cinema
Zawya to screen movies by Dawoud Abdel Sayed 17-20 Jan
Cinema/TV
January 15, 2015
Zawya to screen movies by Dawoud Abdel Sayed 17-20 Jan
Zawya movie theater in Downtown Cairo’s Odeon Cinema will screen a retrospective of prominent Egyptian director Dawoud Abdel Sayed from…
Coming attractions for Egyptian cinema in 2015
Cinema/TV
December 30, 2014
Coming attractions for Egyptian cinema in 2015
The first movie planned for 2015 is "Tawqit al-Qahera" (Cairo Local Time), starring Nour al-Sherif, Mervat Amin and Samir Sabry.…
Luxor film festival to announce program 11th January
Cinema/TV
December 28, 2014
Luxor film festival to announce program 11th January
Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival, to be held 24-31 January 2015, will announce the timetable for its events on…
Director Nader Galal dies, leaving a legacy of more than 50 movies
Cinema/TV
December 16, 2014
Director Nader Galal dies, leaving a legacy of more than 50 movies
Director Nader Galal died Tuesday at 73, leaving behind a legacy of outstanding cinema and TV works, according to Head…
ANHRI slams entry ban on Palestinian filmmaker
Egypt
December 8, 2014
ANHRI slams entry ban on Palestinian filmmaker
A human rights organization has slammed Egyptian security for denying entry to a Palestinian cinema professional last Thursday, denouncing the…
Arab music and cinema great Sabah dies at 87
Cinema/TV
November 26, 2014
Arab music and cinema great Sabah dies at 87
Lebanese diva Sabah died Wednesday morning in Beirut, her business manager, Joseph Gharib, told Al-Masry Al-Youm. Gharib said funeral procedures had…
Stars turn out to the Cairo Film Festival
Cinema/TV
November 18, 2014
Stars turn out to the Cairo Film Festival
Movie stars have made a remarkably unprecedented appearance at the Cairo International Film Festival, which concludes its events today, Tuesday.…
Seminar held on independent film industry held at Supreme Council of Culture
Books
November 14, 2014
Seminar held on independent film industry held at Supreme Council of Culture
A seminar on the independent film industry was held under the title "Free Cinema" at the Supreme Council of Culture…
Young producers win climate change movies awards
Cinema/TV
November 1, 2014
Young producers win climate change movies awards
Young multi-national producers have won the Action4Climate documentary competition awards for works that tackle climate change, the World Bank reported…
Kurdish movie recalls 25-year-old woes
Cinema/TV
October 28, 2014
Kurdish movie recalls 25-year-old woes
In his third cinematic endeavor, "Memories on Stone," featuring at the narrative competition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, director…