Articles by Sherif M. Awad: Film Critic-Since 1990

ISFFC Awards 2015

by Sherif Awad  Before our jury gathered to deliver the awards of the fifth edition of the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC), we were invited to visit the archeological site of...

African Festival Verona 2015

by Sherif Awad In Northern Italy, the city of Verona was not only famous for its artistic heritage and its Roman Theatre, but for being the city where three Shakespeare’s plays took place;...

Short Films at ISFFC 2015

by Sherif Awad Short films are known for their condensed ideas and messages, which set the tones of great expectations to come from a new filmmaker in the course of shaping and maturing.  At the...

Cyprus Short Festival ISFFC 2015

by Sherif Awad Before I was invited to Cyprus (which I visit for the first time) as jury member in the fifth edition of its International Short Film Festival (ISFFC), I was exposed to several Cypriot...

The Search For Freedom

by Sherif Awad The Search for Freedom is not the title for a film about a third world country in struggle or some people revolting against a dictator… In fact, it is a documentary written and...

Tale of Tales

by Sherif Awad An international cast including Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Vincent Cassel and Toby Jones lead Tale of Tale, the first English-speaking film by Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone. The...

Lou Castel: Now and Then

by Sherif Awad During the 31st Alexandria Film Festival that took place from the second until the eighth of September, European actor Lou Castel was invited to be given a tribute for his universal...

Everest

by Sherif Awad This week, the screening of the new film Everest brought many memories about climbing films like the classic adventure The Eiger Sanction (1995) starring Clint Eastwood, Cliffhanger...

Beloved Days, Documentary on The Beloved (1971)

by Sherif Awad  In the year 1970, Italian born director George P. Cosmatos (1941- 2005) traveled to Karmi in Cyprus along with Raquel Welsh and Richard Johnson to shoot the 1971 released drama...
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