Naira Antoun 03 Apr 2013
A number of short films, ten in all, by upcoming Egyptian directors, each made within the past two years is showing as...
Ahmed Zaki Osman 07 Feb 2013
One of Egypt’s pioneering filmmakers, Kamal El Sheikh, was born on 5 February 94 years ago.
Sheikh is known as...
Mohamed Beshir 01 Jan 2013
At some point during the shooting of “Ein Shams” in 2008, Ibrahim El Batout had a camera rigged on a moving...
MENA 24 Dec 2012
Hala Lotfy's "Coming Forth by Day" received the Golden Wahr Award for the best feature film at the 6th...
Egypt Independent 17 Dec 2012
The jury of the 9th Dubai International Film Festival announced on Sunday this year’s winners of the Muhr Awards...
Ola El-Saket 28 Nov 2012
It’s difficult times for the organizers of the 35th Cairo International Film Festival, which will showcase 125...
Ali Abdel Mohsen 28 Oct 2012
LUXOR — Despite the fact that it now hosts two international film festivals, the city of Luxor hadn’t seen...
Jenifer Evans 18 Sep 2012
ALEXANDRIA — In “After the Flood,” the only Egyptian film competing in the 28th Alexandria Film...
Egypt Independent 23 Aug 2012
Whenever the name of Abdel Salam al-Naboulsy is mentioned anywhere around the Arab world, people — whether young...
Mai Elwakil 26 Jul 2012
"Winter of Discontent," Ibrahim Batout's latest film, will have its exclusive world premiere in this year...