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Cairo Symphony Band at the Cairo Opera House
Magdy Bohgdady will conduct the Cairo Symphony Band on Saturday 7 January
"A Separation" builds Iranian Oscar hopes
Hollywood has often criticised Tehran for stifling movie-making, but the acclaimed film "A Separation" is breathing life into Iran's hopes for a rare Oscar success
Iranian film posters on display in Tehran
Film posters and ads from a newly-published book will be on display in Tehran's Vijeh Gallery
Egyptian filmmaker Fawzi Saleh wins grant for his debut feature
Fawzi Saleh, the director of the award-winning documentary Living Skin, has won an AFAC grant to develop the script for his new film Poisoned Roses
Serbia gears up for Kuestendorf film festival
Serbian Film Festival hosted by the Golden Palm-winning director Emir Kusturica is honouring South Korean director Kim Ki-dik and Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cairo Symphony concert on New Year’s Eve
Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nader Abbassi performing on New Year’s Eve at the Cairo Opera House
Producers schedule film releases for mid-year holiday
Since 2011 has been a bad year for producers, they are putting their hopes on the next school vacation season despite fears of political instability
Short independent films at Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Art Centre opens the year with short films by Egyptian independent filmmakers
Artists we lost in 2011
2011 was not easy on the arts scene. Many renowned artists, painters, filmmakers, actors and singers passed away, many of them too young  
  • A sad story about one of Egypt's greatest storytellers: Ramadan Khater
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  • Omar El-Hariri, prolific Egyptian film actor, dies at 89
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  • The Egyptian actor Kamal El-Shennawy died today
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  • Remembering Talaat Zein
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  • Egypt's 50s cinema star Hind Rostom, through her daughter’s eyes
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  • Egyptian singer Hassan El-Asmar dies
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  • In memory of Ziad Bakir, a beautiful soul and an inspiring artist
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  • Bassiouny, a martyr of the revolution commemorated
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    The Question of culture in the ongoing struggle
    Is one of the consequences of the revolution going to be limited freedom of expression and creativity in Egypt? As the Islamists sideline the liberals, the ball is in the miltary's court?
    Political & religious pressures restrict our operational freedom: Minister of Culture
    Ahram Online talks to Shaker Abd El-Hamid, the newly appointed minister of culture, about challenges and pressures facing the ministry in these turbulent times
    Freedom is the base for creativity, says minister of culture to Art Lovers Society
    Egypt's new minister of culture tells an audience of the Art Lovers Society that Egyptians will never allow religion to limit their freedoms or become a regressive factor holding back progress
    “We must put Egypt into the Intensive Care Unit”: Egyptian actor
    Prominent Egyptian actor Nabil El-Halafawy proposes an initiative to solve the current political crisis in Egypt
    Havel, a visionary playwright who trod in Kafka's footsteps
    Former Czech president and literary figure, who died yesterday, focused on the effects of living under a totalitarian regime in his widely admired plays
    Film
    Egyptian Cinema in 2011 between activism and art
    Has the revolution reached Egyptian cinema? Ahram Online’s overview of the year’s major events in the cinema industry

    Public film-screenings of army abuses attacked in Alexandria and Cairo
    Kazeboon initiatives to screen footage of violations by security forces and the army against protesters gains momentum, and is met with resistance from the military rulers and its supporters

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    Remembering the world's most beloved rebel: Charlie Chaplin
    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

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    Visual Art
    2011: Art’s Revolution
    Art is alive. Art revolts. Art changes. Art narrates. Year 2011 bubbles with art, as artists make their presence felt while searching for new directions

    Message of peace in Zamalek
    New Year's decorations in Zamalek have captured the imagination of local residents and visitors alike

    An Orientalist among the Impressionists in Barcelona
    Orientalist paintings create a sensation at an exhibition of French Impressionists from the Clark Collection, held in CaixaForum Barcelona until 12 February


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