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Egypt participates in Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere dam inauguration
Egypt
December 22, 2022
Egypt participates in Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere dam inauguration
Egypt announced participating in the inauguration ceremony of filling the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant and Dam in Tanzania on Thursday.…
Video: Japanese director Naomi Kawase to lead international jury for the 44th Cairo International Film Festival
Culture
October 12, 2022
Video: Japanese director Naomi Kawase to lead international jury for the 44th Cairo International Film Festival
Japanese director Naomi Kawase has been chosen to lead the 44th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)’s International Competition Jury –…
Labaki 1st female Arab director shortlisted for Oscar with ‘Capharnaum’
Cinema/TV
December 19, 2018
Labaki 1st female Arab director shortlisted for Oscar with ‘Capharnaum’
In a special achievement for Arab cinema, Lebanese director Nadine Labaki’s “Capharnaum” has been shortlisted for the Oscars’ Best Foreign…
‘Last Tango In Paris’ director Bertolucci dies
Cinema/TV
November 27, 2018
‘Last Tango In Paris’ director Bertolucci dies
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci, whose films include “Last Tango In Paris” and “1900”, died on Monday aged 77. Considered…
Cairo Film Festival officially cancels award for French director Claude Lelouch
Culture
October 20, 2018
Cairo Film Festival officially cancels award for French director Claude Lelouch
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will no longer be honoring French film director Claude Lelouch during the festival’s…
Sharm al-Sheikh Film Festival to honor esteemed director Hassan al-Imam
Cinema/TV
October 1, 2018
Sharm al-Sheikh Film Festival to honor esteemed director Hassan al-Imam
Sharm al-Sheikh Film Festival’s third edition, set to take place from March 2 until March 8 2019, announced it…
Is Robert Redford retiring from acting? Maybe not, he says
Culture
September 23, 2018
Is Robert Redford retiring from acting? Maybe not, he says
The Sundance Kid may have a few acting adventures left in him. Last month, screen legend Robert Redford said…
Actress Ghada Adel, director Magdy al-Hawary separated
Art news
August 17, 2018
Actress Ghada Adel, director Magdy al-Hawary separated
After a marriage of over 20 years, actress Ghada Adel has announced her separation from director and producer Magdy al-Hawary,…
Steven Spielberg appoints a director for ‘Micro’
Art news
April 8, 2017
Steven Spielberg appoints a director for ‘Micro’
Norwegian Joachim Ronning will direct the adaptation of Micro, a novel that was left unfinished by Michael Crichton when he…
January 25 was a revolution, June 30 a manifestation of it: film director
Egypt
December 16, 2015
January 25 was a revolution, June 30 a manifestation of it: film director
"January 25 was a revolution.