Is this a Golden Age for Arab Film?

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How has revolution, conflict and social change in the Middle East shaped cinema? Can film-making thrive in countries facing instability and war? In front of a live audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, a panel of leading film-makers debate and deliberate these questions and discuss whether we now live in a golden age for Arab film. Our presenter Nawal al-Maghafi is joined by the Oscar-nominated director Ziad Doueri, documentary-maker Eliane Raheb, Iraqi film-maker Maysoon Pachachi and one of Egypt's emerging directorial talents, Nesma Zazou. We also hear from Haifaa al-Mansour, the pioneering Saudi director. From the effects of the Arab Spring to strict rules on censorship and the landmark opening of cinemas in Saudi Arabia, the panel explore how to tell extraordinary stories during turbulent times. Presented by Nawal al-Maghafi (Photo: A Saudi woman eats popcorn at the AMC cinema during a test screening in Riyadh Photo credit: FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)