Continuing a great year for Arab cinema at major festivals — with films such as “Once Upon a Time in Gaza,” “The President’s Cake” and “The Little Sister” winning major awards in Cannes — the Venice Film Festival is packed to the brim with talent from the region. Titles include twice Oscar-nominated Kaouther Ben Hania in competition with “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Maryam Touzani’s “Calle Malaga” and Shahad Ameen’s “Hijra” in Venice Spotlight, and Suzannah Mirghani’s “Cotton Queen” and Yanis Koussim’s “Roqia” in Critics’ Week.
Egyptian producer and distributor Mohamed Hefzy’s Film Clinic arrives on the Lido as the producer behind “Hijra” and “Cotton Queen,” and
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