drama
Hend Sabry begins shooting new series ‘Ayza Atalaa’
Culture
January 4, 2021
Hend Sabry begins shooting new series ‘Ayza Atalaa’
Tunisian-Egyptian actress Hend Sabry is entering the world of video-on-demand with her new series “Ayza Atalaa” (I want to get…
Rising Egyptian star Ahmed Malek wins GQ’s ‘Breakthrough Actor Of the Year’ award
Cinema/TV
December 22, 2020
Rising Egyptian star Ahmed Malek wins GQ’s ‘Breakthrough Actor Of the Year’ award
The GQ Middle East magazine has celebrated Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek by awarding him the “Breakthrough Actor Of the Year”…
UK Culture Secretary advises that Netflix remind audiences ‘The Crown’ is fiction
Cinema/TV
November 30, 2020
UK Culture Secretary advises that Netflix remind audiences ‘The Crown’ is fiction
Britain’s Secretary of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden urged Netflix to remind audiences at the start of each…
Egyptian talkshow puppet Abla Fahita returns in upcoming Netflix series
Culture
October 20, 2020
Egyptian talkshow puppet Abla Fahita returns in upcoming Netflix series
Abla Fahita, an Egyptian puppet character renowned for her sarcastic wit is set to return in the upcoming Netflix series…
Cut! Coronavirus pegs back Ramadan soaps
Middle East
April 3, 2020
Cut! Coronavirus pegs back Ramadan soaps
Missing scenes, unfinished episodes and sets sanitized against coronavirus — much-loved Ramadan television soaps are struggling to keep the cameras…
‘The Irishman’ to be screened at CIFF opening
Cinema/TV
October 23, 2019
‘The Irishman’ to be screened at CIFF opening
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has unveiled that Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” (2019) will be the opening film of the…
Egyptian drama “Weld al-Ghalaba” accused of plagiarizing “Breaking Bad”
Cinema/TV
June 7, 2019
Egyptian drama “Weld al-Ghalaba” accused of plagiarizing “Breaking Bad”
“Weld al-Ghalaba” (Son of the Poor), a Ramadan drama series featuring prominent leading actors Ahmed al-Sakka along with Injy al-Mokadem,…
National Women Council and students analyze violence against women in this year’s Ramadan dramas
Features/Interviews
July 3, 2018
National Women Council and students analyze violence against women in this year’s Ramadan dramas
Following another Ramadan season packed with countless series with a variety of plots, the National Council for Women aimed…
Ibrahim Eissa to star alongside Mohamed Henedy in TV-series remake of ‘Ard El Nefaq’
Cinema/TV
January 16, 2018
Ibrahim Eissa to star alongside Mohamed Henedy in TV-series remake of ‘Ard El Nefaq’
Starring alongside comedian Mohamed Henedy and actress Poussy, television host Ibrahim Eissa joined the cast of the television series…
National Council for Women to monitor women’s image in Ramadan series
Cinema/TV
June 3, 2017
National Council for Women to monitor women’s image in Ramadan series
The National Council for Women (NCW) said it will be monitoring the image of Egyptian women in all Ramadan TV…