Oscar Hopefuls ‘Sirât,’ ‘Left-Handed Girl,’ and ‘Sentimental Value’ Top Palm Springs Film Festival

The 37th annual incarnation of the PSIFF continued the festival's tradition of showcasing the best contemporary international ...
Yahoo

Cairo Film Festival Highlights Egyptian Classics Restoration as Hussein Fahmi Sets Vision for Archival Future

The Cairo Intl. Film Festival opened this year not by looking outward, but inward, highlighting the expansive archive of Egyptian classics undergoing restoration. During the ceremony, audiences were ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Egypt’s Oscar Hopeful ‘Happy Birthday’ Follows an 8-Year-Old Maid Who Is a Class Act in a World of Classism

Sarah Goher discusses the personal experience behind her feature directorial debut, co-written with Mohamed Diab, with Jamie Foxx among the producers, and sprightly lead star Doha Ramadan. By Georg ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Tarik Saleh Closes His Cairo Trilogy With a Warning About the Post-Truth Age in Sweden’s Oscar Hopeful ‘Eagles of the Republic’

From Egypt’s state-controlled studios to Hollywood screenings, the auteur traces the inspirations, the rise of propaganda and the personal stakes of telling stories that challenge the powerful. By ...