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“The Citizen” to feature at San Francisco film festival
October 15, 2014
“The Citizen” to feature at San Francisco film festival
The Citizen, a 2012 production by 3K Pictures, Why Me Film, will feature in the San Francisco Arab Film Festival…
National Center for Cinema to prepare national documentary films
October 14, 2014
National Center for Cinema to prepare national documentary films
The National Center for Cinema is preparing a series of films under the title "Return of Spirit" to document the…
Culture Minister to open Alexandria Film Festival Wednesday
September 9, 2014
Culture Minister to open Alexandria Film Festival Wednesday
Culture Minister Gaber Asfour will open on Wednesday the Alexandria Film Festival at Bibliotheca Alexandrina.The festival is organized by the…
Indonesia bans Hollywood epic ‘Noah’ over Islamic concerns
March 25, 2014
Indonesia bans Hollywood epic ‘Noah’ over Islamic concerns
Indonesia has banned Hollywood biblical epic "Noah" starring Russell Crowe, censors said Tuesday, the latest Muslim country to stop the…
The Square: Story of lost revolutionaries
January 29, 2014
The Square: Story of lost revolutionaries
Today at 2am Cairo time, viewers from around the world will tune into the annual Oscars ceremony, where an Egyptian…
Luxor film festival of African liberation, leaders’ families invited
December 10, 2013
Luxor film festival of African liberation, leaders’ families invited
The Luxor Festival for the African Cinema announced on Tuesday the launching of a new section for movies carrying the…
State-run authority releases a book on Jews in Egyptian Cinema
November 21, 2013
State-run authority releases a book on Jews in Egyptian Cinema
The state-owned General Authority for Cultural Palaces has recently released the book “Jews and cinema in Egypt and the Arab…
Women’s international film festival to open Saturday
November 13, 2013
Women’s international film festival to open Saturday
The sixth Cairo International Women’s Film Festival (CIWFF) will open on Saturday, running from 16-22 November. 35 movies from 25…
European Film Panorama set to begin 27 November
October 29, 2013
European Film Panorama set to begin 27 November
Filmmaker and producer Marianne Khoury, director of the European Film Panorama Foundation, has said that the sixth Panorama will begin…
CineMobile Film Festival withdraws ‘Ensan’ award amid intellectual piracy claims
October 10, 2013
CineMobile Film Festival withdraws ‘Ensan’ award amid intellectual piracy claims
The management of CineMobile Film Festival have withdrawn its grand award, earlier given to the film "Ensan," after receiving complaints…