Festival honoree on adapting Naguib Mahfouz to Mexican cinema
Director Arturo Ripstein, who received the lifetime achievement award at the closing…
Spanish film 'Return to Hansala' scoops CIFF's Golden Pyramid
CAIRO: A small Spanish film set in Spain and Morocco about illegal…
Oscar winner Mira Sorvino in the hot seat
Having participated in a panel discussion centering on human rights last week,…
'Cut Loose' laughs and says 'I dunno'
You always laugh but you do nothing, says Pakistani asylum-seeker Nadia gifting…
An ode to Argentina's tango singer
It takes a while for viewers unfamiliar with Luis Cardei to really…
No police please, this one is an emotional drama
It's not easy taking a predictable story and throwing out the thriller…
Not much happening in 'The Day We Met'
Youm Mat'abelna (The Day we Met), the sole Egyptian entry in the…
ARCHAEOLOGY ROUND-UP: A late arrival for archaeology
CAIRO: The archaeological season in Egypt started rather later this year. What…
'Picture culture' taken to an extreme in Lithuanian film
Gaile is a speech therapist and an eccentric character, who can only…
Poverty isn't all that funny, Fawzeya
What is Fawzeya's secret recipe? It's what you get when you throw…