Welcome to “Arab Shorts”, an initiative of the Goethe-Institut in North Africa and the Middle East.
Over a period of three years, we have been working on supporting Arab independent films and on the networking of Arab filmmakers and festival organizers with Germany and Europe.
This website presents information on 139 films, 21 curators and 22 curated film programs from 2009 to 2011. While many films are available here for viewing, for others the license has expired or could not be acquired.
The project documentation of “Arab Shorts” is now available as a book (200 pages, numerous illustrations).
To download a free PDF version of the publication please click here.
Arab Shorts publication (12 MB)
“Arab Shorts” are available for festivals and screening events. From August 2012 onwards, a selection of 61 films can be rented through “arsenal distribution” – from Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e. V. in Berlin. For details, please visit
www.arsenal-berlin.de (follow “distribution” in the English menu).
The Goethe-Institut Kairo is preparing new initiatives for filmmakers and artists from other genres. Your suggestions and comments will be most welcome.
Be invited to visit us at www.goethe.de/kairo and thank you very much for your attention!
Over a period of three years, we have been working on supporting Arab independent films and on the networking of Arab filmmakers and festival organizers with Germany and Europe.
This website presents information on 139 films, 21 curators and 22 curated film programs from 2009 to 2011. While many films are available here for viewing, for others the license has expired or could not be acquired.
The project documentation of “Arab Shorts” is now available as a book (200 pages, numerous illustrations).
To download a free PDF version of the publication please click here.
Arab Shorts publication (12 MB)
“Arab Shorts” are available for festivals and screening events. From August 2012 onwards, a selection of 61 films can be rented through “arsenal distribution” – from Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e. V. in Berlin. For details, please visit
www.arsenal-berlin.de (follow “distribution” in the English menu).
The Goethe-Institut Kairo is preparing new initiatives for filmmakers and artists from other genres. Your suggestions and comments will be most welcome.
Be invited to visit us at www.goethe.de/kairo and thank you very much for your attention!
The “Arab Shorts” team at Goethe-Institut Kairo
June 2012
June 2012
