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Middle Eastern Cinemas & Film: Arabic Cinema

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Suggested Arabic Cinema E-books & Reference Sources

Arab Cinema - full book online through UNC Libraries

Encyclopedia of Arab women filmmakers - "A look into the history of Arab women's filmmaking"

The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema - full book online through UNC Libraries

Arabic Films @ MDC

Captain Abu Raed

Laila's Birthday

Arabic Film Databases

El Cinema Movie Database (Arabic)
Archiving info Arab cinema

FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Indexes 340 of the world's academic & popular film journals
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Film Index International
Reviews, criticism, full film credits & biographical information
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.

IMDB: Internet Movie Database
Detailed information on film industry, film plots, reviews, and credits

Arabic Film Research- Journals

Adaptation
An international forum focused on literature on screen.
Cineaste
Includes articles, interviews, film, DVD and books about film reviews.

Filmakers Library Online
Documentaries from diverse cultures world-wide.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Language: Various
Films on Demand Video Collection
Full length documentaries.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users. North Carolina residents with a borrower's card may access from off campus by visiting NCLive directly. Contact the Davis Library Service Desk for the NCLive password (instructions).

Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media
International journal
Wide Angle
Taking an in-depth look at international film.
Historical Journal of Film, Radio & Television
Journal of the International Association for Media and History

Film Reviews

Digital Film Posters

Middle Eastern Film Posters Digitization Initiative
Princeton University Library’s Arabic Movie Posters and Lobby Cards Collection was acquired in Lebanon in 2008 and is comprised of 1,748 posters and 768 lobby cards.

Arabic Film Research- Streaming

Aflamedia.com
Watch streaming Arabic movies for free
Media That Matters
Short films that showcase topics of interest from all over the world.
World Digital Library
Provides access to digitized items from all over the world.
The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project
Restored films from films all over the world made available through streaming content.

Searching the Catalog

Using the Advanced Search option in the library Catalog.
On the right side of the screen under the Optional Search limits change Location to Media & Design Center
Use the Language Dropdown box to narrow search for items in desired language
Under Format Select Videos and DVDs from the dropdown
Now can search using Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, Release Year....
Streaming materials can also be found the same way and will appear in your results when they meet the search requirements.

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