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A Day for Women receives best film award in African Film Festival
Completing the awards chain it has been receiving since its international premier, Kamla Abu Zekry’s film “Youm Lel Setat” (A Day for Women) won Best Feature Film award at the 37th African Film Festival in Verona, Italy. This comes less than a month after the film won the Audience Award at the Arab Film Festival …
Competition for Purebred Arabian horses announces winning horses
The19th edition of the beauty competition for Purebred Arabian horses ended on Sunday announcing the winning horse at both local and international competitions. Out of 320 participating horses, “Jivara” won the first place, reaping the gold medal while “Gazal Adel” and “Hafed El-lahab EL-Mohandes” won the silver and bronze medals respectively. The competition was attended …
“Around Egypt in 60 days”: a couple’s diary on exploring Egypt’s touristic destinations
We wanted a long-lasting platform, that targets locals and tourists, to show Egypt’s hidden gems, says founder
Cairo Film Festival: high hopes for films, organisation
The 39th edition features Australian cinema as guest of honour, more than 150 films to be screened
Omar Khairat to support Egyptian street children in London
Aiming to raise awareness towards the cause of street children and orphans in Egypt, prominent musician Omar Khairat will perform a live music concert in St John’s Smith Square in London next month, a state media outlet reported. The concert’s income aims to support street children and orphans adopted by FACE, a non-profit organisation that …
Ancient Egyptian papyri from different time periods, geographical regions contain copper
Studied Papyri fragments belong to private papers of an Egyptian soldier named Horus
‘Kiss Me Not’ participates at 14th DIFF
Egyptian film “Balash Tebousny” (Kiss Me Not) is to participate at the 14th Dubai International Film Festival running from 6 to 13 December. The film stars young actress Yasmine Ra’ees and co-stars Mohamed Mahran and Salwa Mohamed Ali, featuring guest stars including actress Sawsan Badr, the late director Mohamed Khan and director Khairy Beshara. The …
Egyptians warmly embrace downtown’s new book stands
Almost a week has passed since the free book stand initiative began in some of downtown’s most crowded streets, Alfy Pedestrian Boulevard and Emad El-Din street. Yet, their popularity increases with each passing day as people passionately embrace the books. “Take one book and leave another” reads the sign atop wooden stand on Alfy …
‘The World’: a classic predicament of a globalised world
“The World” (Jia Zhangke, 2004) is a two-hour portrait of life at the Beijing World Park; a vast attraction on the outskirts of the Chinese capital, divided into continents with miniatures of major global landmarks and performances from each region. While the park is host to an influx of tourists, “The World” is a sprawling …
16th edition of amateur theatre festival kicks off
For 5 days, 8 groups from Egypt’s different governorates perform at Giza’s cultural center.
