Google has released its list of the most searched topics in 2025, and as expected, films made up a big part of it.
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 ...
Movies are among the most powerful drivers of pop culture, which is why the images and ideas they present often leave a lasting mark on our minds. Countless myths — including many about history — have ...
A wide range of Egyptian films dominate the Arabic-language selection in Venice this year, including two feature debuts — from Khaled Mansour and Muhammed Hamdy — that represent new directions in ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Before a popular revolt ousted Egypt's autocratic president this year, it seemed certain that a film about the desperation of Cairo's poor would never reach the country's cinemas.
The Egyptian Cabinet, under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly,  on Thursday 20 November, has officially granted the Egyptian ...
The box office can be a cruel wake-up call for many filmmakers and studios, whether it's by misreading what the audience wants, like a remake of The Crow, or facing the harsh reality that the movie is ...
Ancient Egypt is a subject that fascinates many, so it's only natural that it is committed to film multiple times. Sadly, most films about Ancient Egypt have been really bad--horrible, even. In a sea ...
A former actress (last seen in 2006’s “Yacoubian Building”), Younes manages leading Egyptian production company Al-Arabia, overseeing between 15-20 Egyptian films a year. The company (founded by her ...