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...

by Sherif Awad  From 1978 until 1991, worldwide audience was falling in love with the popular TV series Dallas that also had a great impact not only on pop culture but also on countries like...

by Sherif Awad  After its American premiere in Sundance Festival 2015 and its European premiere in Cannes Festival 2015, the documentary Sembene! got its Egyptian premiere during the 5th edition...

by Sherif Awad New Yorkers finally had a chance to screen the documentary, By Sidney Lumet, during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in April.  Many of Lumet’s collaborators joined the...