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‘Angel Face’: Mother-daughter drama stands out at Cannes
In “Gueule d’Ange” (Angel Face), the first film by French filmmaker Vanessa Filho, Marion Cotillard plays a single mother who leaves her eight-year-old daughter behind after an encounter at a night club. This film was born out of a visceral need to express the want of love, feelings of insecurity, and emotional dependence. Filho wanted …
‘ASAKO I & II’ a Japanese romantic comedy that made it to Cannes
Film is compelling in describing how falling in love is a mystic force akin to magic or a curse, says filmmaker
Egyptian film among Hubert Bals Fund spring selection 2018
Fund announced its grants last week, with 11 development grants worth €10,000, two co-production grants worth €50,000
My Favourite Fabric: Relating the Syrian revolution with female sexuality
Damascus, March 2011. In the midst of the rumblings of revolution, Nahla, a young woman of 25, is torn between her desire for freedom and her hopes of leaving the country through an arranged marriage with Samir, a Syrian who has emigrated to the United States. However, Samir prefers her younger and more docile sister, …
‘The Reports on Sarah and Saleem’ lands grand jury prize at Seattle International Film Festival
Landing its North American premiere, “The Reports on Sarah and Saleem” film by brothers Rami and Muayad Alayan wins the grand jury prize at the 44th edition of the Seattle International Film Festival, that was held last week. This marks the film’s third award since its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where …
Egyptian film ‘Yomeddine’ to have an Egyptian premiere at Gouna Film Festival
Film had its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival
‘Kiss Me Not’, ‘Sheikh Jackson’ participate at Shanghai International Film Festival
The Egyptian films “Kiss Me Not” (Balash Tebosny) and “Sheikh Jackson” are set to take part in the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), taking place in China from 16 to 25 June. Kiss Me Not competes in a recently launched programme at the festival, the Belt and Road Film Week, over three awards: Audience …
Censorship officials cave to pressure, lift ban on Khaled Youssef film
Filmmakers, intellectuals triumph against censorship, bureaucracy after pressure to remove ban of newly released film, Karma
At War: Visuals of working class struggle against global capitalism return to Cannes
Fifty years ago, France was shaken by radical waves of protests and strikes by workers, students, and farmers, in what is now known as the May 1968 revolution. This year, galled by years of public sector pay cuts and President Emmanuel Macron’s neoliberal economic programme, France’s labour unions led civil servants, hospital staff, and other …
Sofia: Classist analysis of marriage institution in modern Morocco
Film scooped Best Screenplay award in Un Certain Regard competition
Tawfiq Saleh’s masterpieace The Dupes to be screened at Festival Ciné-Palestine
Palestinian Film Festival taking place between 25 May, 3 June
Finding humanity in Egyptian tanners’ district in Ahmed Fawzi Saleh’s Poisonous Roses
Film premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam
Iconic starlet of feminism remembered
Although it has been three years since the death of the iconic star Faten Hamama, she is still remembered as an iconic figure of Egyptian cinema, one whose roles addressed every issue encountered by women in Egypt. Women in Egypt and around the world face major challenges; some of them suffer from domestic violence, inequality, …
One Day wins International Critics’ prize for first film
Film was presented in Semaine de la Critique at Cannes Film Festival
World politics, poverty, triumph of personal rights at Cannes 2018
Palme d’Or went to Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters, drama that tells story of impoverished family, painting uncensored image of Japanese middle class
Moroccan film ‘Sofia’ awarded Un Certain Regard prize for best script
Film is written, directed by Moroccan filmmaker Meryem Ben Mbarek
Girls of the Sun: Fetishising female militancy
Eva Husson’s Girls of the Sun premiered at Cannes Film Festival in official competition
‘Weldi’ screens at Directors’ Fortnight
Mohamed Ben Attia’s film “Weldi” (Dear Son) screened on Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival at the Théâtre Croisette within the Directors’ Fortnight programme, which will conclude the events of the festival. Weldi follows Riadh, who is about to retire from his work as a forklift operator at the port of Tunis. The life he …
Salma Hayek demands male film industry workers receive pay cut
Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek, who is a vocal campaigner against sexual harassment in the film business, said on Sunday during a lecture parallel to the Cannes Film Festival that male individuals in the film industry should get less pay in an effort to be equal to their female counterparts. She made the statement a day …
Christopher Nolan opens up about his film philosophy in Cannes
Christopher Nolan, the writer-director who was nominated several times for Oscars and renowned for his innovative cinema, opened up about his experiences as a director in one of the masterclasses held at the Cannes Film Festival. He was welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd who stood for hours awaiting the event. The British director spoke about …
Youssef Chahine’s ‘El-Massir’ screened at Cinema de la Plage in Cannes
Restored film version was prepared by Cinematheque Francaise
Female film workers demand ‘safe workplace’ in red carpet protest
82 female stars at Cannes Film Festival stage red carpet protest against gender inequality
Palestinian film scoops three Cannes Arab Critics Awards
Egyptian critic Youssef Cherif Rizkallah wins achievement award for his lifetime contributions
Standing ovation for Egyptian film Yomeddine at Cannes Festival
‘I am proud to make Egypt have a presence at Cannes Film Festival,’ says Egyptian-Austrian director Abu Bakr Shawky
Cannes Film Festival kicks off with Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s film
Countering harassment, heavy Arabic presence, return of filmmaking legends mark 71st edition
Four masterclasses to be held during Cannes Film Festival
During the 2018 edition of the Cannes Film Festival, four meetings with artists will take place at the Buñuel Theatre. The four masterclasses will held by directors and actors invited to share their work and passion about cinema during a rendezvous for the festival goers, according to the festival, adding that the four film professionals …
Al Jam’aia: Attempt to deconstruct Rawd Al Farag neighbourhood
Poverty is not a defect. This is a foregone conclusion but the resistance to social problems caused by poverty is a matter of reflection. This is what happened with the Lebanese-Egyptian director Reem Saleh in her first long documentary film, “Al Jam’aia” (The Money Pool), which was first screened in the Panorama section at the …
Youssef Chahine returns to Cannes with screening of El-Massir
Late Egyptian director was awarded Cannes Film Festival’s 50th anniversary Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997
Ismailia Film Festival honours late film critic Ali Abu Shadi
The Ismailia Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts held on Monday a seminar to honour renowned film critic Ali Abu Shadi as part of its 20th edition. The festival’s director and film critic, Issam Zakaria, said that Abu Shadi played a great role in establishing and supporting the Ismailia Film Festival. Abu Shadi died in …
Algerian film to participate in 2018 Cannes Critics Week
Wedding Day will join nine other short films in competition