Mohamed Beshir
This week in 1937: Egypt’s censors ban their first film
Archaeology
March 21, 2013
This week in 1937: Egypt’s censors ban their first film
Celebrating the diamond jubilee of its confiscation of the film “Lashin” on 17 March 1937, Egypt’s Board of Censors marked…
Independent filmmaking ‘coming forth by day’
Cinema/TV
January 1, 2013
Independent filmmaking ‘coming forth by day’
At some point during the shooting of “Ein Shams” in 2008, Ibrahim El Batout had a camera rigged on a…
An unconventional voice from the Tunisian revolution
Cinema/TV
September 8, 2012
An unconventional voice from the Tunisian revolution
VENICE –– “Ya Man Aach” (It Was Better Tomorrow), Hinde Boujemma’s first feature-length documentary is screened in the Proiezioni…
Q&A with the innovative film producers of ‘Leones’
Cinema/TV
September 7, 2012
Q&A with the innovative film producers of ‘Leones’
VENICE — A hefty psychological drama that follows five friends getting lost in a forest, and slowly reveals a more…
‘La Nave Dolce’ documents hijacked ship’s struggle for freedom
Cinema/TV
September 6, 2012
‘La Nave Dolce’ documents hijacked ship’s struggle for freedom
VENICE — Late Italian screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, a main contributor to the neorealist movement, once said: “in the archives are…
‘Winter of Discontent’ film precedes the Arab Spring
Cinema/TV
September 3, 2012
‘Winter of Discontent’ film precedes the Arab Spring
VENICE — “Amr Nagi Ismail,” says the mother, stating her son’s name to an edgy police officer. She has been…
The Virgin, the Copts and Us: Film shatters stereotypes with ingenuity
Cinema/TV
July 30, 2012
The Virgin, the Copts and Us: Film shatters stereotypes with ingenuity
Following its award-winning spree at the Third Doha Tribeca Film Festival, the 2012 Berlinale and the 15th Ismailia International Film…