By Rana Khaled, Daily News Egypt Filmmakers and cinema critics have been complaining of the centralisation of the large cinema venues in Cairo and Alexandria for decades. Thinking out of the box, Zawya has launched the 8th edition of the Panorama of the European Film that will for the first time spread its wings outside of the capital to include a total of four cities and 10 screening venues, which can be considered a first step towards combating the centralisation of cinema screening in big Egyptian cities. The panorama, co-funded by the European Union and under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Culture and the Egyptian Film Centre, will take place this year from 25 November to 5 December, 2015. It will include screenings in Tanta (Rivoli Cinema), Minya (CityScape Cinema) and Alexandria (Amir Cinema). However, in Cairo, screenings will be held in two main cinemas: Zawya Cinema (Odeon) and the newly-renovated Karim Cinema in Emad El Din, in addition to some special screenings in Plaza (Sheikh Zayed) and Point 90 (Fifth Settlement), as well as free screenings in collaboration with the Italian Culture Institute, the Goethe Institute and the French Institute in Mounira, which will be held in their premises, according to Zawya’s latest press release. The panorama will…
Screening Halls Across Egypt Host 8th Panorama of European Film
November 15, 2015
