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CIFF celebrates its history through exhibition
Event named researcher, Moheb Gameel, to prepare book on festival’s history in previous editions
Who will be honoured at CIFF this year
CIFF Fatenn Hamama Honourary award goes to…
Obey: London’s disenfranchised youths’ road to social unrest
The film takes place against the backdrop of East London, where Leon (Marcus Rutherford) is a 19-year-old boy with an alcoholic mother. Chelsea is going through two fights.
Border: observing the moral crumbling of human civilisation
The makeup artist in the film successfully played a great role, in drawing a picture of the female protagonist’s wide forehead and nose, visible body hair, prominent teeth, things that characterised her as a ‘weird’ person, if compared with ‘mainstream’ looks of other human beings.
Blackkklansman: an optimistic defeatism of Racism in modern America
Comedy is present in the film especially in the interactions of the cops and the KKK, which is a product of the excellent acting performance.
Cairo International Film Festival: New horizons to communicate with international film industry
This year’s edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) included an exceptional selection of films chosen according to a policy which observes the balance between this year’s big hits which cinema lovers followed closely from one international festival to another. They have been looking forward to seeing them in Egyptian theatres on one hand, …
CIFF 40th edition kicks off, opening ceremony features documentary about Alexandria
Egyptian Culture Minister Ines Abdel-Dayem inaugurated festival
Addressing red tape lasts longer: Shafiey’s Intense Practice to Improve Performance
If you can’t beat them, join them, so look for bureaucracy label
Berlin International Film Festival releases 2019 retrospective programme
The retrospective, dubbed “Self-determined”, will focus on German women filmmakers between 1968 and 1999
IFFR selects projects for its Script, Project Development
Eleven world projects to be funded by HBF
Berlinale short films to screen in India
“We are pleased to be able to bring such great films to India, to the enthusiastic,open-minded audience that awaits us there every year”: Dieter Kosslick, director of Berlinale
GMM summit: Developing skills of visual storytellers in Cairo
2-day summit from 28 to 29 November will focus on GMM fellows discussing programme’s contributions to their filmmaking careers, positive effects on what they have achieved so far
Strong Middle Eastern line-up among first titles confirmed for IFFR 2019
IFFR celebrates worldwide film, presents programme within 4 sections, each with its distinct character
IDFA Amsterdam supports Sudanese actors’ right to travel abroad
Nyrabia said that the IDFA will join forces with festival colleagues around the world, to urge the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to take action to support the Sudanese artists.
World Cinema Fund takes part in Around World in 14 Films Festival
For many years, the Berlin International Film Festival, also called Berlinale, has extended its presence beyond the festival season with specially curated programmes. They are known as Berlinale Spotlight. The World Cinema Fund (WCF) – the Berlin Film Festival’s funding initiative – will participate in Berlin’s Around the World in 14 Films Festival scheduled on …
Tallinn Black Nights film festival announces 2018 focus programme: centenarians
Driven by Estonia’s 100th anniversary celebrations, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival will focus on 12 countries that are celebrating their centenary this year, offering a rich retrospective with films made between 1958-1977. Europe’s map was radically changed at the end of the 1st World War, dissolving empires and creating new small nation states. Although …
Tokyo International Film Festival: finding magic in first impressions
Excitement of watching film without knowing what to expect is magic of cinema
Sayed Ragab: representative of simple citizen in Egyptian cinema
Married twice, jailed twice, fame arrived after his 50th birthday
Cinémathèque Française to screen Youssef Chahine’s restored films
He has managed to make local films transcend national borders
40 films to premier for first time in CIFF
Festival added 2 new awards to its prizes, ‘audience award’, ‘best Arabic film’
Ukrainian filmmaker, activist Oleg Sentsov wins EU’s Sakharov prize
Ukrainian filmmaker and activist Oleg Sentsov has been awarded the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The prize is awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the fight for human rights across the globe, drawing attention to human rights violations and supporting the laureates and their cause Sentsov is a …
13th Rome Film Fest concludes
The grand opening of the festival witnessed screening of Bad Times at the El Royale
Rome Film Fest returns with screening programme, discussion panels for inmates in Rebibbia prison
Guests include Italian filmmakers Gianfranco Cabiddu and Tommaso Cavallini, actress Teresa Saponangelo, and Nomadi band
Green Book opens the 40th edition Cairo International Film Festival
Winner of Toronto International Film Festival’s coveted People’s Choice Award to have its MENA premiere at CIFF
Cairo Film Festival celebrates Arab female directors
Exhibit will celebrate 8 Arab women who accomplished great achievements in film industry, prestigiously represented Arab Cinema at international festivals
Cairo Film Connection 2018 announces initial selection of film projects
CFC selected projects representing issues irking Arab world, women’s rights, living in war zones, meaning of home, belonging
Challenges, victories in film industry: #Metoo one-year-anniversary
Several women publicly accused American film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct last October, sparking the #Metoo movement which shook Hollywood
Ana by Day awarded ‘best film’ at AFF
‘Damascus…Aleppo’, directed by Basil Al-Khatib, scoops awards for best actor, film
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov ends 145-day hunger strike
Sentsov arrested on 10 May 2014 for “setting up terrorist cell”
Youssef Chahine celebrated at AFF
For over 50 years, Chahine fearlessly captured reality of Egyptian society through his work