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As part of the celebrations of Naguib Mahfouz's centennial, several short films hosted by the project Plaza, will be screened
Born on 16 April 1889, Charlie Chaplin died on Christmas Day in 1977. A life lived full of art, he left behind some of the greatest cinematic masterpieces of all time
National Geographic Films, which is associated with the hit documentary March of the Penguins in 2005, is shutting down, according to two individuals with knowledge of the independent studio
Myanmar activist, poet, filmmaker and performer Zarganar is shocked by his new-found freedom after being imprisoned since 2008
From the 19 to the 22 of January Cairo will host the Asly Masry Film Festival, an independent film festival organised in the framework of the EU co-funded project: Rising Stars – Itinerant Cinema in Egypt
By focusing on one of the thousands of Koranic schools for girls in Syria, film shocks some Syrians and impresses others by implying that one of the bastions of Arab secularism has become a deeply religious society
Free Tunisia, a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting Tunisia's democratic aspirations, will hold a film festival in Los Angeles celebrating one year since Ben Ali's ouster
Ashraf Abdel Ghaffour condemns violent dispersal of Cabinet office sit-in but won't resign from SCAF-appointed advisory council
New movie by Amr Salama sheds light on AIDS-related stigmas but convoluted plot detracts from film's important message  
The first cinematic output covering protests in Egypt and Tunisia this year recreates the euphoria of revolutions that many thought would never happen while revealing signs of the conflicts that lay ahead

Films set at different stages of Japan's modern history offer audiences a glimpse into the Pacific nation's post-war renaissance

Mosireen releases its latest short film, El Magd Lil Shohada, honoring the martyrs of the ongoing struggle against authoritarian rule in Egypt

The brutality of the police and the complicity of political forces in Egypt find parallels in international cinema through the 1969 film Z directed by Costa-Gavras

As this week marks the anniversary of the birth of famous Egyptian actor Ahmed Zaky, critics and film-makers remember him

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