Palestinian cinema is a major source of entertainment for the people of that land. But the age of the cinema of Palestine is young is comparison to that of the Arab cinema. A large number of the films of Palestine are made with consistent support from that of the European and Israeli funds.
Palestinian cinema is also made in other languages like French, English and Hebrew other than Arabic language. A large number of Palestinian films are based on the stories of the conflict between Palestine and Israel. A large number of good films have been made by the Palestinian film directors. Some of them are as follows:
- Rana's Wedding
- Cyber Palestine
- Paradise Now
- Divine Intervention
- Born Out of Death
- Arna's Children
- Children Nonetheless
- Chronicle of a Disappearance
- They Do Not Exist?
- The Color of Olives
Some of the notable directors of Palestine are:
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Elia Suleiman
- Mai Masri
- Rosalind Nashashibi
- Leila Sansour
- Mohammed Bakri
- Monica Maurer
- Yazan Kassisieh
Elia Suleiman, one of the directors of Palestine, was also one of the jury members at the Cannes Film Festival held in 2006.
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