Salwa, a short film by Tunisian director Ines Ben Othman, was banned from being screened at the 8th Alexandria Short Film Festival, although it was still allowed to participate in the competition. The festival organisers told Ms Ben Othman of their decision two days before the festival opened, which was held from February 10th to …
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Serbian director Emir Kusturica is the chair of the jury of the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival running from November 26th to December 5th. The jury will decide the winners among the 13 films entered in the International Competition, which includes 8 European productions or co-productions. In all 98 films from 63 countries will be …
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Anglo-Egyptian actor Khalid Abdalla will play Dodi Al Fayed in Season 5 of The Crown with Australian star Elizabeth Debicki playing Princess Diana. Launched in 2016, the British Netflix series “follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and the events which shaped the second half of the 20th century.” In 2021 …
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Tunisia is the guest of honour at the first Alexandria Francophone Film Festival (FAFF), organized from June 18th to 23rd. The Festival will be held in the famous “Bibliotheca Alexandrina” in partnership with the French Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), the Fondation des Arts de la Culture et des médias and the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image (CNCI). The …
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The International Short Film Festival in Algeria and the Cairo Short Film Festival have signed a cooperation and partnership agreement. The cooperation and partnership agreement signed between both festivals specifies: organising joint training sessions, so industry professionals can exchange their experiences organising a monthly cultural forum with seminars and discussions about the world of cinema, …
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The documentary “The Life and Times of Omar Sharif” traces the life of actor Omar Sharif, a true cinema icon in Egypt and “one of the few Arab actors to have been successful in Hollywood”. Presented at the Copenhagen DOX: CPH Festival, the documentary traces how President Nasser’s policies in the 1950’s shaped Sharif’s career. …
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20 years after she left the small screen, Egyptian actress Sherihan (real name Sherihan Ahmed Abdelfattah al-Chalqati) made a comeback during Ramadan 2021. In a 4-minute commercial for Vodafone Egypt, the star repeats the choreography and music from an emblematic series “Fawazeer Ramadane” (The Riddles of Ramadan), first broadcast in the 1980’s during the iftar of Ramadan. …
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