Can indie films spark social dialogue in rural Egypt? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Reham Mokbel

Reham Mokbel

Apr 15, 2016

The facade of Zawya, an art house cinema that opened in Cairo's old Odeon theater, shows the new cinema's banner, Aug. 25, 2015. Zawya and similar startups, such as the Cinema Everywhere Initiative, demonstrate growing Egyptian interest in independent cinema. — Instagram/Zawyacinema

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Redefining cinema in Egypt

A visitor looks at portraits of late Franco-Lebanese film director Maroun Baghdadi and pictures from his movies at the venue of an exhibition dedicated to his memory in Beirut on December 12, 2023, as Lebanon commemorates the 30th annivesary of his death in an accident at the age of 43. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Egypt's African Cinema Club unleashes potential of continent's film industry

Amira Sayed Ahmed

Amira Sayed Ahmed

Egyptian director Youssef Chahine poses on the beach as the 51st Cannes Film Festival continues May 20. Chahine, who has participated five times with official entries in Cannes, attends this year's festival to give a lecture on cinematography.

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Legendary Egyptian director's films restored for new generations

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