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Reviews‘19B’: Cairo Review
An elderly caretaker tends to a crumbling Cairo villa in Ahmad Abdalla’s engaging third feature
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NewsNew Century plans Décor with Abdalla
EXCLUSIVE: Cairo-based New Century Production is putting together an ambitious six-picture slate featuring some of Egypt’s leading veteran and independent filmmakers, including the next project from Rags And Tatters director Ahmad Abdalla.
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NewsHefzy, Abdalla reteam on Black Tea adaptation
EXCLUSIVE: Film Clinic’s Hefzy also co-producing Mohamed Khan’s new film Before the Summer Crowds.
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NewsDIFF: Fortress ramps up Egyptian zom-com
Dubai-based investment fund Fortress Film Clinic has boarded Zombie Gozombie, Egypt’s first zombie comedy, which is set to be directed by award-winning filmmaker Ahmad Abdalla.
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NewsMedia Luna boards sales on TIFF Discovery title ‘Certified Mail’ (exclusive)
The film stars Egyptian actress Basma, best known internationally for her recurrent role in FX’s political drama Tyrant.
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NewsTarifa African Film Festival announces lineup; Abderrahmane Sissako to attend
Microphone, A Screaming Man, Shirley Adams and Venus Noir among competition entries.
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FeaturesThe Centrepiece interview: Cairo chief Mohamed Hefzy talks indie cinema, upcoming projects
Egyptian producer and Cairo International Film Festival director Mohamed Hefzy tells Screen about his journey from metallurgical engineer undergraduate in London to A-list festival habitué.
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NewsCairo festival helping to drive change in Egypt
Despite the cancellation of last year’s Cairo International Film Festival due to continued political unrest, this year’s festival, now in its 36th year, possesses an optimistic energy that change is happening within Egypt’s film industry.
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NewsThessaloniki kicks off first edition under new director Dimitri Eipides
The 51st Thessaloniki international film festival (TIFF) kicks off today with the gala screening of Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours. It will wrap Dec 12 with Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan.
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