On February 19th the Egyptian United Media Services (UMS) launched a new documentary channel, Al-Wathaeqya, on the Nilesat satellite. Journalist Sherif Saeed has been appointed to run the channel and Ahmed Al-Deriny the documentary department. The channel wants to show Egyptian and Arab viewers films involving politics, the economy and society. Documentaries on nature, regional …
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EGYPT – TUNISIA / Selma Baccar, guest of honour at the AIWFF
The 7th Aswan International Women’s Film Festival (AIWFF – March 5th to 10th) has announced Tunisian director, producer and politician Selma Baccar will be a guest of honour. Every year the festival highlights the work of women in the world of cinema. By choosing Ms. Baccar as a guest of honour the organizers want to …
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EGYPT – ALGERIA / The Life After at the Luxor African Film Festival
Anis Djaad’s The Life After was screened at the 12th Luxor African Film Festival. Organized in the town of Luxor, the festival was held from February 4th to 10th. Created in 2012 to remedy the low representation of African films in Egypt, the event champions African films and encourages partnerships between the continent’s film-makers. The …
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Arab World / MAD Solutions launches MAD Crew Celebrity
Production and distribution company MAD Solutions has launched MAD Crew Celebrity: a new division specializing in promoting the careers of directors, writers, producers as well as DP’s, costume designers, composers and editors. Modelled on their actors’ agency MAD Celebrity, this new off-shoot will be managed by Angie Skaik under the supervision of MAD Celebrity’s Executive …
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MIDDLE-EAST / Netflix and MEMI give a bursary to script-writers
In a recent press release, Netflix and the Middle East Media Initiative (MEMI) announced they are awarding a bursary to four writers from the MEMI summer programme. Every year MEMI selects a dozen writers from the Middle East and invites them to Los Angeles for five weeks to help them develop their ideas for series. …
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Egypt / The El Gouna Film Festival pushed back to 2023
The 6th El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) in Egypt, originally scheduled for October 13th – 22nd has been postponed until next year. Created in 2017, the festival has been described as one of the Middle East’s premier art and film events. The organizers announced the news in a press release on June 19th. “Given the …
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Egypt / Lynda Belkhiria directs the 9th Cairo Film Connection
Lynda Belkhiria will direct the 9th Cairo Film Connection (CFC) which will run during the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) from November 13th to 22nd. The Cairo Film Connection is part of Cairo Industry Days, a programme of meetings for professionals. A Tunisian event organiser, Lynda Belkhiria has coordinated several events for professionals, including the …
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