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Film
Cinema industries across Africa have suffered from lack of investment, audiences turning to alternative forms of entertainment, shortages of homegrown movies and lack of government support
Indian actors and directors are on a mission to prove there is a lot more to the century-old Indian film industry than Bollywood
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, director of the Oscar winning film "A Separation," impresses critics at Cannes with his latest intense psychological drama shot in Paris, "Le Passe"
Shots were fired at the Cannes Film Festival Friday in the second security incident this year after $1.4 million of Chopard jewellery was stolen from a hotel room Thursday
Film competition titled 'Women in the New Egypt,' to be hosted by British Embassy in Cairo, British Council and Misr International Films (Youssef Chahine), launches call for proposals
The British Council will host a screening of documentary film 'In Search of Oil and Sand' Tuesday, which delves into lives of Cairo's elite before the monarchy was overthrown in 1952
Director of The Attack, award-winning film portraying Israeli-Palestinian conflict through eyes of an Israeli doctor, says Arab League has asked member governments to withdraw permits to distribute it
The highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man' is to screen in El-Cabina Culture Space in Alexandria Tuesday
Lackluster comedy film 'Tattah' offers no creativity; plot centres on protagonist Mohamed Saad, who is trapped in a jester's skin, finds out his neighbour will inherit fortune  
Four Countries – Four Movies is part of an alliance of four Central European states to organise shared events showcasing a variety of arts projects

First film fully funded by the Palestinian cinema industry, a tale of love under occupation, receives standing ovation at Cannes

On picking up an award at Cannes for 'Wadjda', a film on a Saudi woman on a bicycle to protest the driving ban, filmmaker says the ultra-conservative kingdom is becoming more accepting

Egyptian artists to present film project on Egyptian factory workers in L'Atelier at 2013 Cannes Film Festival

The District space hosts a different African film each night until Thursday


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