Opening with director Amr Salam's latest film 'La Moakhza', the second edition of the Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival, 19-25 Jan, focuses on independent Egyptian and German cinema The second Luxor Egyptian and European Festival kicked off on Sunday 19 January with director Amr Salama's latest filmLa Moakhza (Excuse My French). The second edition of the festival boasts a diverse line-up of 62 films from 20 different countries, including Egypt. The feature film competition comprises 12 titles, including La Moakhza, while the short film competition includes 23 films. Within the focus of this year's edition on new (post-reunification) German cinema, eight contemporary German films will be screened, including famous titles like Run Lola Run (1998), Goodbye, Lenin! (2003) and The Lives of Others (2004). Several Egyptian films that were shot digitally will also be screened, as part of the festival's policy of supporting independent cinema and highlighting its significance. Such films include Yousry Nasrallah's Al Madina (The City, 1999), Mohamed Khan's Klephty (2004) and Ahmed Abdalla's Farsh w Ghata (Rags and Tatters, 2013). The festival, which was originally set to take place in September but was postponed on account of the unstable political situation, is organised by Noon Foundation for Culture and Art, and sponsored by the Ministry of Youth, the Ministry of Tourism, Luxor Governorate and the European Commission in Cairo. The festival runs until Saturday 25 January. Programme: Monday, 20 January Conference Palace 10am The Almost Man (Norway, 75 min) Rhino Full Throttle (Germany, 15 min) Shopping (France, 9 min) 1pm Run Lola Run (Germany, 81 min) 3.30pm Eight Minutes Deadline (Greece, 8 min) Running Dry (Greece, 10 min) Rabbitland (Serbia, 8 min) 6.30pm Miracle (Slovakia, 78 min) Pet Hate (Ireland, 5 min) Bird Food (Ireland, 5 min) The Enemy Within (Greece, 107 min) 9.30pm Rags and Tatters (Egypt, 87 min) Luxor Cultural Centre 11am Nowhere in Africa (Germany, 196 min) 7pm A Hot Night (Egypt, 120 min) 9.30pm Basra (Egypt, 94 min) Rowing Club 6.30pm The Era of Hatem Zahran (Egypt, 120) 8.30pm The Lives of Others (Germany, 137) Tuesday, 21 January Conference Palace 10am Bizness (Belgium, 14 min) Withering (Serbia, 108 min) Sweet Mosquito (France, 15 min) 1pm Nowhere in Africa (Germany, 196 min) 3.30pm Photoshopping (UK, 15 min) Eat Sleep Die (Sweden, 104 min) 6.30pm Scarf (Egypt, 15 min) Only One Truth (Egypt, 16 min) 9.30pm Winter of Discontent (Egypt, 95 min) Luxor Cultural Centre 11am Rabbitland (Serbia, 8 min) The Enemy Within (Greece, 107 min) Running Dry (Greece, 10 min) 2pm Shopping (France, 9 min) The Almost Man (Norway, 75 min) Rhino Full Throttle (Germany, 15 min) 4.30pm Bird Food (Ireland, 5 min) Miracle (Slovakia, 78 min) Eight Minutes Deadline (Greece, 8 min) Pet Hate (Ireland, 5 min) 7pm The Era of Hatem Zahran (Egypt, 120 min) Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (Russia, 1979) Rowing Club 6pm Naji Al Ali (Egypt, 125 min) 8.30pm Nowhere in Africa (Germany, 196 min) Wednesday, 22 January Conference Palace 10am In Vino Veritas (Czech Republic, 10 min) The Plague (Spain, 85 min) 95 (Estonia, 15 min) 1pm The State I Am in (Germany, 119 min) 3.30pm A Girl for a Hare (Russia, 9 min) Age of Panic (France, 94 min) Contretemps (France, 13 min) 6.30pm Ham Story (Czech Republic, 5 min) Roxanne (Hungary, 97 min) The Baumanns (Switzerland, 17 min) 9.30pm Klephty (Egypt, 93 min) Luxor Cultural Centre 11am Bizness (Belgium, 14 min) Withering (Serbia, 108 min) Sweet Mosquito (France, 15 min) 2pm Love and Pigeons (Russia, 107 min) 4.30pm Photoshopping (United Kingdom, 15 min) Eat Sleep Die (Sweden, 104 min) 7pm Naji Al Ali (Egypt, 125 min) Rowing Club 8.30pm The State I Am in (Germany, 119 min) Thursday, 23 January Conference Palace 10am Hazel (Switzerland, 8 min) In Bloom (Georgia, 102 min) The Finnish Cow (Romania, 20 min) 1pm The Lives of Others (Germany, 137) 3.30pm Warehouse (Germany, 7 min) A Long and Happy Life (Russia, 77 min) Sweet Rabbit (The Netherlands, 14 min) 9.30pm Chaos, Disorder (Egypt, 76 min) Luxor Cultural Centre 11am A Girl for a Hare (Russia, 9 min) Age of Panic (France, 94 min) Contretemps (France, 13 min) 2pm Scarf (Egypt, 15 min) Only One Truth (Egypt, 16 min) 4.30pm In Vino Veritas (Czech Republic, 10 min) The Plague (Spain, 85 min) 95 (Estonia, 15 min) 7pm Ham Story (Czech Republic, 5 min) Roxanne (Hungary, 97 min) The Baumanns (Switzerland, 17 min) 9.30pm My Wife and the Dog (Egypt, 104 min) Rowing Club 8.30pm Goodbye, Lenin! (Germany, 120 min) Friday, 24 January Conference Palace 10am The City (Egypt, 118 min) 1pm Distant Lights (Germany, 105 min) 3.30pm The Edge of Heaven (Germany, 120) 6.30pm Coming Forth by Day (Egypt, 96 min) 9.30pm Asham (Egypt, 87 min) Luxor Cultural Centre 11am Coming Forth by Day (Egypt, 96 min) 4.30pm Warehouse (Germany, 7 min) A Long and Happy Life (Russia, 77 min) Sweet Rabbit (The Netherlands, 14 min) 7pm Hazel (Switzerland, 8 min) In Bloom (Georgia, 102 min) The Finnish Cow (Romania, 20 min) Rowing Club 6pm Distant Lights (Germany, 105 min) Saturday, 25 January Conference Palace 10am Basra (Egypt, 94 min) 1pm Almanya – Welcome to Germany (Germany, 95 min) 3.30pm Goodbye, Lenin! (Germany, 120 min) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/91971.aspx
