Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East: A Dictionary

by Roy Armes

In this landmark dictionary, Roy Armes details the scope and diversity of filmmaking across the Arab Middle East. Listing more than 550 feature films by more than 250 filmmakers, and short and documentary films by another 900 filmmakers, this volume covers the film production in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and the Gulf States. An introduction by Armes locates film and filmmaking traditions in the region from early efforts in the silent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253355184
• ISBN13: 9780253355188
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 10.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher