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

AfryKamera Poland/Difret

by Sherif Awad From the 21st till the 26th of April, the tenth edition of AfryKamera Film Festival was organized in Warsaw while screening being expanded across other major Polish cities like Krakow...

The Dream of Shahrazad

by Sherif Awad More than her adventurous creations like Aladdin, Sinbad and Ali Baba, the character of Shahrazad, the central storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights, has influenced many writers...

The Tentmakers of Cairo

by Sherif Awad In Egypt, our notion about Australian cinema is limited to stars like Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce and Nicole Kidman and films like Australia and the first three Mad Max films...

Namibia’s Cinema: Waterberg to Waterberg

by Sherif Awad Last week, we discussed the documentary Paths to Freedom that retold the struggle of Namibians until their country gained its independence in 1990. In the same context, another...

Namibia’s Cinema: Paths to Freedom

by Sherif Awad Among the important documentaries screened at the 4th Luxor African Film Festival last week, the Namibian documentary Paths to Freedom that retells the long road walked by Namibian...

Egyptian Caricatures

by Sherif Awad The art of caricature goes back to the day of Leonardo da Vinci and artists of the 18th century who also used to criticize social and political matters by drawing exaggerated portrayal...

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...
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