Cinema

Preacher sentenced to one year in jail for defaming actress

Elham Shaheen,Egyptian famous actress
17 Dec 2012
The Zaweya al-Hamra Court sentenced Abdallah Badr Monday to one year in prison and ordered him to pay a LE20,000 fine for defaming prominent actress Elham Shaheen. Badr, a presenter for the Islamist satellite channel Al-Hafez, had called...
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Four Egyptians awarded at 9th Dubai Film Festival

Filmmaker Ibrahim al-Batout and actor Amr Waked presenting their new film "Winter of Discontent" at the Falaki Theater of the American University in Cairo.
17 Dec 2012
The jury of the 9th Dubai International Film Festival announced on Sunday this year’s winners of the Muhr Awards, which included Egyptian star Amr Waked, actress Aida El Kashef film, editor Dina Farouk and filmmaker Ahmed Ibrahim....
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'As We See' - the work of the image

13 Dec 2012
Some of the most widely circulated images and clips in the past year and a half have been taken using smart phones, leading a well-known activist to write on Facebook in late November that: “An effective use of a smart phone can...
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Cairo film festival cancels closing ceremony amid unrest

06 Dec 2012
The Culture Ministry announced on Wednesday night it is canceling the closing ceremony of the 35th Cairo International Film Festival previously scheduled for tonight. A press conference to announce the awards will be held instead at noon...
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'Sea Shadow' breaks the Gulf's stereotype

05 Dec 2012
Set away from the UAE’s major cities with their crisp paved roads and marvelous skyscrapers, Nawaf al-Janahi’s second feature-length film “Sea Shadow” (2011) presents some of the less known stories of life in the...
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Adel Imam says art sides with opposition as designer refuses govt award

Al-Masry Al-Youm interviewed comedian Adel Imam, June 20, 2010. Imam discussed art and politics.  
05 Dec 2012
Prominent actor Adel Imam told reporters that “Egyptian art is always on the side of the opposition,” during his visit to Iraqi Kurdistan Wednesday. The revolution will continue until it has achieved his goals, Imam said during...
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Prominent actress Nadia Lutfi in stable condition after hospitalization

Actress Nadia Lutfi's health stabilized Monday after she was hospitalized due to shortness of breath.
03 Dec 2012
Prominent actress Nadia Lutfi’s health has stabilized, and she is no longer being treated in the intensive care unit, said Sameh al-Serity, first undersecretary of the Actors Syndicate. Serity said the head of the syndicate, Ashraf...
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'When I Saw You': A winding narrative of Palestinian plight

  "When I Saw You," the sophomore film by Palestinian-Jordanian writer and director, Annemarie Jacir, is screened in the 35th Cairo International Film Festival as part of the Arab Film Competition.
03 Dec 2012
Currently screening in the 35th Cairo International Film Festival as part of the Arab Film Competition, “When I Saw You” provides an insightful and visually evocative child’s-eye view of the 1960s Palestinian resistance...
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Labor representation, as seen through an experimental lens

02 Dec 2012
Said to be the first film ever shown in public, “Workers leaving the factory” consists of a single shot of mostly women workers hurriedly leaving the Lumiere factory in 1895. Though just 45 seconds long, the film has remained...
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It's a threadbare red carpet as film festival reopens

28 Nov 2012
It’s difficult times for the organizers of the 35th Cairo International Film Festival, which will showcase 125 films from 66 countries over the next week. The festival opens tonight at the Cairo Opera House,  honoring Egyptian...
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