film industry

Goethe Film Week to be held in Cairo, Alexandria on June 5-13

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 - 11:50 GMT

The film week will present a diverse program of films and discussion panels on global cinema issues.

AIWFF & Plan International launch first Cadre School to train girls on arts of cinema

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 - 12:18 GMT

It is a specialized training program for youth, especially girls, launched by the Aswan International Women Film Festival 5 years ago in Aswan.

CIFF named Oscar qualifying Film Festival

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 - 12:11 GMT

CIFF is the only Festival in North Africa to join the list of qualifying international Festivals including Cannes, Venice, Berlin and Sundance.

China issues new rules to stop movie stars evading tax

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 - 04:30 GMT

China will take action to curb tax evasion and control “unreasonable” rates of pay in the film industry

The People’s Idol

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 - 05:40 GMT

Although it’s been 25 years since she stepped out of the spotlight, Shadia remains an iconic figure in Egyptian cinema, one whose 114 roles addressed every issue encountered by women in Egypt. To commemorate the Year of Women, we celebrate Shadia as the u

EU to launch project towards gender equality in film industry

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 - 10:38 GMT

European Union launches a new project called SouthMed WiA to support women in the film/audiovisual industry through a call for project proposal.

China alters public perception via Hollywood films

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 - 10:38 GMT

Chinese censorship of Hollywood films is not only to censor the Chinese audience, but also to influence the foreign audience.

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