At this year’s Cairo Intl. Film Festival, Egyptian filmmakers arrive not just to premiere their films, but to stake a claim in the country’s cinematic future. Once the beating heart of Arab cinema, ...
Just over a year after it was pulled as the opening short film of the 2024 edition of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival by the country’s censorship board, The Last Miracle had been cleared to screen at ...
The prolific filmmaker, the focus of a retrospective at IFFR 2026, discussed his career and craft during a Rotterdam event.
From heartfelt journeys to sharp social satires, this year’s Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) — running from November 12 to 21, 2025 — pulses with creativity, courage, and cinematic flair. The ...
Arab cinema is witnessing a notable rise in the auteur filmmaker trend this year, with six new films combining writing and ...
The Cairo Intl. Film Festival opened this year not by looking outward, but inward, highlighting the expansive archive of Egyptian classics undergoing restoration. During the ceremony, audiences were ...