From the Grammy Awards to the Oscars, here are some of the region’s established filmmakers and actors making headlines by joining international institutions.
Arab artists taking part in the Oscars, Grammys and more
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Ihab Darwish
This week, the composer became the first Emirati to join the voting members of the Recording Academy, famous for the Grammy Awards. Darwish will be able to cast his vote for multiple categories at the prestigious ceremony.
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Hesham Nazih
In June, the Egyptian composer was among 397 individuals invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year. He is the only Egyptian on this year's list and joins Oscar winners Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur and Billie Eilish.
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Amir Jadidi
The Iranian actor, known for his role in Asghar Farhadi’s award-winning film “A Hero,” will also join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Nazih, DeBose, Kotsur and Eilish.
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Mohamed Hefzy
Earlier this year, the Egyptian filmmaker was named as a jury member for the World Cinema Dramatic category at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
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Tahar Rahim
In 2021, the French-Algerian actor was part of the Cannes Film Festival jury, led by director Spike Lee, that took place in July.
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Hend Sabri
The Egyptian-Tunisian actress in 2019 made history by becoming the first Arab woman to serve as a jury member in the Venice Film Festival.
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