![Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania (L) and Tunisian actress Mariam Al Ferjani pose on May 19, 2017 during a photocall for the film 'Beauty and the Dogs' (Aala Kaf Ifrit) at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. / AFP PHOTO / Alberto PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2018/06/GettyImages-685101150.jpg/GettyImages-685101150.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=LDxAIPMo)
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #1e1e1e; -webkit-text-stroke: #1e1e1e} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Joseph Fahim is an Egyptian film critic and programmer. He is the Arab delegate of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and member of Berlin Critics' Week. He is also the former director of programming of the Cairo International Film Festival. He co-authored various books on Arab cinema and has contributed to numerous outlets in the Middle East, including Middle East Inistitite, Al Jazeera, Egypt Independent and The National (U.A.E.), along with international film publications such Verite. To date, his writings have been published in five different languages.
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