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

Dina Amer  • Director of You Resemble Me

Interview: Dina Amer • Director of You Resemble Me

"My mission as a filmmaker was to go beyond the incorrect reporting of the news"

VENICE 2021: The Egyptian-American journalist presents a potent, dramatic film that explores the roots of the trauma suffered by a young Maghrebi woman and a decision that will shake the whole world  

11/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Giornate degli Autori

Review: Feathers

Review: Feathers

CANNES 2021: Omar El Zohairy has won the Grand Prize for Best Film in the Critics’ Week for his absurdist comedy that turns a patriarchal father into a chicken  

15/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics’ Week

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for CPH:DOX title As I Want

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for CPH:DOX title As I Want

Samaher Alqadi’s film documents the protests following the string of severe sexual assaults that took place in Tahrir Square in 2013  

29/04/2021 | CPH:DOX 2021 | F:Act Award

Review: As I Want

Review: As I Want

BERLINALE 2021: Palestinian filmmaker Samaher Alqadi’s debut feature documents the protests following the string of severe sexual assaults that took place in Tahrir Square in 2013  

03/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Encounters

Review: Souad

Review: Souad

BERLINALE 2021: Ayten Amid’s 2020 Cannes Label-selected drama is a touching portrayal of three Egyptian youths and the tragic event that binds them  

02/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Panorama

Review: Sideshow

Review: Sideshow

Adam Oldroyd's debut film is an old-fashioned tale of psychics, serial killers and lost families  

30/12/2020 | Cairo 2020

British film Limbo tops the Golden Pyramid at the 42nd Cairo International Film Festival

British film Limbo tops the Golden Pyramid at the 42nd Cairo International Film Festival

The movie’s director, Ben Sharrock, also won the FIPRESCI Award and an Award for Best Artistic Contribution  

15/12/2020 | Cairo 2020 | Awards

Alaa Karkouti • Distributor, MAD Solutions

Interview: Alaa Karkouti • Distributor, MAD Solutions

“The good part of this situation is that we have the luxury of time”

We talked to Alaa Karkouti, CEO and co-founder of MAD Solutions and co-founder of the Arab Cinema Center, about some aspects of the Arab film market  

22/10/2020 | /Egypt

Review: Lift Like a Girl

Review: Lift Like a Girl

Mayye Zayed’s debut feature-length documentary centres on young women with dreams of becoming weightlifting champions  

18/09/2020 | Toronto 2020 | TIFF Docs

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for TIFF title Lift Like A Girl

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for TIFF title Lift Like A Girl

Egyptian documentarian Mayye Zayed’s debut feature is set to world-premiere in the TIFF Docs section of the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival  

07/09/2020 | Toronto 2020 | TIFF DOCS

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