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

Zeina Durra  • Director of Luxor

Interview: Zeina Durra • Director of Luxor

“It's as if this film wanted to be made”

We chatted to Zeina Durra about her Sundance-screened second film, the Andrea Riseborough starrer Luxor  

07/02/2020 | Sundance 2020 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Review: Luxor

Review: Luxor

Andrea Riseborough delivers an evocative performance in Zeina Durra's touching new movie  

29/01/2020 | Sundance 2020 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Cairo Industry Days builds bridges between continents

Cairo Industry Days builds bridges between continents

The second edition of the industry event, held during the 41st Cairo International Film Festival, invited over 250 industry professionals from Europe and the USA, among other nations  

03/12/2019 | Cairo 2019 | Cairo Industry Days

Mexican-US film I Am No Longer Here climbs the Golden Pyramid at the 41st Cairo IFF

Mexican-US film I Am No Longer Here climbs the Golden Pyramid at the 41st Cairo IFF

Ghost Tropic and A Certain Kind of Silence were among the European movies awarded during the 41st edition of the CIFF, as the event attained Oscar-qualifying status  

02/12/2019 | Cairo 2019 | Awards

God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya wins the first Arab Critics’ Award for European Films

God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya wins the first 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  

26/11/2019 | Cairo 2019

The 41st Cairo International Film Festival kicks off

The 41st Cairo International Film Festival kicks off

With a programme comprising 150 movies, including 18 world premieres, the most prestigious and oldest film event in the Middle East starts its nine-day run on 20 November  

20/11/2019 | Cairo 2019

Amjad Abu Alala  • Director of You Will Die at 20

Interview: Amjad Abu Alala • Director of You Will Die at 20

"We Sudanese people are all calling for freedom"

VENICE 2019: Sudanese director Amjad Abu Alala talks to us about his feature debut, You Will Die at 20, an international co-production selected in the Giornate degli Autori  

01/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Review: You Will Die at 20

Review: You Will Die at 20

VENICE 2019: A largely European production, the feature debut from Sudanese filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala reveals a promising director with great control of mise en scène  

31/08/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Adolf El Assal • Director of Sawah

Interview: Adolf El Assal • Director of Sawah

"I'm lucky to be able to use my personal experiences in order to talk about funny situations and to show another side of Luxembourg"

Luxembourgish director of Egyptian origin Adolf El Assal chats to us about his latest film, Sawah, as well as his journey, his influences and projects in the pipeline  

31/05/2019

Review: Sawah

Review: Sawah

Adolf El Assal’s latest comedy is a funny and highly entertaining film that roots for multiculturalism  

22/03/2019 | Luxembourg 2019

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