Tag: egyptian cinema

Egyptian cinema in 2024: Pivotal year of innovation, diversity

In 2024, Egyptian cinema saw a notable surge in both creativity and…

Kadry Al-Haggar

Egyptian cinema: Analyzing decline, charting path forward

Despite the numerous cinematic productions and various works that have emerged since…

Kadry Al-Haggar

46th Cairo Film Society Festival for Egyptian Cinema to kick off 25 January

Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem supports the festival as one of…

Daily News Egypt

Nostalgia features Egyptian cinema’s icons dressed like Disney characters

“It is not only about finding a proper photograph, but also matching…

Nada Deyaa’

Victims & Heroes of Egyptian Cinema (2): Samir Seif’s Ma’ali El-Wazeer “His Excellency the Minister” (2003)

Two weeks ago, I wrote about an intimate human relationship coincidently formed…

Mina Ibrahim

Mawlana: our fragmented piety

Mawlana is directed by Magdy Ahmed Ali

Mina Ibrahim

Al-Beida Wal-Hagar (Charlatan): philosophical critique of Egypt’s 1980s

Al-Beida Wal-Hagar was directed by Ali Abdel Khaleq

Mohamed Tarek

El-Keif: what lies behind the comedy?

El-Keif was directed by Ali Abdel Khaleq

Nehad Zaky

El Aar: a Dostoyevskian approach to shame

El-Aar was directed by Ali Abdel Khaleq

Farida Youssef

Realist director Mohamed Khan dies at 73

Prominent director Mohamed Khan passed away at the age of 73 in…

Adham Youssef