Latest in Tag: Zawya Highlight
Latest in Tag: Zawya
Zawya screens documentary about Egyptâs only Sumo wrestler
Boody was only Arab wrestler to win Professional Sumo League
Zawya reopens by commemorating Youssef Chahinâs memory
Restoration project screens 20 rare films of Chahinâs to âhonour his legacyâ
Zawya screens Lebanese â104 Wrinklesâ
In a special tribute to the documentary that won several international awards, Zawya will screen Hady Zaccakâs film âYa Omriâ (104 Wrinkles), in which he followed his grandmotherâs life since she was young until she turned 104. The film won several awards, including the Jury Award at the Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden. In …
âStarve Your Dogâ in Zawya in its first public screeningÂ
The movie is a part of a trilogy that tackles Moroccoâs social and political scene
Zawya hosts Love, Theft and Other Entanglements on Sunday
“The movie is a universal story of an anti-hero and his journey towards redemption,” says the director
Zawya organises a week for short film fanatics
Several short films will be screened during the 7.30pm slot in the first week of June
Zawya hosts first film screening for visually impaired children
Listening to a detailed audio description allows children with visual impairments to imagine the costumes, outer appearance, body language and facial expressions of the characters
Civil wars through the eyes of Arab filmmakers
The programme begins with a screening of Algerian film “Zendj Revolution” which was first released in 2013
Zawya brings European cinema to Tanta and Minya
By Rana Khaled Filmmakers and cinema critics have been complaining of the centralisation of the large cinema venues in Cairo and Alexandria for decades. Thinking out of the box, Zawya has launched the 8th edition of the Panorama of the European Film that will for the first time spread its wings outside of the capital …
Zawya attracts cinema fans with international films
âZawya is first and only art-house cinema in Egypt. It was launched in March 2014 by Misr International Films (Youssef Chahine),â says project coordinator
Cinema for the blind with Zawya
By Rana Khaled Have you ever imagined that the visually impaired might still have a chance to watch a full film in a normal cinema theatre? Have you ever thought they are able to see the backgrounds and atmosphere of each scene, get the full conversations between actors and even understand their feelings, facial …
Zawya discusses impact of Turkish soap operas on Arab women
The film links parts of the former Ottoman country in an attempt to shed light on the deep relationship of love between women and Turkish soap operas
Salata Baladi to be screened at Zawya
The film explores the concepts of identity and xenophobia through a story of mixed marriages in the filmmakerâs family
Zawya: Reviving old cinemas
Zawya hopes to provide a home for alternative cinema