that inspired his Cannes ...

Pomegranate” is an internationally acclaimed dramedy and the first Iraqi-American narrative feature... exploring culture, ...

Iraq plans to invite a select group of major US oil companies for direct negotiations over the acquisition of Lukoil PJSC’s stake in the giant West Qurna-2 oil field, as Baghdad accelerates efforts to ...

Stories of ordinary people being pushed to the margins under authoritarian rule formed the storylines of two films from Iraq and Iran, which were screened at two separate competitive categories of the ...

A drone attack on Iraq’s Khor Mor gasfield has forced the facility to suspend operations, cutting off power across much of the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, according to media reports. The attack ...

Iraq’s latest election saw a surprisingly high turnout (56%) and a fragmented outcome. The new government faces urgent challenges: a severe water crisis due to drought and upstream dams, weak public ...