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West Asian cinema
Cinema of Armenia Cinema of Azerbaijan Cinema of Bahrain Cinema of Cyprus Cinema of Georgia Cinema of Iran Iranian New Wave Cinema of Iraq Cinema of Israel Cinema of Jordan Cinema of Kuwait Cinema of Lebanon Cinema of Palestine Cinema of Saudi Arabia Cinema of Syria Cinema of Turkey Cinema of the U.A.E. Cinema of Yemen

West Asian cinema refers collectively to the film output and film industries of the West Asia.

This particular refers to the sizeable industries of Iran, and Turkey. By definition, it also covers the film industries of Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Contents 1 By country 2 Armenia 3 Bahrain 3.1 Bahraini films 3.2 Films shot in Bahrain 3.3 Bahraini directors 4 Iraq 5 Israel 6 Iran 7 Kuwait 7.1 Films shot in Kuwait 7.2 Kuwaiti directors 8 Oman 8.1 Films shot in Oman 8.2 Omani directors 9 Palestine 10 Saudi Arabia 11 Syria 12 Turkey 13 United Arab Emirates 14 Yemen 14.1 Yemeni films 14.2 Films shot in Yemen 14.3 List of Yemeni directors 15 See also 16 External links

Cinema of Armenia

• Namus, was the first Armenian silent black and white film (1925, Namus at the Internet Movie Database), describing the ill fate of two lovers, who were engaged by their families to each other since childhood, but because of violations of namus (a tradition of honor), the girl was married by her father to another person.

The Cinema of Bahrain is small, there being only three Bahraini-made films as of 2007, all directed by Bassam Al-Thawadi. The first Bahraini film dates from 1990.

There are lots of cinemas in the country showing a mix of Hollywood and Bollywood movies. In addition there is an annual film festival and a cinema club.

The Bahraini Film Production Company was set up in 2006 to help support the Bahraini and wider Arab film industry.

• Al-Hajiz (The Barrier; 1990)
• Za'er (Visitor; 2004)
• A Bahraini Tale (2006)

• Ajnabee (2001) - an Indian film set in several countries including Bahrain
• Afghan Muscle (2006) - a Danish/Afghan feature-length documentary covering a group of Afghan bodybuilders who travel to the Middle East
• Cinema 500 km (2006) - a Saudi feature-length documentary about a young Saudi film fan who travels to Manama to attend a cinema, there being none in Saudi Arabia)

• Bassam Al-Thawadi

Cinema of Iraq

Cinema of Israel

Cinema of Iran

Iranian New Wave

• Abbas Kiarostami - Director
• Mohsen Makhmalbaf - Director
• Majid Majidi - Director

The cinema of Kuwait is small. The first Kuwaiti film Bas ya Bahar (Cruel Sea) was released in 1972 with just a film or two per year. The movies aren't worldly known because of their lack of publicity. They are mainly made for the Gulf audiences.

• 365 Boots on Ground (American documentary; 2005)
• Baraka (American documentary; 1992)
• Desert Sky (American documentary; 2005)
• Fires of Kuwait (American short documentary; 1992)
• Les Anges (Tunisian; 1984)
• Lektionen in Finsternis (German short documentary; 1992)
• Losing Ahmad (2006)
• VeTool (short documentary; 2004)

• Khalid Al Siddiq

The cinema of Oman is very small, there being only one Omani film Al-Boom (2006)as of 2007. Partly inspired by Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot, Al-Boom (released in 2006), deals with the challenges facing a small fishing community.

There is an annual film festival held in Muscat. A few Bollywood movies have been partly filmed in the country.

• Ajnabee (Indian; 2001)
• Awara Paagal Deewana (Indian; 2002)
• Sachein (Indian; 2005)

• Khaled Abdul Raheem Al-Zadjali

Cinema of Palestine

Cinema of Saudi Arabia

Cinema of Turkey

Cinema of the United Arab Emirates

The Cinema of Yemen is very small, there being only one Yemeni film as of 2007. Released in 2005, A New Day in Old Sana'a deals with a young man struggling between whether to go ahead with a traditional marriage or go with the woman he loves.

The film faced several difficulties in this very conservative country: an Austrian actor due to appear in the film was stabbed, the reluctance of Yemeni women to appear in the film forced them to cast a Lebanese woman in the lead female role and the set was stormed on the first day of shooting by a group of Islamic extremists. There were considerable problems with the government over the film and its content.

• A New Day in Old Sana'a (2005)

• The English Sheik and the Yemeni Gentleman (American; 2000)
• Il Fiore Delle Mille e Una Notte (Italian; 1974) - this film generated controversy in Yemen when it was discovered that the finished film contained sex scenes
• Le Mura di Sana (Italian short; 1964)
• Rules of Engagement (American; 2000) - this film garnered much criticism due to its perceived negative portrayal of Arabs
• Le Schiave Esistono Ancora (Italian; 1964)

• Bader Ben Hirsi

• World cinema
• Asian cinema
• East Asian cinema
• South Asian cinema
• Southeast Asian cinema

• The Hindu newspaper article covering the filming of 'A Bahraini Tale'
• IMDB entry for Oman
• IMDB entry for Yemen

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