‘I, Daniel Blake’: breaking the chains of capitalism
“I, Daniel Blake” tells the story of a 59-year-old man (Dave Johns), who is struggling to win an appeal on his welfare benefits, which he especially needs after having a heart attack that prevents him from working. The film is a gritty and raw portrayal of Britain’s social security system and its benefits, or the …
‘You Were Never Really Here’: a tale of humanising a hitman
“You Were Never Really Here” premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on the last day of the main competition. Critics and film professionals were shocked, or at least did not expect such roughness from Lynne Ramsay, who unlike many other directors, has tensed up the performance and the edge of her films, following a …
The fall of the giants
Lists of accusers follow Hollywood stars, other public figures in aftermath of Harvey Weinstein
Newly discovered void in Great Pyramid draws eyes to Egypt
Ministry of Antiquities extends mission of the team for a year
“Cairographie”: documenting transition through art
The first edition of the annual festival focuses on emerging Egyptian artists in photography and video
Wanas Festival: a platform reviving nation’s folklore
The festival’s third edition kicks off 9 November for two days, bringing 9 bands from all around the world
Actress Sahdia admitted to intensive care suffering from brain stroke
Egypt’s sweetheart Shadia was hospitalized after having brain stroke, state media newspaper, Al-Ahram reported. The prominent actress was transferred to the hospital Friday night, yet her family preferred not to spread the news until after her recovery. The prominent actress and singer was transferred on Sunday to Al-Gala’ military hospital after her condition deteriorated and …
The unseen sides of Egypt
The top 10 pictures posted on Instagram by amateur photographers
In Video: FC Barcelona Star Patrick Kluivert on a special tour of The Giza Pyramids & The Sphinx
Ayny Film awarded best short film in Mizna’s Twin Cities Arab Film Festival
Director Ahmed Saleh’s animation film “Ayny” (My Second Eye) the Audience Award for Best Short Film at Mizna’s Twin Cities Arab Film Festival in Minnesota, USA. The film is planned to take part at the upcoming edition of Cairo International Film Festival through the Oscars Shorts programme. The Germany, Jordan, and Palestine co-production is based …
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization organizes mummification workshop
The third round of the workshop is held in cooperation with UNESCO
Authorities spoil smuggling attempt heading to UAE
The confiscated items included Ottoman king’s badge and a letter from later president Gamal Abdel Nasser
‘The Guest: Aleppo-Istanbul’ wins Audience Award the 54th Antalya Film Festival
In its first world premier, Turkish director Andaç Haznederoğlu’s film The Guest: Aleppo-Istanbul won the Audience Award at the 54th Antalya Film Festival. The film starring Saba Mubarak, a Jordanian actress that granted a huge fan base in Egypt after participating in several films and TV drama shows. Written and directed by Haznederoğlu, the …
Authorities seize attempt of smuggling copper Coptic icon
This comes less than a week after France has returned 8 relics confiscated in 2010
Focus on Egypt: 2nd Arab Cinema Week in New York screens 6 Egyptian films
Being the focus of the second edition of Arab Cinema Week in New York, Egypt participates with six new films at the film week, taking place at the Cinema Village in New York. The week is organized by MoviePigs, an online platform streams high-quality films for passionate followers in North America allowing them to communicate …
Menna Shalaby awarded the best actress in Egyptian National Film Festival
Completing her awards list for her role in “Nawara”, actress Menna Shalaby was awarded with the best actress award in the 21st Egyptian National Film Festival held at the Cairo Opera House on Friday. Under the slogan of “Cinema, Tomorrow’s Beam”, this year’s edition closed its doors with the attendance of large number of Arab …
Saladin Citadel’s Bab Azzab to re restored
The committee of Islamic and Coptic antiquities approved starting restoration of Bab Azzab, one of Saladin Citadel of Cairo’s gates and its surrounding area. According to a state media outlet, starting from next April and for tens months, the restoration process will include removing the place’s surrounding trash while restoring the gates as well as …
Indian Film Week kicks off October 27
For the past few years, Indian films have been invading Egyptian culture, causing a warm feedback of tender, joy, and fascination. Ever since this phenomenon has been all over media outlets, TV channels have only been screening Indian films and series, cinema theatres have been playing the latest Indian hits, and people’s passion for Indian …
Luxor’s Coptic tombstone discovered this week belongs to 10-year-old girl
The Ministry of Antiquities announced that the primary study on the Coptic tombstone discovered on Sunday goes back to a 10-year-old girl named “Takla”, who lived during the First Intermediate Period, anytime between the Seventh and Tenth Dynasties. In a statement the ministry released on Tuesday, Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of …
Coptic tombstone dates to Coptic era discovered in Luxor
The Ministry of Antiquities announced discovering a Coptic tombstone on Sunday at the eastern side of the Avenue of Sphinxes beneath Al-Mathan bridge in Luxor. The discovery saw the light through an excavation work on the hands of an Egyptian archaeological mission. The announcement was declared by Dr. Mostafa Waziri, the Secretary-General of the Supreme …