filmmakers
The CIFF opens registration for Cairo Industry Days
Art news
September 3, 2019
The CIFF opens registration for Cairo Industry Days
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced the opening of registration for filmmakers and TV makers in the second…
‘The Crew’ creators withdraw from Sharm el-Sheikh Asian Film Festival
Art news
March 4, 2019
‘The Crew’ creators withdraw from Sharm el-Sheikh Asian Film Festival
The first days of the Sharm el-Sheikh Asian Film Festival witnessed a crisis between the creators of the opening film…
Saudi filmmakers build audiences without cinemas
Cinema/TV
September 7, 2017
Saudi filmmakers build audiences without cinemas
With daring filmmakers, untold stories and entertainment-starved young people, Saudi Arabia has all the makings of a local movie industry…
Two new age classifications for films: censorship board
Cinema/TV
April 5, 2016
Two new age classifications for films: censorship board
The Ministry of Culture has approved a new system of film classification, adding two new age categories for the classification…
Filmmakers defend a language switch at English-heavy Cannes
Cinema/TV
May 20, 2015
Filmmakers defend a language switch at English-heavy Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival is as close to the movies' answer to the United Nations. The filmmakers and media of…
CineMobile Film Festival withdraws ‘Ensan’ award amid intellectual piracy claims
Cinema/TV
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The management of CineMobile Film Festival have withdrawn its grand award, earlier given to the film "Ensan," after receiving complaints…
Egypt’s uprising inspires and liberates local filmmakers
Cinema/TV
March 12, 2011
Egypt’s uprising inspires and liberates local filmmakers
Following the fall of the Mubarak regime, Egyptian artists have been quick to embrace their previously denied right of freedom…