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

Luxor Festival 2015

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...

The Dark Horse

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...

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

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...

Run de Philippe Lacôte, Cannes 2014

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...

Another Trip to the Moon

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...

44 International Rotterdam Film Festival 2015, IFFR 2015

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...

Boiling Pot-Film

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...

Birdman / Starry Eyes

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...

Virunga

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...
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