Arab film festival to start Sunday

Under the patronage of Minister of Culture Salah Jarrar, the Royal Film Commission will organize on Sunday the 2nd edition of the Arab Film Festival. The five-day event, which will be organized at the commission’s headquarters in Jabal Amman, will feature a selection of award-winning Arab films; some are premiering for the first time in the region. The opening night will showcase Fadi Haddad’s debut “When Monaliza Smiled” . Other films include Merzak Allouche’s “The Repentant” , Khaled Youssef’s “Kaf Al Qamar”, Walid Al Awadi’s “Tora Bora” and Hady Zaccak’s “Marcedes”.