films
Festival Films: Iraq’s ‘The Quarter of Scarecrows’
Cinema/TV
December 6, 2010
Festival Films: Iraq’s ‘The Quarter of Scarecrows’
The ominous, low grumble of a bomber, slowly and methodically patrolling the vast skies above, ushers in the Iraqi soldier’s…
Preparations underway for the 34th annual Cairo International Film Festival
Cinema/TV
October 28, 2010
Preparations underway for the 34th annual Cairo International Film Festival
Preparations for the 34th annual Cairo International Film Festival, scheduled for 30 November to 9 December, 2010, are underway. According…
Alex Film Festival day four : On different paths, ‘forgottens ones’ and potato salads
Cinema/TV
September 18, 2010
Alex Film Festival day four : On different paths, ‘forgottens ones’ and potato salads
Day four of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries was—much like the featured films—a low-key affair. As usual, jury…
Farouk Hosni inaugurates 26th Alexandria Film Festival
Cinema/TV
September 15, 2010
Farouk Hosni inaugurates 26th Alexandria Film Festival
The opening and closing ceremonies of the 26th Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries, hosted by the Alexandria Opera House,…
Eid film review
Cinema/TV
September 11, 2010
Eid film review
With Ramadan over, audiences are ungluing their eyes from the small screen and seeking entertainment elsewhere. Al-Masry Al-Youm takes a…
Featuring documentaries
Cinema/TV
May 17, 2010
Featuring documentaries
As a director of independent, short and documentary movies and winner of the Saad Nadim prize for documentary films from…
Cinema: the year in review
Cinema/TV
December 30, 2009
Cinema: the year in review
Thirty seven feature films were screened in cinemas from 28 January to 23 December 2009.
Scorsese talks films at Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Cinema/TV
December 24, 2009
Scorsese talks films at Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Universally acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on Wednesday for a lecture on his work, and the films…
Modest revenues and little success
Cinema/TV
October 5, 2009
Modest revenues and little success
For almost all producers, the poor performance of Eid el-Fitr films concluded disappointing summer season for Egypt's cinema industry