Thursday
Dec102009
Film festivals
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Ursula Lindsey | Culture film
Ursula Lindsey | Culture film
The sixth Dubai International Film Festival has just started, with much star-wattage and fanfare. It will host the premier of the film Nine, a musical starring Daniel Day Lewis and Nicole Kidman, and of James Cameron's new sci-fi film Avatar.
Meanwhile, here in Cairo, the Goethe Institute is putting on a more modest film festival of short independent work from the region. It starts today, and you can get the program here. The schedule I have only been able to find in German online, but Egyptian films are showing today at 1pm, followed the Algerian and Lebanese selection.
Meanwhile, here in Cairo, the Goethe Institute is putting on a more modest film festival of short independent work from the region. It starts today, and you can get the program here. The schedule I have only been able to find in German online, but Egyptian films are showing today at 1pm, followed the Algerian and Lebanese selection.
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The schedule I was emailed:
Thursday, 10. December 2009
All films will be shown at Goethe-Institut Downtown.
1:00 pm Egyptian Film Programme (presented by Emad Mabrouk)
One in a Million (Nadine Khan, 2006) - in presence of director
Rise and Shine (Sherif El Bendary, 2005) - in presence of director
The Awaited (Mohamed Mamdouh. 2007) - in presence of director
Elevator (Hadil Nazmy, 2004)
Call Center (Mohamed Hammad, 2006) - in presence of director
ID Number (Mohamed Mohsen, 2006) - in presence of director
4:30 pm Algerian Film Programme (presented by N.N.)
Lyrics (Khaled Chaheb)
Eclipse totale (Yacine Belhadj)
Oranges (Yahia Mouzahem)
Les bais d’Alger (Hassen Ferhani)
El Bab (The Door) (Yasmine Chouikh)
Khti (Yanis Koussim)
The daily Robots (Abdel Ghani Raoui)
Goulili (Sabrina Draoui)
Ce qu’on doit faire (Karim Moussaoui)
C’est à Constantine (Bahïa Bencheikh-El-Fegoun)
8:00 pm Lebanese Film Programme (presented by Rasha Salti)
Red Chewing Gum (Akram Zaatari)
Face A/Face B (Rabih Mroué, 2003)
A Circle around the Sun (Ali Cherri, 2005)
Faces Applauding Alone (Ahmad Ghossein, 2008)
The Purple Umbrella (Sarmad Louis, 2004)
Lemon Flowers (Pamela Ghanimeh)
The Coffee Smell (Fadi Dabaja, 2008)
Tomorrow 6:30 (Gilles Tarazi, 2008) – in presence of director
Friday, 11. December 2009
1:00 pm Moroccan Film Programme (presented by Bouchra Khalili)
Wahab – Abu Ali (1994), 4’
My Lost Home – Kamal El Mahouti (2002), 19’ – in presence of director.
Your Dark Hair Ihsan – Tala Hadid (2005), 15’
Exit – Simohammed Fettaka (2008), 12’
4:30 pm Syrian Film Programme (presented by Orwa Nyrabia)
Point – Rami Farah (2005), 3’
Silence – Rami Farah (2007), 37’
Farewell – Joud Said (2008), 13’
The Pot – Diana El Jeiroudi (2005),13’
A Short Visit to Say Goodbye – Rami Hanna (2007), 20’
Before Vanishing – Joude Gorani (2005), 17’
8:00 pm Tunisian Film Programme (presented by Ikbal Zalila)
The Fall (L’automne) (Aleeddine Slim, 2006) – in presence of director
Fundo (Abdelbar Mahmoud) 2008)
The Battleship Abdelkrim (Walid Mattar, 2003)
Conversation (Mohamed Kais Ben Zaida) – in presence of director
The crossing (Nadia Touijer)
The drowning fish (Malik Amara)
Saturday, 12. December 2009
1:00 pm Palestinian Film Programme (presented by
Lara Khaldi and Yazan Khalili)
The Diver (Jumana Emil Abboud)
The Shooter (Ihab Jadallah)
Like Twenty Impossibles (Annemarie Jacir)
Arafat and I (Mahdi Fliefel)
The Last Station (Ghada Terawi)
We Began By Measuring Distance (Basma Al Sharif) – in presence of director
4:30 pm Jordanian Film Programme (presented by Ala’ Younis)
Watani Habibi (Abdallah Kawash, 1964)
The Shoes (Mohamed Alloh, 1986)
Full Bloom (Sandra Madi, 2006) – in presence of director
Remind me to remember to forget (Oraib Toukan, 2006)
Shawahed (Firas Taybeh, 2009)
Deaf Countries (Eyad Hamam, 2009)
8:00 pm Films from the Gulf-Region (presented by Haig Aivazian)
Belooh (Amer Al Ruwass, Oman 2008)
PG+ (Mohamad Al Tamimi, Saudi Arabia 2009)
Mama (Laila Marafie, Kuwait 2008) - in presence of director
Badri? (Aldo Makki, Saudi Arabia 2008)
Bint Maryam (Saeed Salman Al Murry, UAE 2008)
Wa Wailah (Oh torment) (Monira Al Qadiri, Kuwait 2008)
Sharq (Erik Sandoval, Kuwait 2008)
Sunday, 13. December 2009
7 pm Afterview: The Exception and the Rule
(Karen Mirza & Brad Butler, Pakistan/UK 2008) 37’
Both directors will be present during screening.
Thank you for the information.