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Egypt wins Berlin Film Festival Robert Bosch Foundation Prize
February 9, 2015
Egypt wins Berlin Film Festival Robert Bosch Foundation Prize
The Egyptian-German documentary film “Amal,” which is directed by Mohamed Siam, won the Robert Bosch Stiftung Best Documentary award at…
Censorship Authority: Egypt to no longer cut scenes from movies as of April
February 9, 2015
Censorship Authority: Egypt to no longer cut scenes from movies as of April
Abdel Sattar Fathy, head of the Censorship Authority, said that not a single scene from local or foreign films would…
Banned filmmaker Panahi’s taxi-eye view of Tehran shown in Berlin
February 7, 2015
Banned filmmaker Panahi’s taxi-eye view of Tehran shown in Berlin
Banned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who has defied the authorities before by smuggling a film out of Iran, did it again…
Banderas: Hollywood is a brand, not a place
February 7, 2015
Banderas: Hollywood is a brand, not a place
Antonio Banderas, 54, is on form. The Spanish star will shortly play Pablo Picasso in "33 Dias," and will be…
Filmmaker animates Prophet Mohamed in response to Charlie Hebdo
February 5, 2015
Filmmaker animates Prophet Mohamed in response to Charlie Hebdo
The making of the first Egyptian animation film about the life of the Prophet Mohamed is under way in response…
Anoushka played a part in Abou Seif’s film as per his late father’s will
February 5, 2015
Anoushka played a part in Abou Seif’s film as per his late father’s will
Anoushka said she appeared in just one scene of Mohamed Abou Seif’s film “Haz West Al-Balad,” playing an aristocratic woman…
36 countries in Children Cinema in Cairo
February 5, 2015
36 countries in Children Cinema in Cairo
More than 165 artworks, long and short movies from 36 countries will take part in Cairo International Film Festival for…
‘Frozen’ still hot as Disney profit beats forecasts
February 4, 2015
‘Frozen’ still hot as Disney profit beats forecasts
Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N) quarterly profit topped Wall Street's estimates as its blockbuster animated film "Frozen" heated up home entertainment…
Brad Pitt to Lead Angelina Jolie’s ‘Africa’
February 4, 2015
Brad Pitt to Lead Angelina Jolie’s ‘Africa’
Actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie has been hired to direct "Africa," a feature film about paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey…
Mahmoud Hemeida speaks about new movie ‘Cat and Mouse’
February 3, 2015
Mahmoud Hemeida speaks about new movie ‘Cat and Mouse’
Movie star Mahmoud Hemeida said he was pleased to work with scriptwriter Wahid Hamed and director Tamer Mohsen in the…