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70 articles available in total starting from 30/05/2013. Last article published on 24/05/2025.

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Morad Mostafa • Director of Aisha Can't Fly Away

Interview: Morad Mostafa • Director of Aisha Can't Fly Away

"I asked myself why, in Egyptian cinema, we don't have any films about non-Egyptians characters"

CANNES 2025: The Egyptian filmmaker talked to us about the origins of his debut feature, centred on an African migrant in Cairo  

24/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Review: Aisha Can’t Fly Away

Review: Aisha Can’t Fly Away

CANNES 2025: Morad Mostafa crafts a debut feature that’s cinematically familiar in its festival aesthetic but is let down by a surface-level story despite its weighty themes  

23/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Aisha Can’t Fly Away becomes the first Egyptian film in Un Certain Regard since 2016

Aisha Can’t Fly Away becomes the first Egyptian film in Un Certain Regard since 2016

Morad Mostafa’s debut feature follows the eponymous 26-year-old immigrant and caregiver navigating violent tensions in the Cairo neighbourhood of Ain Shams  

18/04 | Production | Funding | Egypt/France/Germany/Tunisia/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Sudan

Mohamed Rashad • Director of The Settlement

Interview: Mohamed Rashad • Director of The Settlement

“This man was building his future on the death of his father”

BERLINALE 2025: The Alexandria-based filmmaker breaks down his narrative debut, which was born of a fascination with industrial environments  

19/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Perspectives

Review: The Settlement

Review: The Settlement

BERLINALE 2025: Underprivileged youths from Alexandria strive for a better future in the soft and sensitive narrative debut by Mohamed Rashad  

19/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Perspectives

Tarik Saleh • Director

Interview: Tarik Saleh • Director

"It’s our duty to ensure greater value is placed on film"

We met with the director behind The Nile Hilton Incident and Boy from Heaven, who’s also a member of the filmmakers’ jury at MyFrenchFilmFestival, while in Paris  

24/01 | /Sweden/France

The New Year That Never Came, Postmarks and Malu scoop the three main prizes at Cairo

The New Year That Never Came, Postmarks and Malu scoop the three main prizes at Cairo

Lee Kang Sheng and Maxim Stoyanov shared the Best Actor Award, while Yara de Novaes was named Best Actress  

25/11/2024 | Cairo 2024 | Awards

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

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

Essam Zakarea • Artistic director, Cairo International Film Festival

Interview: Essam Zakarea • Artistic director, Cairo International Film Festival

“We’ve focused on selecting films that are artistically valuable and emotionally resonant, with stories that engage audiences”

The seasoned film critic, programmer and newly appointed artistic director of the Egyptian festival discusses practical challenges, programme highlights and strategic visions for the future  

07/11/2024 | Cairo 2024

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