Latest in Tag: cinema Highlight
Latest in Tag: cinema
Lebanese actress Nour stars in âNabil El Gameelâ after 5-year absence from cinema
I was pleased with my experience on Cairo Film Festival jury, says Nour
Red Sea Film Festival aims to support Saudi youth, cinema: Mohammed Al-Turki
Festival seeks to screen largest possible number of films that suit Saudi audienceâs artistic taste
UAEâs Chimera submits mandatory takeover bid for Beltone
Beltone is in process of appointing independent financial adviser to determine fair value of its share
Alexandria Festival of Francophone Cinema to take place 18-23 June
Distinguished co-production films to participate in festival with Tunisia as guest of honour, says festival director Mohamed Atef
Arab Cinema Center selects producers Mohammed Alhamoud, Rand Beiruty to join Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam Lab will take place on 1-5 February, and will be part of International Film Festival Rotterdam
âNomadlandâ wins 4 National Society of Film Critics awards
The film Nomadland has won four awards at the 2021 National Society of Film Critics awards, including Best Actress, Best Picture, Best Cinematography, and Best Director. The haul ensured that the film, directed by Chinese-American film maker Chloe Zhao, won the most awards at the organisationâs 55th annual meeting on Saturday. Frances McDormand was named …
GoÌteborg Film Festival creates isolated cinema on lighthouse island
Festival to offer film enthusiasts 7 days at remote cinema and one-person film screenings in historic city
Berlinale World Cinema Fund announces 12 new funding recommendations
In the 33rd jury session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries made 12 funding recommendations for a variety of international projects, the Berlin Film festival announced on Friday. The varied projects represent the countries of Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Senegal, and Turkey. The current …
Rotterdam Film Festival reveals lineup for expanded 50th edition
Highlights include Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition, Ammodo Tiger Short Competition, opening film and Big Talks
Sean Connery: Inspiring legacy in cinema and theatre
Legendary actor passed away on Saturday at 90, after long fruitful career of films and plays
Biennale Cinema 2020 first film festival to be physically held amid COVID-19
In consultation with Italian authorities, there are new health and safety measures in place
Cinema festivals remain on hold, stream films online
Festivals are hopeful to return soon, present their art to international audiences
46th Cairo Film Society Festival for Egyptian Cinema to kick off 25 January
Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem supports the festival as one of the oldest, as it started in 1960.
Tunisian cinema to be honoured at MAFF
The MAFF is an intercultural platform focusing on Arab cinema. With the aim of promoting cultural diversity and tolerance, the festival holds events all over Sweden.
Women’s cinema in Egypt is characterised by diversity, abundance of production
Notably, the next edition of the Valencia film Festival will be held from 24 October to 3 November in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia.
Film critic Youssef Cherif Rizkallah dies at 76
Rizkallah was laid to rest on Friday in the presence of his family, co-workers, and students. A funeral will be held on Monday.
Pedro AlmodĂłvar to receive Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival
Acknowledgement to great director will be presented during festivalâs 76th edition
A Hidden Life: refusing to take oath of allegiance to dictatorship
A Hidden Life follows the real-life story of Austrian farmer Franz JÀgerstÀtter who refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II
Reviving cinemaâs faded glory through 55 street film theatres across 50 Egyptian cities
Cima Masr initiative to expand to over the 27 governorates, reaching over 35 million citizens, compensating Egyptâs 250 shut cinemas at last 10 years
Francis Ford Coppola: fascinating career of ups, downs
At 80, he is still longtime US cinema legend
IFFR full line-up presents best, unique works in world cinema
Festivalâs 47 films include 19 world premieres, 10 international premieres, 1 European premiere
Mamangâs director OâHara reflects on character choice, Filipino cinema
Film was screened at the Cairo International Film Festival
Into Studio Masr: Tribute to magical world of Egyptian cinema
Documentary directed by Mona Assaad
Cairo Industry Days kicks off to discuss Russian, Saudi cinema industries
Films: a mirror to changing society; how auteurs navigate through maze of restrictions within society
‘Cinema still alive’, a new paradigm where streaming websites, cinemas houses should coexist: Barbera
People have chance to see films streamed online, but miss chance to discuss film, see director
Sayed Ragab: representative of simple citizen in Egyptian cinemaÂ
Married twice, jailed twice, fame arrived after his 50th birthday
âOld Is Goldâ: online project modernises cinemaâs old female icons
âI wanted to show how beautiful these idols are without tonnes of makeup colours, or plastic surgeries,â artist says
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 …
Luxor African Film Festival: Cinema for a better tomorrow
The Luxor African Film Festival is an annual celebration of films, art, and criticism, while keeping a close eye on African cinema and its different contemporary issues. The festival has been building up momentum to reach out to different artists and filmmakers from the African continent, to bridge the gap between Arabic-speaking African countries and …
Victims & Heroes of Egyptian Cinema (4): Sherif Arafaâs Terrorism & Kebab (1992) Â
As previously mentioned at the end of last weekâs article, I will begin to trace how Egyptian cinema has talked about spaces where narratives of victimisation are produced and contested. Here, I would like to ask two main questions: what are the features of the space in which âvictimsâ are situated? And how can the …