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Ola Salwa


338 articles available in total starting from 21/03/2017. Last article published on 10/06/2025.

The 32nd Camerimage crowns The Girl with the Needle as its champion

The 32nd Camerimage crowns The Girl with the Needle as its champion

Polish DoP Michał Dymek, who worked on Magnus von Horn’s film, has scooped the Golden Frog, while the Silver Frog and Bronze Frog went to Lol Crawley and Paul Guilhaume, respectively  

27/11/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Poland

Review: Trains

Review: Trains

The found-footage film by veteran Polish documentarian Maciej J Drygas, which is the result of ten years’ work, really lets the mind wander  

26/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

Review: The Bridge

Review: The Bridge

Walid Mattar's modest yet lovely comedy is a cautionary tale about getting what you wish for  

26/11/2024 | Cairo 2024

Review: Abo Zaabal 89

Review: Abo Zaabal 89

In his poignant doc, Bassam Mortada, the son of a political prisoner, investigates how the very fabric of his family was torn apart and the constituent parts never came back the same way again  

22/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

Piotr Domalewski's Altar Boys enters the editing room

Piotr Domalewski's Altar Boys enters the editing room

The Polish filmmaker's fourth feature will revolve around a group of catholic altar servers, who aim to show justice to their neighbours from a housing estate  

15/11/2024 | Production | Funding | Poland

Rodrigo Brum • Head, Cairo Film Connection

Interview: Rodrigo Brum • Head, Cairo Film Connection

"It was crucial to me that the selection reflected not my taste, but the diversity of stories and aesthetic approaches from the region"

We sat down to discuss the 10th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival's platform presenting upcoming fiction and documentary feature projects from the MENA region  

13/11/2024 | Cairo 2024

Ghost Trail scoops the Golden Star at the seventh El Gouna Film Festival

Ghost Trail scoops the Golden Star at the seventh El Gouna Film Festival

The debut feature by Jonathan Millet has bagged the main prize at the Egyptian gathering, while The Kingdom by Julien Colonna was a runner-up in the Narrative Feature Competition  

05/11/2024 | El Gouna 2024 | Awards

Ahmed Shawky • Head, CineGouna Funding

Interview: Ahmed Shawky • Head, CineGouna Funding

“We are a place where you can get access to important platforms, and meet European distributors, festivals and labs”

The Egyptian film critic and FIPRESCI president, who is heading CineGouna Funding for the second year, tells us about the changes he has introduced  

23/10/2024 | El Gouna 2024

The 40th MIPCOM Cannes poised to kick off with Spain as its Country of Honour

The 40th MIPCOM Cannes poised to kick off with Spain as its Country of Honour

The gathering, dubbed the “mother of all entertainment content markets”, unspools between 21 and 24 October, hosting screenings of upcoming European series  

18/10/2024 | Industry | Market | Europe

Ewa Szabłowska  • Artistic director, mBank New Horizons IFF

Interview: Ewa Szabłowska • Artistic director, mBank New Horizons IFF

“Our competition this year is more about psychonautic exploration”

One of the artistic directors of the Polish gathering outlines this year’s programme and explains the festival’s theme of “cinema that leads”  

18/07/2024 | New Horizons 2024

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