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From 24 to 27 June Darb1718 space will host a week of documentaries on the American icons that shaped Jazz music as we know it today

HRW Film Festival in NY to include several Middle East films

The 23rd annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival, set to take place in New York from 14 to 28 June, will feature powerful portrayals of oppression, injustice and resilience

Cairo's creativity centre hosts films on Spanish history

Series entitled 'Cinema for Change' shows films dealing with the rule of Spain's authoritarian General Franco

Lecture series on Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa

The Japan Foundation is hosting a series of lectures on Akira Kurosawa, discussing his body of work and international influence

Arab Film Festival to be held in Australia

Between 28 June and 15 July, Arab Film Festival will present cinema from and about the Arab region - including Egypt - across three Australian cities

Haneke's 'Love' wins to cheers at Cannes film festival

Austrian director Michael Haneke was the winner of the Cannes film festival's top honour on Sunday for his tale of an elderly couple facing mortality

Breeze of Arab Spring felt on Cannes red carpet

The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a documentary about the overthrow of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, are being screened

Will 'Amour' conquer all in Cannes prize race?

Love is in the air at Cannes, as the jury sits down to choose the film festival's prizewinners

Remembering Ismail Yassin, an iconic Egyptian actor

On the fortieth anniversary of comedian and actor Ismail Yassin's death, Ahram Online assesses his contribution to film, theatre and comedy in Egypt

Google celebrates 99 years since birth of Egyptian comedy star Ismail Yassin

Egypt censor bans film 'promoting' Israel normalisation

Censor halts filming of Egyptian film for allegedly promoting normalisation of relations with Israel

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Rain fails to dampen mood at Cannes Film Festival

Film festival drawing to a close and festive mood around Cannes gradually thinning

Haneke's 'Amour' wins high praise at this year's Cannes festival

By 8th day of prestigious Cannes Film Festival, 14 movies have already been screened. Most have been well received by both critics and audiences, especially Austrian director Michael Haneke's 'Amour'

A Weapon of Choice: Capturing reality and hopes

Florence Tran, director of 'Une Arme de Choix' (A Weapon of Choice), shares her impressions about a new era that has opened for independent Egyptian cinema

Arab films and directors in the Cannes Film Festival

On the eve of the film industry's most important and prestigious festival, Ahram Online considers the presence of Arab films throughout the history of the festival

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