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Filming of Cairo Local Time ends
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Filming of Cairo Local Time ends

Director Amir Ramses has declared that the filming of his newest work, Cairo Local Time, has come to an end,…
‘Enjoying poverty’ in Congo
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‘Enjoying poverty’ in Congo

“I’ve been watching this film for three days and I haven’t been the same,” said Moukhtar Kocache. “Walking in the…
Time travel and back: Three films capture revolutionary moments
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Time travel and back: Three films capture revolutionary moments

Azin Feizabadi is in Cairo, hosted by the art initiative Beirut. His presence is visible as you approach Beirut’s villa…
Hong Kong’s ‘Grandmaster’ takes Berlin Film Fest by storm
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Hong Kong’s ‘Grandmaster’ takes Berlin Film Fest by storm

BERLIN - It took iconic Chinese filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai 10 years to bring his personal adaptation of the IP biography…
The pick: Memories of a nuclear holocaust
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The pick: Memories of a nuclear holocaust

In a moment of questionable parenting, when I was five my father gave me animated adaptations of “Animal Farm” (the…
This week in 1919: The birth of Egypt’s Hitchcock
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This week in 1919: The birth of Egypt’s Hitchcock

One of Egypt’s pioneering filmmakers, Kamal El Sheikh, was born on 5 February 94 years ago. Sheikh is known as…
Egyptian Comedian Wahid Seif, 79, dies
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Egyptian Comedian Wahid Seif, 79, dies

Egyptian Comedian Wahid Seif was buried on Sunday in Alexandria a day after he died in Cairo after suffering a…
Cairo International Film Festival opening delayed
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Cairo International Film Festival opening delayed

The opening of the Cairo International Film Festival’s 35th session will be delayed to 28 November, said Soheir Abdel Qader,…
Cairo security tells movie star to avoid downtown cinemas
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Cairo security tells movie star to avoid downtown cinemas

Film producer Ahmed al-Sobky, acting on the advice of Cairo security authorities, is preventing actor Mohamed Ramadan from going to…
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