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

Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji • Director of Hanging Gardens

Interview: Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji • Director of Hanging Gardens

“I think the new generation will accept this film; the radicals will be upset”

VENICE 2022: Inspired by De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves, the Iraqi director takes a look at his “unbalanced” home country  

14/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Orizzonti Extra

Review: Hanging Gardens

Review: Hanging Gardens

VENICE 2022: A spectacular find among the rubble of post-war Baghdad causes disruption, unrest and hilarity in Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji’s film  

12/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Orizzonti Extra

Five women directors triumph at this year’s Film O’Clock International Festival

Five women directors triumph at this year’s Film O’Clock International Festival

Gabriela Dașoveanu’s Love Stories on the Move has won the Jury Prize, whilst Karina Logothetis’ Nexting received the Audience Award  

07/03/2022 | Festivals | Awards | Romania/Lithuania/Bulgaria/Greece/Egypt/South Africa

Ahmed Shawky • Artistic advisor, Aswan International Women Film Festival

Interview: Ahmed Shawky • Artistic advisor, Aswan International Women Film Festival

“When I am at a big European festival and I go to watch a French or a German film, I always have open expectations”

We talked to the Egyptian gathering’s newly appointed artistic adviser about female-led filmmaking and the relevance of Europe to the festival  

02/03/2022 | /Egypt

Mirona Radu • Director, Film O’Clock International Festival

Interview: Mirona Radu • Director, Film O’Clock International Festival

“The main mission is to cultivate a love for cinema around the world by using meridians as a tool to hold synchronised screenings in cinemas”

During our chat, we spoke about the innovative concept of the festival, its line-up and its industry initiatives, among other topics  

22/02/2022 | /Lithuania/Romania/Bulgaria/Greece/Egypt/South Africa

Review: Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?

Review: Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?

BERLINALE 2022: In this experimental take on Shakespeare’s sonnet, Mohammad Shawky Hassan lets a group of men recount the pitfalls they have encountered in their love lives  

22/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Forum

Mexican-Polish co-production The Hole in the Fence grabs the main trophy at Cairo

Mexican-Polish co-production The Hole in the Fence grabs the main trophy at Cairo

Director Joaquín del Paso together with his producing partner Fernanda de la Peza accepted the Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film during a glamorous ceremony at the Cairo Opera House  

06/12/2021 | Cairo 2021 | Awards

107 Mothers wins this year's Arab Critics’ Award for European Films

107 Mothers wins this year's Arab Critics’ Award for European Films

The joint initiative between European Film Promotion and the Arab Cinema Center, aiming to promote European cinema to the Arab world, handed out its award at the Cairo Film Festival  

02/12/2021 | Cairo 2021

The Cairo International Film Festival unveils its full line-up

The Cairo International Film Festival unveils its full line-up

Emir Kusturica will chair the International Competition jury, appointed to weigh up 13 feature films, 8 of which are European productions or co-productions  

17/11/2021 | Cairo 2021

Review: You Resemble Me

Review: You Resemble Me

VENICE 2021: Produced by Spike Lee, Spike Jonze and Alma Har’el, Dina Amer's film is a powerful take on the woman falsely accused of being Europe's first female suicide bomber  

15/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Giornate degli Autori

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