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EGYPT / “Mammals”, Omar El Zohairy’s new project

Still Moving

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

Royal Film Commission

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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EGYPT / Haya Khairat, 1st Egyptian woman to win the Angénieux Special Encouragement Award at Cannes

Angenieux

Egyptian director and DOP Haya Khairat won the Angénieux Special Encouragement Award at the recent Cannes Film Festival – the first time an Egyptian cinematographer has won this award. Since 2013 the Pierre Angénieux Tribute ceremony has honoured directors of photography, and since 2018 the work of promising cinematographers. Pierre Angénieux founded the camera lens …

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MEDITERRANEAN  / The project call for Close Up is now open

Close-up

The call for projects for Close Up is open until July 9th. Close Up is an independent not-for-profit NGO based in Brussels. Every year it offers a training, development and mentorship programme for emerging documentary film-makers from South West Asia and North Africa. Participants must have made at least one short film. Only projects in …

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EGYPT / The Egyptian film industry gets together for the 49th Film Society Festival

49e édition du Film Society Festival

The awards ceremony for the 49th Film Society Festival will be held on May 20th at the Cairo Opera House. Organized under the joint patronage of the Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Development Fund, the Film Society Festival is the oldest and one of the most important festivals in Egypt. This year it celebrates …

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ARAB WORLD / Cedars Art Production had 8 series aired during Ramadan

Cedars Art Production

8 series made by Cedars Art Production were broadcast during Ramadan. With branches in Lebanon, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, the company mainly develops television series and films for regional audiences. Three of the 8 series were produced in Egypt: Season 3 of a thriller Al Maddah, a comedy, Change of Mood …

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EGYPT / This year’s Cairo International Film Festival

CIFF

The organizers of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) have announced that the 45th edition will be held from November 15th to 24th. CIFF is one of the oldest and most regular festivals in the Arab world and Africa, with Hussein Fahmy the current president and Amir Ramses, a film-maker, the artistic director. It is …

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