Daoud Abdel Sayed, a Major Voice of Egyptian Cinema, Dies at 79
Egyptian filmmaker Daoud Abdel Sayed died on December 27, 2025, in Cairo. He was 79. With his passing, Egyptian cinema ...
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“El Sett”: Oum Kalthoum on Screen, Between Myth, Controversy and Emotion
Making a film about Oum Kalthoum is never a neutral act. It means engaging with a figure who far exceeds ...
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CIFF 2025 – Complaint No. 713317: A Refrigerator, a Couple, and the Relentless Fight for Dignity
Premiering in the “Horizons of Arab Cinema” competition at the 46th Cairo International Film Festival, Complaint No. 713317, the first ...
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CIFF 2025 – Namir Abdel Messeeh: The Intimate as a Shared Space — Life After Siham
A Journey Through Festivals First presented at Cannes in the ACID selection, Life After Siham by Namir Abdel Messeeh has ...
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CIFF 2025 – Mohamed Abdelaziz, Half a Century of Laughter and Social Conscience
For more than five decades, Mohamed Abdelaziz has stood at the heart of Egyptian cinema, shaping an art form that ...
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CIFF 2025 – Khaled El Nabawy, a Conversation About a Life in Acting
Late on Sunday, November 16, the open-air theater of the Cairo Opera House seemed suspended in a gentle, amber light ...
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CIFF 2025 – 25 Egyptian Films for FIPRESCI’s Centennial
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has unveiled, in partnership with the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and the ...
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