Masterclass with the former Arabic Programmes Director for Dubai International Film Festival and Iraqi journalist Erfan Rashid on cinema in Arab countries.In his hour-long talk, Erfan Rashid takes you from the first film screening in the Arab world, in Egypt in 1896, to the first Egyptian production of "Laila" in 1927, to more recent developments, changes and trends after the Arab Spring, and the role of modern, female directors.Recorded in front of a live audience on 26th February 2018 at the Casino Luxembourg - Forum d'art contemporain during the 8th Luxembourg City Film Festival.Links to the clips mentioned in the recording:"Last Men in Aleppo" (2017) by Feras Fayyad:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrJ8zpgMGOg"The Insult" (2017) by Ziad Doueiri:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwVCaD971Eo "Reseba: The Dark Wind" (2016) by Hussein Hassan:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMCe-m5SnJs "The Thief and the Dogs" (1962) by Kamal El Sheikh:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBuju46l3NI"Le chaos" (2007) by Youssef Chahine & Khaled Youssef:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpPXW1N_2s"It was better tomorrow" (2012) by Hinde Boujemaa:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2p4A3TD8qw"Benzine" (2017) by Sarra Abidi:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CtOJ3rYb2w