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The Egyptian documentary The Brink of Dreams directed by Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir won the Golden Eye at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Filmed over 4 years, the film follows a group of Coptic girls from a village in southern Egypt who rebel by forming a street theatre group. Dreaming of becoming actresses, …
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MAD Solutions is expanding. It has announced the creation of a new branch dedicated to international sales of Arab films. This new venture will be launched during the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Based in Dubai, the MAD group’s new company will be led by Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab, with Colin Brown as the third …
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On May 3rd IMA – the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris – hosted the conference “Women, Actors of Change in the Mediterranean” as part of the first Mediterranean Feminist Forum. It was organized by the EuroMed Feminist Initiative with the support of France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. The aim of the conference …
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The 24th Khouribga International Festival of African Film (FFICAK) will be held from May 11th to 18th. Created in 1977 by the National Federation of Moroccan Film Clubs and the Khouribga Film Club, this year’s festival will screen 13 features from 11 African countries and 14 shorts. In the feature film category, Mohamed El Samman’s …
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The 10th Industry Days, part of the Malmo Arab Film Festival, will be held from April 23rd to 26th. 14 projects from 14 countries have been selected from the 36 applications received. The selected projects will compete in three categories: short films in development, feature-length dramas in development and films in post-production. The Industry Days’ …
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On the night of March 15th to March 16th a fire broke out in Cairo’s historic al-Ahram studios. Spotted after the filming of a Ramadan soap opera, the fire ravaged the entire studio and spread to neighbouring buildings and dwellings. According to Al-Ahram Hebdo, the public prosecutor’s office has appointed a group of experts to …
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Amr Salama’s short film 60 Egyptian Pounds received its first international showing at the Friborg International Film Festival (March 15th – 25th). “60 Egyptian Pounds” is about an aspiring rapper, Ziad, and his family, all victims of an abusive father. Ziad takes refuge in music and writing song lyrics. When the situation at home becomes …
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