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Religion, 9/11 grab spotlight as Venice film fest opens
Reuters 29 Aug 2012
Politics, religion and personal crisis combine in "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," the opening movie at this...
The Independent Shabab Foundation is organizing the first Luxor African Film Festival, showcasing over 50 films.
Luxor African Film Festival looks to revive flagging cinema scene
Ali Abdel Mohsen 21 Feb 2012
Steeped in history as it is, Luxor has always been an inimitable attraction for tourists. Now, the city seems set to...
Mina Nabil receiving the Golden Prize of the Masry Asly Film Festival for his film "Away from the Heart." 
Masry Asly Festival sets out to encourage new filmmakers
Helen Stuhr-Rommereim 24 Jan 2012
As documentary filmmaking and photography appear to be booming in Egypt, a new project has come along to provide some...
Marianne Khoury, organizer of the Panorama of the European Film
Amid revolutionary fervor, Panorama of the European Film returns
Fayrouz Karawya 23 Nov 2011
The 4th Panorama of the European Film kicks off Wednesday night, showcasing an exciting selection of 32 films that have...
Festival headquarters in Doha
Disappointments at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival
Sherif Awad 28 Oct 2011
DOHA - The third Doha Tribeca Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with the US$55 million production “Black Gold,...
Omar Khaled's "Payback" will be screened as part of the 2011 Arab Shorts Film Festival in Cairo.
3rd Arab Shorts Festival promises introspection and revolution
Helen Stuhr-Rommereim 26 Oct 2011
The Arab Shorts Film Festival began as a one-time event in 2009, but caught on strongly enough that this Thursday will...
Workers set up a banner of the official poster of the 64th Cannes' film festival on the Festivals' palace facade, Cannes, southeastern France, May 9, 2011. The event headed at the jury by US actor Robert De Niro takes place from May 12 till 22.
Gender revolution hits Arab world in 'The Source'
AP 21 May 2011
Cannes, France - In a remote village in North Africa, women use the only weapon they have - sex - and go on a "...
Armed forces personnel standing before the Virgin Mary church which was burnt, Imbaba district, Giza, 8 May, 2011. At least 10 were killed, 186 were injured during bloody sectarian clashes which took place in Imbaba. Clashes erupted over a woman who allegedly converted to Islam after getting married to a Muslim and is being held in a church in Imbaba, which made her husband contact the Salafi groups who torched the church.  
Catholic film festival canceled due to security fears
Mohsen Hosni 08 May 2011
Organizers of the Egyptian Catholic Center Film Festival canceled its 2011 edition, citing security risks. Due to...
"The Building Manager"
Alexandria film festival opens
Louise Sarant 16 Sep 2010
The screenings of the 26th Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries kicked off yesterday in movie theatres...
French actress Christine Citti holds her honorary award as she speaks with Egyptian veteran actor Omar Sharif, opening ceremony of Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries, Sayed Darwish Theater, Alexandria, September 14, 2010. Thirty five films from 16 countries are showing during the festival from 14-19 September.
Farouk Hosni inaugurates 26th Alexandria Film Festival
Nabil Abu Shal 15 Sep 2010
The opening and closing ceremonies of the 26th Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries, hosted by the...