Archive for the ‘Egypt’ Category

On the side of the resisters

It’s men – not the veil – that are the women’s main concern in life. Or, if this weren’t a film from a predominantly Muslim country, their main cross to bear. The women are the guests on Hebba’s TV talk show, and they run the gamut of Egyptian society, from meek murderesses to mighty media stars. The men in their lives, whether ministers or minions, are uniformly trouble for the women. That’s Scheherazade Tell Me A Story (2009) in a nutshell.

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‘Good News’ for Belgian cinema

An important cultural agreement between Egyptian media and entertainment company Good News Group and Brussels International Independent Film Festival was signed recently – Picturenose reports.

Egyptian film producer and director Adel Adeeb (pictured) has put €3 million in the coffers for an intriguing collaboration between Belgian and Egyptian cinema, to finance 50 per cent of two feature films.

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Focus on Egypt

The 36th Brussels International Independent Film Festival will be taking place on 3-8 November.

The festival will feature more than 60 countries showing 100+ films, of which many are being shown for the first time in Europe and worldwide.

A major film event, the festival welcomes the talents of today and tomorrow, as Brussels becomes a meeting point for filmmakers from all around the world.

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Banding together

Ah, understatement. Perhaps one of the most difficult comedy nuances to capture but, when it’s done right, there are riches in store. To be honest, I sensed a discovery upon first reading the tagline to The Band’s Visit (2007), by former TV director Eran Kolirin, who also wrote the screenplay. And I quote: ‘Once – not long ago – a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this…it wasn’t that important.’

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