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Articles of the author Sherif Awad
Disappointments at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival
DOHA - The third Doha Tribeca Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with the US$55 million production “Black Gold,” a co-production of the Doha Film Institute and Tunisian producer Tarek Ben Ammar. Helmed by French director Jean-Jacques Annaud, “Black (...)

28 - 10 - 2011
Mohamed Karim: Doctor turned international film star
Rising Egyptian actor Mohamed Karim was born to a whole family of medics, so it seemed inevitable he would inherit a love for the sacred profession. In his teen years, however, Karim found himself attracted to the glamour of the silver screen, and (...)

04 - 07 - 2011
''Just Like Us'' challenges Arab stereotypes with humor
What do you do if your name is Ahmed Ahmed and it matches that of a terrorist - so every time you're at an airport, the authorities double check on you? This is a joke that Egyptian American standup comedian Ahmed Ahmed likes to tell every time he's (...)

14 - 06 - 2011
Egypt in Tribeca: ''Cairo Exit'' and revolution at the Tribeca Film Festival
The tenth Tribeca Film Festival in New York, which ended yesterday, brought around 80 international films from more than 30 countries. The festival was co-created by American actor Robert De Niro in order to revitalize Manhattan's downtown Tribeca (...)

02 - 05 - 2011
The revolution reshapes Egyptian cinema
“After 25 January, Egypt changed,” has become a common pronouncement. And Egyptian cinema has started to adjust. Before the revolution, many films and plays tried to criticize corruption, state violence and poverty, but faced red lines. Some of the (...)

18 - 04 - 2011
Year Ender: Best Arab cinema
"The Forgotten Ones" (Morocco). An acclaimed film that received many awards worldwide, "The Forgotten Ones," from writer-director Hassan Benjelloun, tackles the ongoing problems of illegal immigration to Europe. The story is told through the eyes of (...)

30 - 12 - 2010
The closing night of CIFF 2010: Egypt gets the awards ''in the eyes of the world''!
The closing ceremony of the 34th Cairo “International” Film Festival turned into a national awards night for Egyptian cinema. Although many foreign films did return home with more than one trophy in hand, it was peculiar to see awards being shared (...)

11 - 12 - 2010
Festival Films, critic''s pick: Syria''s ''Once Again''
Winner of many awards including Best Arab Film at 2009's Damascus Film Festival, the Syrian film “Once Again” is the feature debut from writer-director Joud Said. It was recently screened at both the Abu Dhabi and Carthage Festivals before making (...)

09 - 12 - 2010
Festival Films: Tunisia''s ''Late December''
Screened in the Arab Competition of the 34th edition of Cairo Festival, “Late December” is one of only a few Tunisian feature films produced every year. It premiered few weeks ago at the Carthage Film Festival before opening in Tunisian theaters. (...)

07 - 12 - 2010
The 34th Cairo International Film Festival: More films, fewer stars
Preparations are underway at the Cairo Opera House for the opening ceremony of the 34th Cairo International Film Festival and organizers are trying hard to keep people excited. But they have been only partially successful in raising the expectations (...)

29 - 11 - 2010
Egyptian film in Tunisia: Dispatch from the Carthage Film Festival
The last quarter of the year is usually busy in the Arab film festival circuit with six festivals competing to attract films, stars and media coverage. After Abu Dhabi, is Carthage (23-31 October) and Doha (26-30 October). In its twenty-third year, (...)

28 - 10 - 2010
Egyptian film in the Gulf: Dispatch from the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, part II
Egyptian cinema is a quite significant presence at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Film Festival. "Messages from the Sea," Dawood Abdel-Sayed's poetic drama (released earlier this year in Cairo) about a young man looking for real tenderness in Alexandria, is set (...)

19 - 10 - 2010
The stars are out: Dispatch from the Abu Dhabi Film Festival
The fourth annual Abu Dhabi Film Festival (14-23 Oct) kicked off last Thursday at the Emirates Palace, where a large number of Egyptian, Arab and international stars and filmmakers, as well as a large media entourage, walked the red carpet at the (...)

16 - 10 - 2010
Summer screen sensations
Arabic movies dominate movie theaters this season and vie for their share at the box office CAIRO: Despite the start of the World Cup, the season of summer films has started with a bang. Five Egyptian films have overrun the multiplexes nationwide (...)

16 - 06 - 2006
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