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The newspaper Egypt Independent has reported that the historical TV series “Talaat Harb”, which has been talked about for many years, is finally being made, with Mohamed al-Sayed Eid as writer and Sherif Arafa (“Dark Birds”, “Halim”) directing. Talaat Harb (1867-1941) was an Egyptian economist, founder of Banque Misr (Bank of Egypt) and other large …
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The Anna Lindh Foundation has launched its call for applications for the 9th Mediterranean Journalist Award. Journalists working in the written press, television, radio and citizen media of the 42 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean, plus Syria and Libya, are invited to submit their applications. The award recognizes outstanding journalistic work which contributes …
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The Egyptian actor Omar Sharif died July 10th at the age of 83. He began his film career in 1954 in Youssef Chahine’s “Struggle in the Valley” (1954) and “Dark Waters” (1956). But it was his role as the desert prince Sherif Ali in David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962) which made him an international …
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After the success of its first season, aired on Al Nahar, the reality TV programme “El Mashrou3” has found finance to launch a second season. In 2009 Anna Elliott, a young American woman, created the Bamyan Media Production Company to launch “El Mashrou3” (The Project). In the show young Egyptian entrepreneurs compete against each other …
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From May 6th to 26th Cairo’s Zawya cinema was given over to documentaries. For twenty days the cinema hosted conferences, workshops and a programme of 20 films covering 1922 to the present. The idea of the festival is to help the Egyptian public discover the documentary genre and open discussion about its forms, creativity and …
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The news website Ahram Online reports that the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) will broadcast 11 television series over Ramadan, among them Tamer Mohsen’s “Taht El-Saytara” (Under Control), Ahmed Medhat’s “Zarf Eswed” (The Black Envelope) and Ahmed Nour’s “Yawmeyat Zawga Mafousa” (Diary of a Devastated Woman). They have all been co-produced by ERTU and …
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Season 2 of the TV series “Saraya Abidine”: the final exterior scene is in the can. The first season, broadcast during Ramadan 2014, was about the life of Ismail Pasha, Viceroy and then Khedive of Egypt. The costumes and filming locations are meticulously prepared, the first episode was shot in the Abdeen Palace. The second …
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