ACC Launches Arab Film Resource for the US Market

CAIRO - 26 June 2020: Within the Virtual Cannes Market’s events, and aiming to expand the scope of the Arab cinema’s exposure internationally, Telescope Film announces the launch of ACC’s microsite: telescopefilm.com/arabcinemacenter.

The site is a film guide for the Arab and international film audiences in the US to locate which Arab films are streaming on what platforms across the US.

The site covers several categories of Arab films, including fiction, documentaries and shorts.

Other categories included are: ''Box Office Hits'', ''Next Award'', ''Please for the most award-winning Arab films'', ''Oscar Submissions'' for films that represented their countries at the Academy Awards, ''Record'' It for the most notable documentaries and ''Short And Straight To The Point'' for short films.

This marks the third such collaboration for Telescope Film, in addition to partnerships with German Films and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States.

“We are delighted to partner with the Arab Cinema Center on this important initiative. The Arab world has produced some of the great masters of world cinema as well as some of the most exciting directors working today. We believe their work should be better known in the US and want to help make that happen,” said Justine Barda, CEO of Telescope Film.

Maher Diab and Alaa Karkouti, founders of the Arab Cinema Center (ACC), commented: “One of the biggest challenges that the Arab films face is not having a clear guide to where the audience can watch these films, that is why Telescope’s initiative is necessary and we are so glad to collaborate with them on this. We look forward to exploring more ideas and projects with them that help in promoting Arab cinema globally.”

Telescope Film is the definitive resource for finding international film in the US. The site offers a database of more than 450,000 titles and one-click access to over 100 streaming services – as well as curation, customization, and other features to help users discover films and series from around the world.