ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (MNTV) — A Bangladeshi political thriller has won the Big Screen Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026, highlighting growing international attention toward films from South Asia that critically examine power, capitalism, and moral compromise. The film, Master, directed by Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, was sele...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A forthcoming Hindi film based on communal violence in northern India has intensified scrutiny of Bollywood’s role in reinforcing anti-Muslim narratives, as critics say the production recasts real riots through a distinctly majoritarian ideological lens. Kalki Sambhal is based on riots that shook the town of Sambhal i...
ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — Algeria’s Foreign Ministry accused France of promoting hostility after a documentary aired on French public television, calling the report “full of lies and fabrications” and warning of potential retaliatory measures. The ministry said it summoned the charge d’affaires of the French Embassy in Algiers to protest the F...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Sunny Deol’s Hindi war drama Border 2 was released across India on Friday but has been banned in several Gulf countries due to its perceived anti-Pakistan narrative. The film opened on more than 4,000 screens nationwide, marking one of the widest Hindi releases in recent years, with producers targeting the […]...
TUNIS, Tunisia (MNTV) – Tunisia has secured the only African nomination at the 2026 Academy Awards after Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab was shortlisted for Best International Feature Film, Oscar organizers announced. The film will compete at the 98th Academy Awards, scheduled for March 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood...
ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — Algerian digital creator Iyas Begriche has emerged as a leading cultural voice translating everyday Algerian life for a global youth audience, positioning Algeria at the center of contemporary digital storytelling. Begriche gained widespread international attention after hosting a now-viral visit to Algeria featuring ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Globally celebrated Indian composer A R Rahman has revealed that he has not received consistent work in India’s Hindi film industry for nearly eight years, suggesting that a shift in power — and possibly communal bias — may have played a role. Speaking during an interview with the BBC Asian […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A young Indian Islamic scholar has drawn widespread attention and praise following a high-profile public debate on the existence of God with poet and Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar, a self-declared atheist, in a discussion that has since sparked intense reactions across social media and intellectual circles. The deba...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraqi cinema marked a historic achievement after The President’s Cake was named to the Academy Awards 2026 shortlist for International Feature Film, the first Iraqi production to advance to this stage of the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a shortlist of 15 films selected from more [&hel...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Lost Land, the first feature film made entirely in the Rohingya language, has won the Best Film Award at this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, marking a groundbreaking moment for one of the world’s most persecuted and voiceless communities. The film, directed by Japanese filmmaker Akio Fujimot...
