MENA presents its first annual Pop-Up event to increase access outside of the Vancouver core!

In solidarity with the people of Sudan, MENA Film Festival and Batikh Batikh present the virtual film program, Archives of Sudan. To access the program below you must create an Eventive account or sign in (there is no cost to create an account).

This night will be the first of its kind where, with a queer-forward lineup supported by gogo dancers and performances.

The Awards Ceremony caps off MENA 5 by recognizing this year’s highlights. Join us for an afternoon of food, music, and a celebration of MENA 5’s best films!

Join us behind the scenes as Kathleen shares about how she creates powerful characters and moving stories for the screen.

Following the How to Finance Your Film workshop, MENA is hosting representatives from top regional and national funding organizations for an Industry Rendezvous

Join us for a discussion with MENA/SWANA film professionals to dive deep into the challenges of surviving as actors and filmmakers in the North American scene.

The MENA Film Festival Opening Ceremony is the celebrated kickoff of MENA 5! Join us to celebrate the community we’ve built together in the last 5 years.

Highlighting Armenian culture with the screening of 250km and An Armenian Triptych, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

MENA is proud to present TootArd in Vancouver on Thursday, September 7th at Fortune Sound Club.

A panel with thinkers and activists in the Iranian diaspora concerning the 2022 Iranian Revolution.

The first in a community-building series hosting industry, creatives and audiences together to strengthen the MENA/SWANA community in Vancouver.

Come and join us as our dedicated jury will give out awards to the films in competition, including the inaugural Faces of MENA Award.

MENA Film Festival’s celebrated Opening Ceremony returns again with an offering of regional dishes, live music, filmmaker talks and Q&A’s.

We bring to local filmmakers two representatives from Canada Media Fund and Telefilm Canada to help you navigate these federal funding agencies.

A panel exploring ecology and ethics within global relations. Artists from the A.Mal collective journey between Morocco and the UK to think about sustainability and ecological practices between the two regions.

A conversation on returning to Indigenous sovereignty through the reclamation of traditional foods and land-based cultural practices, with the documentary Foragers as a starting point.

A conversation about the terminology denoting the MENA/SWANA region.