by Sherif Awad  A wave of new films coming from the Arab Gulf is starting to take a remarkable position among the repertoire of our region. There have been trials not only to make shorts and...

by Sherif Awad Before I start to watch the films of the New Year, I thought about nominating for the readers some films I have seen during 2014 during my festivals’ travels or through digital media...

by Sherif Awad  Since the consecutive launches of the first Arabsat Satellite in 1985 and the first Nilesat Satellite in 1988, Egypt and the Arab world both entered the era of free-to-air and...

by Sherif Awad The 32nd Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries returns this month and features more than 100 international, Arab and Egyptian films. Opening and closing programs will...

by Sherif Awad Aussie director Gillian Armstrong is one the few directors who succeeded in the realms of both documentaries and features. In addition to Little Women, Oscar and Lucinda and Charlotte...

by Sherif Awad  Although very educative and informative, award-winning documentary films, Egyptian or international, don’t get enough exposure on our satellite channels or our local cinema...

by Sherif Awad During the 37th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) last June, approximately 24 South African films were screened in various categories. In the international section, we watched...

by Sherif Awad I accepted the invitation to serve as an international jury member of the Feature competition for the second time in three years at the 37th Durban International Film Festival (16-26...

by Sherif Awad One of the new films emerging from Slovenia this year is the new documentary Dom (Home) by Slovenian director Metod Pevec who went to portray the lives of some nineteen different young...