Two major Egyptian festivals have been postponed due to the war between Hamas and Israel. The management of the El Gouna Film Festival announced in a press release the indefinite postponement of their event: “the GFF team hopes to resume the 6th edition when the situation in the Palestinian territories stabilizes.” The deferment of the …
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EGYPT / The 6th El Gouna Film Festival opens
During a press conference, the organisers of the El Gouna Film Festival announced the films for the 6th edition which will be held from October 27th to November 2nd. This international festival specialises in discovering new voices while also being a catalyst for developing film-production in the Arab world. 14 films will be shown in …
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SCREENINGS OF PriMed 2022 FILMS IN JORDANIA
The CMCA in collaboration with the Royal Jordan Film Commission is organizing a series of screenings in Amman, Jordan. The documentaries will be broadcast from July 17 to 19 from 8 p.m. This event is free and it is organized for the promotion of the festival PriMed. Find here the detailed program of screenings. Monday …
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MOROCCO / “The Mother of All Lies” wins the Sydney Film Festival’s Official Competition
Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir won the Official Competition of the Sydney Film Festival for The Mother Of All Lies. Conceived as a drama-documentary, the film explores the director’s family history and the lies told around the devastation and violence of the 1981 riots in Casablanca. Without using archival images or photographs, she meticulously recreates …
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EGYPT / The director Marianne Khoury appointed artistic director of the El Gouna Film Festival
Having recently announced the dates of the 6th El Gouna Film Festival (October 10th– 20th), the organisers have now revealed the name of the new artistic director: Egyptian producer/director Marianne Khoury. Her appointment will help the festival increase its support for Arab and Egyptian film-makers. Following the announcement, Mrs Khoury said she will “expand the …
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EGYPT / “Mammals”, Omar El Zohairy’s new project
Egyptian director, Omar El Zohairy, has unveiled his new project, Mammals. Produced in France by Juliette Lepoutre for Still Moving, it will be shot in English with an international cast. Co-scripted by El Zohairy with Mohamed Adeeb (author of the Egyptian series Bimbo), the film is set in Japan where a young man visits his …
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JORDAN / Mosalsalat Screenwriters Lab closes
The 3rd Mosalsalat Screenwriters Lab (MSL), organized by Jordan’s Royal Film Commission, took place from May 29th to June 2nd at the Azraq Wetland Reserve in eastern Jordan. An annual event, the Mosalsalat Screenwriters Lab is one of the first workshops for writers and creators of television series from the Arab world. It gives the …
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