Articles by Sherif M. Awad: Film Critic-Since 1990
by Sherif Awad Last week, the film selection at the 4th edition of Luxor African Film Festival, taking place in Egypt from 16 till 21 of March, has been finally revealed with around hundred films from...
by Sherif Awad The Dark Horse, a new drama from New Zealand, was announced as the winner of Audience Award of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Directed by James Napier Robertson, it...
by Sherif Awad One of the important sections at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is Signals: Regained which explores cinema’s treasure trove, screens restored classics...
by Sherif Awad One of the film screened in European Film Market of the Berlinale 2015 is Run, the feature debut by writer-director Philippe Lacôte, an Ivorian director has been doing short...
by Sherif Awad As we mentioned in the last article, the International Film Festival, in Rotterdam (IFFR), gives priority to filmmakers, who are producing their first or second film. In that context, a...
by Sherif Awad In its 44th edition, the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR) actively continue to support independent filmmaking from around the globe with its funds and screenings since it...
by Sherif Awad The violent incidents that followed the shooting and the death of a twelve year-old boy by a police officer in Cleveland, Ohio were not the first sad events related to racial problems...
by Sherif Awad The backstage of the entertainment industry can sometimes be more interesting that the final products we see sometimes. There is a lot of drama, comedy and also some horrors taking...
by Sherif Awad A film that has the premise of a contemporary thriller: there are soldiers upholding their mission at any cost, there is an attractive young journalist trying to root out the corruption...