Egypt urges ceasefire in Sudan as EU denounces RSF brutality after El-Fasher's capture    Finance Ministry introduces new VAT facilitations to support taxpayers    Al-Ahram Chemicals invests $10m to establish formaldehyde, derivatives complex in Sokhna    Egypt to launch national health tourism platform in push to become Global Medical Hub by 2030    Kuwaiti PM arrives in Cairo for talks to bolster economic ties    Omar Hisham Talaat: Media partnership with 'On Sports' key to promoting Egyptian golf tourism    CBE governor attends graduation ceremony of Future Leaders programme at EBI    Counting Down to Grandeur: Grand Egyptian Museum Opens Its Doors This 1st November    Egypt, Medipha sign MoU to expand pharmaceutical compounding, therapeutic nutrition    Egypt establishes high-level committee, insurance fund to address medical errors    Egypt brokers breakthrough AfCFTA deal on trade rules after 4 years of stalemate    EGX closes mostly red on 29 Oct    In pictures: New gold, silver coins celebrate the Grand Egyptian Museum    Pakistan-Afghanistan talks fail over militant safe havens    Egypt's Zohr field adds 70m cubic feet of gas per day from new well — minister    Sisi expands national support fund to include diplomats who died on duty    Egypt's Foreign Ministry voices appreciation for Sisi's gesture for diplomats who died on duty    Al-Sisi reaffirms Egypt's commitment to religious freedom in meeting with World Council of Churches    Egypt, Saudi Arabia discuss boosting investment, trade ties at FII9 in Riyadh    Egypt joins high-level talks in Riyadh to advance two-state solution for Palestine    Health Ministry outlines medical readiness for Grand Egyptian Museum opening 1 Nov.    Madinaty Golf Club to host 104th Egyptian Open    Egypt becomes regional hub for health investment, innovation: Abdel Ghaffar    LG Electronics Egypt expands local manufacturing, deepens integration of local components    Egypt medics pull off complex rescue of Spanish tourist in Sneferu's Bent Pyramid    Egypt Open Junior and Ladies Golf Championship concludes    Treasures of the Pharaohs Exhibition in Rome draws 50,000 visitors in two days    Al-Sisi reviews final preparations for Grand Egyptian Museum opening    Egypt's PM reviews efforts to remove Nile River encroachments    Al-Sisi: Cairo to host Gaza reconstruction conference in November    Egypt will never relinquish historical Nile water rights, PM says    Al-Sisi, Burhan discuss efforts to end Sudan war, address Nile Dam dispute in Cairo talks    Syria releases preliminary results of first post-Assad parliament vote    Egypt resolves dispute between top African sports bodies ahead of 2027 African Games    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Egyptian film Sheikh Jackson will screen in eight Arab countries
Ahram Online Published in Ahram Online on 06 - 12 - 2017

Sheikh Jackson by Amr Salama will be released in theaters in eight Arab countries starting 7 December.
Following its Egyptian premiere as the opening film for the first El-Gouna Film festival last September, and topping the local box office, Sheikh Jackson will be released in UAE, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Syria and Iraq.
The film was announced as Egypt's official submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign-Language Film, and is hopeful join the nominees' list to be announced in January 2018.
Sheikh Jackson is written and directed by Amr Salama and co-written by Omar Khaled, starring Ahmad Al Fishawy, Maged El Kedwany, Ahmed Malek, along with guest stars Amina Khalil, Dorra, Basma and Mahmoud El Bezawy.
The film is set on the day of Michael Jackson's death in 2009, and centres on an Egyptian sheikh who was dubbed "Jackson" by his friends during his schooldays.
The story goes on to explore the emotions stirred by the pop star's death, sparking a series of existential questions within the sheikh.
According to MAD Solutions, which handles the film's marketing, Sheikh Jackson is co-produced by The Producers, Film Clinic and iProductions. The German company Media Luna is responsible for distributing the film outside the Arab world, while Cleopatra Entertainment acquired the film's screening rights in North America planning to release it in theaters in the first quarter of 2018.
Sheikh Jackson had its world premiere at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival within the Special Presentations programme, where it was nominated for the People's Choice Award.
The film has since been screened at BFI London Film Festival, Carthage Film Festival (JCC), Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), within the New Egyptian Cinema 2016-2017 section, and the Arab Cinema Week in New York.
For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture

Clic here to read the story from its source.