Latest in Tag: film Highlight
Latest in Tag: film
Egyptian short to air at Los Angeles film festival
By Simone Egarter and Marwa Morgan The Egyptian short film “The Visit”, directed by Mohamed Karim, has been selected to be screened at the Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival. “The Visit” tells the story of a tense father-son relationship. After the father gets terribly sick, the son pays him a visit to solve their old …
Street art goes highbrow
New downtown Cairo art space, Heytan, seeks to celebrate and propagate street art
Artistic expression still restricted despite revolutionary hopes: AFTE
A “substantial” gap exists between constitutional protections for expression and the reality Egyptian artists face, according to a new report
NVIC celebrates Palestine month this May
NVIC commemorates Palestine’s Nakba through film screenings and a lecture by prominent author Ahdaf Soueif
Prospects of Arab Cinema calls for submissions
The festival has launched a parallel programme called Prospects of Arab Cinema which is now accepting submissions
Qabila short film festival back for another year
Qabila encourages young people to make short films.
The Other Woman: Stale and predictable romantic comedy
The Other Woman combines a predictable storyline with lacklustre comedy- both reason enough to avoid.
Malaysia bans Noah film as ‘un-Islamic’
Indonesia, Egypt and United Arab Emirates have banned the film because of scenes they say contradict Islam.
Iran director screens film to save man on death row
AFP – An Iranian film director is to hold a private screening of his latest movie on Saturday to raise funds to save the life of a 26-year-old on death row. Mostafa Kiaei, director of “Special Line”, said he had learnt by accident of the young man’s case and wanted to help raise the “blood …
Call for applications for BBC film festival
Aan Korb festival will be held in October in London
Egypt grants citizenship to acclaimed filmmaker
After years of waiting one of Egypt’s favourite filmmakers receives the Egyptian passport
First art house cinema opens with heartwarming Wadjda
Zawya aims to provide a steady stream of high quality films and Wadjda certainly sets the bar high
Zawya: Reviving old cinemas
Zawya hopes to provide a home for alternative cinema
Townhouse’s Featherweight Cinema tackles visual representation
The film program compliments an ongoing photography exhibition and aims to highlight how visual representation affects history and historical narrative
Smart mobile film festival: Celebrating the art of mobile film making
An open call for participants to submit their one-minute videos has been announced
Five short films on women impress audience at NVIC
The Institute hosted a screening of 5 shorts about women that were also screened at the Euro Film Panorama last November
New winter season of Future Shorts at Vent
Future Shorts Egypt returns after a period of hiatus at newcomer and crowd favourite Vent
Villa 69
Villa 69 gives viewers insight into Egyptian life
Serbia’s ‘Withering’ takes first prize at Luxor Film Festival
The Luxor film festival for European and Egyptian films wraps up its second edition and Serbian film “Withering” takes the first prize.
Family Secrets: Mediocre cinema masquerading as progressive
Family Secrets is the first film to explore homosexuality through the eyes of an adolescent protagonist but this doesn’t change its bad acting and peculiar plot.
La Moakhza explores controversial subjects with tact
Salama’s film is ultimately about a boy growing up, and despite the sensitive issues it brings up, the protagonist is still the main focus, making it all the more balanced.
Morabba3 wants to deliver the right music every time
Morabba3 puts the emphasis on communication between the composer and the client.
August: Osage County, a theatrical family drama with stellar performances, is not for everyone
This emotionally heavy family drama may leave you exhausted but it is also a thought-provoking experience.
Anticipated film, The Square, gets a Netflix release
Audiences can finally see The Square through Netflix – if they can get it to work in Egypt
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has the odds ever in its favour
The second installment of the Hunger Games series manages to surpass the first
“The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug”: Big improvement over first one but is that saying much?
The second installment of the trilogy amuses and enthralls at times but fails to convince the need for three films
Luxor Film Festival back for its second year
The festival will feature both Egyptian and European films and aims at reviving tourism
Euro Film Panorama wraps up but Zawya pushes on
The Euro Film Panorama aims to cater to demand for international and Egyptian independent cinema all year long through Zawya.
Jeune et Jolie: An uncompromising look at adolescent sexuality
Ozon’s latest offers a scrutinising look at sexuality through 17-year-old Isabelle.
Eurofilm Panorama scheduled to open today
The festival will take place over a period of ten days and will feature films from all over the world