Film
The pick: Memories of a nuclear holocaust
Cinema/TV
February 8, 2013
The pick: Memories of a nuclear holocaust
In a moment of questionable parenting, when I was five my father gave me animated adaptations of “Animal Farm” (the…
This week in 1919: The birth of Egypt’s Hitchcock
Cinema/TV
February 7, 2013
This week in 1919: The birth of Egypt’s Hitchcock
One of Egypt’s pioneering filmmakers, Kamal El Sheikh, was born on 5 February 94 years ago. Sheikh is known as…
Egyptian Comedian Wahid Seif, 79, dies
Egypt
January 20, 2013
Egyptian Comedian Wahid Seif, 79, dies
Egyptian Comedian Wahid Seif was buried on Sunday in Alexandria a day after he died in Cairo after suffering a…
Cairo International Film Festival opening delayed
Cinema/TV
November 27, 2012
Cairo International Film Festival opening delayed
The opening of the Cairo International Film Festival’s 35th session will be delayed to 28 November, said Soheir Abdel Qader,…
Cairo security tells movie star to avoid downtown cinemas
Egypt
October 30, 2012
Cairo security tells movie star to avoid downtown cinemas
Film producer Ahmed al-Sobky, acting on the advice of Cairo security authorities, is preventing actor Mohamed Ramadan from going to…
Protesters against film clash with police in Tahrir
Egypt
September 13, 2012
Protesters against film clash with police in Tahrir
A protest against a film deemed offensive to the Prophet Mohamed turned violent as clashes erupted between demonstrators and police…
Al-Azhar objects to film on Prophet Mohamed
Cinema/TV
May 10, 2012
Al-Azhar objects to film on Prophet Mohamed
Al-Azhar rejected and expressed deep concern over Iran’s intention to produce a movie that personifies the Prophet Mohamed and…
BBC produces film on role of electronic media in Arab uprisings
Egypt
March 17, 2012
BBC produces film on role of electronic media in Arab uprisings
BBC Arabic announced on Saturday that it has produced a documentary film featuring the role of new media and social…
I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
Cinema/TV
March 10, 2012
I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
Asghar Farhadi, the director who won Iran's first-ever Oscar for his movie "A Separation," declared on Saturday he would never…
Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say
Cinema/TV
February 27, 2012
Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say
Censorship authorities have banned the screening of a movie that features a love story between a Coptic woman and a Muslim man,…