Jeddah Old Town to be home for Red Sea International Film Festival

The Red Sea International Film Festival will be situated in the iconic Jeddah Old Town, a piece of Jeddah’s history that has been perfectly preserved and maintains the soul of Jeddah’s culture and architecture designs. Launching the festival there is an opportunity to showcase Saudi Arabia’s attractions and offer a better understanding of the region, its culture, and its people by inviting people from around the world to see the true portrayal of the Kingdom. The festival will enable guests to discover Saudi Arabia, the gracious and generous Arabian hospitality,…

Cairo Film Connection announces the selection of 15 projects in its 8th edition
during the 43th CIFF

A new edition shining a light on up and coming talent and returning celebrated filmmakers with their latest projects The Cairo Film Connection (CFC) unveiled the selection of 15 feature narrative and documentary projects in the development and post-production phases. CFC takes part within the framework of Cairo Industry Days, in partnership with the Arab Cinema Center, during the 43rd edition of Cairo International Film Festival running from November 26th to December 5th. The Cairo Film Connection selection committee has whittled down a list of 110 project submissions from across…

RED SEA SOUK ANNOUNCES THE SELECTED PROJECTS AND FILMS IN POST-PRODUCTION FOR ITS FIRST EDITION

The Red Sea Souk, an initiative designed to discover and connect Arab and African filmmakers from the region, will host its first edition this December 8 – 11, 2021 as part of the Red Sea International Film Festival. It will comprise a Project Market, screenings of films in-progress, an exhibition space hosting the main players of the region, high-level panels and industry talks and many networking opportunities with industry professionals and decision-makers from around the world. The Red Sea Souk is committed to supporting filmmakers from the Arab World and…

Karim Abdel Aziz to receive the Faten Hamama Award for Excellence at 43rd Cairo International Film Festival

The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced that the eminent Faten Hamama Award for Excellence will be granted to Egyptian actor Karim Abdel Aziz. The CIFF 43rd edition (26 November-5 December) will see Abdel Aziz be honoured for his outstanding career through the award. Festival President. Mohamed Hefzy stated that “the festival is always keen to honour the figures who combine talent, popularity, devotion to cinema, and this applies to the star Karim Abdel Aziz, who will be awarded the Faten Hamama Award for Excellence.” Hefzy added that  “I…

A Dike of Tunisian Filmmaker Bilel Bali to compete in El Gouna Film Festival

A Dike; Tunisia Directed by Bilel BaliA young girl working in a bar arrives late to work; she cannot escape the growl of her boss nor the harassment of her homosexual colleague. Then, when she gets home, she is faced with tragedy. El Gouna Film Festival has selected 16 Arab films for the fifth edition. The festival is scheduled to take place from October 14 to 22, 2021, in the resort town of El Gouna. The lineup includes films from Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and Tunisia. Set for its world premiere, The Sea Ahead (Lebanon) by…

CAIRO FILM CONNECTION OPENS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The 43rd edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) today announced that the Cairo Film Connection (CFC), the co-production market is now open for submissions until August 5, 2021. Now in its 8th year, the Cairo Film Connection (December 4 through 6) has successfully provided funding (with more than 600 thousands USD over the past three years), partnership opportunities and support to more than 120 Arab filmmakers to date. Among them Yousry Nasrallah, Kaouther Ben Hania, Sameh Alaa, Mehdi Barsaoui, Bassel Ghandour, Haider Rashid, Mayye Zayed, etc. CIFF’s President,…

FRANCE – FAMECK – VAL DE FENSCH ARAB FILM FESTIVAL : CALL FOR FILMS

Organised by the Cité sociale and the Ligue de l’Enseignement – FOL Moselle, the Fameck Arab Film Festival is one of the major cultural events in the Grand Est region.  It offers more than 40 films, feature-length fiction films, documentaries, short films, many of which are new or previews, with the aim of promoting emerging cinema. The programme includes more than 110 screenings over ten days, embracing productions from countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, etc. Several distinctions are awarded during the Palmarès: Grand…

Egypt: Alexandria Francophone Film Fest to kick off June 18

Tunisia will be the guest of honour at the first edition of the Alexandria Festival of Francophone Cinema, which will be held in Egypt from June 18 to 23. The festival will be held in the well-known Biblioteca Alessandrina and will celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the International Organization of the Francophonie and the Year of Tunisian and Egyptian Culture. There will be 45 films screened, most of which co-productions involving a total of 82 Francophone countries. The festival which will include workshops and cultural and scientific events will…

Cairo International Film Festival opens its doors for film submissions for its 43rd edition.

The Cairo International Film Festival announces the opening of registration for films wishing to participate in the festival’s 43rd edition which will be held from the 1st till the 10th of December 2021. Submissions from all over the world will be received until the 31st of August 2021 through the official festival website for feature-length and short films as well as through Film Freeway for the registration of short films only. Producer and president of the festival, Mohamed Hefzy, states that the concentration of Arab festivals in a period of…

Cairo International Film Festival unveils dates for it’s 43rd edition

The management of the Cairo International Film Festival announces that it will hold its 43rd edition from Dec 1st to Dec 10th 2021.  The closing ceremony is to be held on December 9th, followed by a screening of the prize-winning films the following day (Dec 10th).  Festival president Mohamed Hefzy stated that “The festival’s programming team and management are thrilled by the challenge that this upcoming edition offers, and we are eager to present a diverse and rich lineup of films and a selection worthy of the festival’s audience that…