The Cairo Intl. Film Festival opened this year not by looking outward, but inward, highlighting the expansive archive of Egyptian classics undergoing restoration. During the ceremony, audiences were ...
Two-part The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour focuses on Egypt in the years between the World Wars. In 1922, Howard Carter’s ...
A former actress (last seen in 2006’s “Yacoubian Building”), Younes manages leading Egyptian production company Al-Arabia, overseeing between 15-20 Egyptian films a year. The company (founded by her ...
At this year’s Cairo Intl. Film Festival, Egyptian filmmakers arrive not just to premiere their films, but to stake a claim in the country’s cinematic future. Once the beating heart of Arab cinema, ...
The production journey is the story, this is what I want to talk about. How we made this film,” says filmmaker Hassan Nouby.
By Cris Franco The Bible’s Moses story told in the book of Exodus has been the subject of many films, documentaries and ...
From Cheops to Ramses II” is more than an immersive Egyptian travelogue, though it hits all the major tourist destinations.