FESTIVAL OF CINEMA AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE ON THE MIDDLE EAST
FLORENCE / OCTOBER 2025
Cinema LA COMPAGNIA
Cinema ASTRA
Festival of cinema and contemporary culture on the Middle East and North Africa: a full week of screenings and special events.
HIGHLIGHTS
Call for Submissions 2025: it’s now open!
How to participate at Middle East Now 2025 The Call for Submissions of the 16th edition of Middle East Now, that will be held…
Middle East Now 2024 Awards!
The 15th edition of Middle East Now came to an end bringing strong emotions and a huge audience participation with…
MIDDLE EAST NOW Summer Stories: the special screenings at the Piazzale of Uffizi
Tuesday 9, 16, 23, 30 July (9.45pm) four evenings of unmissable screenings from the Middle East New edition of the…
The Winners of Middle East Now 2023
All the Awards given during the Closing Night of Middle East Now, on October 15th at Cinema La Compagnia: _…
HOT NEWS
SAGHAR SETAREH Special Guest Food
Presentation of the book “Pomegranates & Artichokes. Recipes and memories of a journey from Iran to Italy” and a cooking…
EVENTS
The exhibition LANDING by Maen Hammad at Museo Novecento
Special event of Middle East Now 2023, in collaboration with Museo Novecento Firenze, an exhibition curated by Roï Saade Museo Novecento…
PROJECTS
EXHIBITION: “Watermelon After Lunch” by Zahra Marwan
At the Cinema La Compagnia and at the Cartavetra art gallery, on stage a new art project by the artist…