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74 articles available in total starting from 30/05/2013. Last article published on 15/10/2025.

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

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

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