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Shooting begins for Muslim Brotherhood TV series

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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