Cinema/TV
Shooting begins for Muslim Brotherhood TV series
April 19, 2010
Shooting begins for Muslim Brotherhood TV series
Shooting has begun with Jordanian actor Iyad Nassar in the role of Hassan el-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, in…
Nile Birds
April 19, 2010
Nile Birds
Based on the poetic Egyptian novel Asafeer el-Neel (Birds of the Nile, Al Adab 1999) by Ibrahim Aslan, Magdy Ahmed…
Thanks to Israeli director, Egyptian filmmakers boycott festival
April 8, 2010
Thanks to Israeli director, Egyptian filmmakers boycott festival
The sixth annual short-film festival at the French Cultural Center in Cairo (CFCC), "Recontres de l'Image," started out with 49…
Security besieges cultural center in fear of protests
April 4, 2010
Security besieges cultural center in fear of protests
Central Security forces surrounded the French Cultural Center in Mobtadayan, downtown Cairo, yesterday, anticipating demonstrations after a number of film…
Q&A with Wessam Soliman: Holding on to a promise
March 31, 2010
Q&A with Wessam Soliman: Holding on to a promise
Wessam Soliman is a talented screenplay writer whose characters are fresh, witty and anything but typical. Within the span of…
Govt to buy ART, Rotana flicks for LE1 billion
March 30, 2010
Govt to buy ART, Rotana flicks for LE1 billion
Essam Abdel Hady, chairman of the state-run Egyptian Company for Sound and Light Shows and Cinema (SLC), said Monday that…
The thousand faces of Ahmed Zaki
March 29, 2010
The thousand faces of Ahmed Zaki
Five years has passed since the death of renowned Egyptian film actor Ahmed Zaki (1949-2005), yet his legacy lives on.…
Khaled el-Sawy: In art, ends justify means
March 29, 2010
Khaled el-Sawy: In art, ends justify means
In all of Khaled el-Sawy's roles he makes an impact. Even if the part is small, the actor enchants both…
Cinema Culture Center puts Iran’s female filmmakers in spotlight
March 24, 2010
Cinema Culture Center puts Iran’s female filmmakers in spotlight
Downtown's Cinema Culture Center celebrated International Woman's Day this month by screening five films by female filmmakers from the Iranian…
Palestinian director: We have the spirit, directors, and lots of stories
March 24, 2010
Palestinian director: We have the spirit, directors, and lots of stories
Sunday night marked the premier of Palestinian film Al mur wal rumman (Pomegranates and Myrrh, 2008) in Egyptian movie theaters.The…