All posts tagged "egyptian cinema"

Gamil Ratib, an award-winning Egyptian-French actor who has been honored numerous times throughout his career, passed away...

With a history full of achievements in the filmmaking industry regionally and internationally, Award-winning Egyptian director Youssef...

The director of the Egyptian independent film ‘Yomeddine‘ – or Judgement Day – becomes first Egyptian to...

Google commemorates Egypt’s Omar Sharif with a doodle to mark his 86th birthday. Egypt’s most prominent actor...

The film The Nile Hilton Incident, directed by Egyptian-Swedish Tarik Saleh, was awarded the prestigious prize Guldbaggen for...

The renowned Egyptian singer and actress Shadia dies at the age of 86. Shadia took part in no...

By Hayat Aljowaily, originally published on Le Zadig Cairo has always been an epicenter of arts and culture in...

Following months of careful preparation, the founding committee of El Gouna Film Festival has officially launched the...

Three time Golden Globe winner and cinema legend Omar Sharif passed away aged 83 on Friday. The...

Legendary Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, known for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, is...

“Sex is a matter of personal freedom,” said Egyptian director Inas Al-Degheidy on live television, stirring controversy in...

It’s every film director’s dream to be showing at the Cannes Film Festival, one of the most...

“You are not allowed to do this here,” boomed a slightly underweight and frail-looking security guard at...

Faten Hamama, one of Egypt’s and the Arab world’s most prominent producers and actresses, has passed away...

The Square (El-Midan), one of the few Egyptian films to be nominated for an award at the Emmys...

Blockbuster hollywood film ‘Noah’ has been approved for screening in local theatres by Egypt’s censorship board, reported...

I originally published this article on ABC’s The Drum in May. It has been updated to include recent...