Parramatta. Arab film festival goes national

The Parramatta-based Arab Film Festival Australa, formerly the Sydney Arab Flim Festival, will be developing a national touring program later this year following the launch of its fifth season, on Thursday July 2, 2009, at the Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, with the screening of the first Jordanian feature film to be screened in Australia, Captain Abu Raeed. The national tour will take in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra. The 2008 season attracted an audience of 2200 people..