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CIFF 40th edition kicks off, opening ceremony features documentary about Alexandria
Egyptian Culture Minister Ines Abdel-Dayem inaugurated festival
Irish Film Festival gears up for 4th edition
This year’s festival kicks off in Penrith on Wednesday 18 April
Julian Assange documentary to air in the US
Cinedelta: a step towards reviving the documentary film industry in Egypt
Aiming to provide professional training to amateurs from around the Delta region about the latest editing and storytelling techniques in the documentary film industry, Cinedelta project was launched in 2016 through the fruitful cooperation between the Italian non-governmental organisation Ricerca e Cooperazione and Fig Leaf Studios. The programme provided 20 Egyptian students with a series …
‘Zeinab: a life journey’ selected as best documentary at Egyptian National Film Festival
The documentary tells the story of a woman from Upper Egypt that decided to peruse her desires despite depressing surroundings
‘Every Eid’s film’ tackles sexual harassment with a new perspective
“Crowds in the feast day, the music, decorations, the look, my footstep, the smoke, the door.” With these words a new short movie called “Every Eid’s Film” shows how the feast should be if a young, veiled girl is walking in the street. The movie keeps repeating the same sequence of events, but with different …
Reality meets fairytales in documentary of revolution stories
The Dream of Shahrazad will be screened at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Sunday
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Morgan Freeman occupies local social media
“This is a documentary not a movie; meaning that the censorship of the Ministry of Culture does not apply to our scripts,” says coordinator
Egyptians’ road to Germany through documentaries
Egyptian-German cultural exchange competition teaches journalists about media portals in both countries
Secrets and the Ladies’ Factory shed light on harassment
The main idea was to eliminate stereotypes by getting the stories out in the public, whilst helping the women involved acquire a better understanding of harassment.
Zawya discusses impact of Turkish soap operas on Arab women
The film links parts of the former Ottoman country in an attempt to shed light on the deep relationship of love between women and Turkish soap operas
Egyptian documentary wins Audience Award in International Women’s Film Festival Dortmund
In April, “The Trace of the Butterfly” won the Audience Award in the International Women’s Film Festival Dortmund.
Bassem Youssef set to star in secretly filmed documentary
Surgeon-turned-television presenter will star in “Tickling Giants” about free speech and satire in the Middle East
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The Tentmakers of Cairo: Art, life and political rollercoasters
An interview with Kim Beamish, the director of “The Tentmakers of Cairo”, which was screened at Cairo International Film Festival
‘No School for Children’ to be screened at Nahdet el-Mahrousa
Co-directed by a German and an Egyptian, the documentary discusses education in both countries through the stories of two young girls
‘7 Billion Moments’ recorded
An amateur photographer starts photography project encouraging people around the world to document their daily routine at a given moment
Egypt beyond the headlines
“Everyday Egypt” shows daily life in the country using instagram photos
Photojournalist captures life in Upper Egypt’s quarries
More than 20,000 unregistered workers risk life and limb to mine the mountain, often starting work as young as 9 years old
Call for applications for BBC film festival
Aan Korb festival will be held in October in London
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The grand daughter of the queen of Belgium visits Egypt
Princess Marie Esmeralda films a documentary on the Belgian expedition in Egypt
Netflix wins first Oscar nod for Egypt documentary ‘The Square’
Netflix bought the streaming rights for “The Square” in November, after the documentary won critical acclaim on the festival circuit.
Stateless
The return to the homeland can be a tricky thing when you are Palestinian
In the shadow of a man
The documentary by a young Egyptian director explores the lives of four women in Egypt
If cars could talk
A Lebanese documentary offers new perspective on a country’s history
In Search of Oil and Sand reminds viewers of a forgotten era
A documentary shows the lives of some members of Egyptian Royalty before the 1952 coup d’état.
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Life inside the Brotherhood
A new documentary tells the stories of several former members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Tentmakers to star in new film
New documentary shines light on Al-Khiamiah street and its unique artwork.
Fools’ Culture: Khawagat in Egypt
New documentary hopes to discover the truth about foreigners in Egypt
Crop and Coming Forth by Day in Goethe Film Week
Crop is a documentary entirely filmed inside the Al-Ahram building and features the journalist’s commentary on past events
Homeland Security bans documentary Jews of Egypt
The film explores the exodus of Egyptian Jews during the 1950s and shows one-on-one interviews with exiled Jews who recount their deportation