Iconoclastic Palestinian filmmaker Rakan Mayasi’s debut feature “Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep” made a splash in this year’s Un Certain Regard in Cannes with its […]
Tag: El Gouna Film Festival
‘Big Boys Don’t Cry’ Director on Masculinity, Egyptian Cinema
Egyptian filmmaker Muhammad Mustapha’s “Big Boys Don’t Cry” follows a group of Cairo bodybuilders and nightclub bouncers, offering a view into how men understand and […]
Mona Zaki on Reinvention, Career Honor at El Gouna Film Festival
The 9th edition of El Gouna Film Festival (Oct. 15-23) may be celebrating Mona Zaki’s past, but the Egyptian film star is far more interested […]
El Gouna Unveils Third Cohort Of CineGouna Emerge Rising Stars
EXCLUSIVE: Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival has announced the third cohort of emerging talents from across the Arab world selected for its Rising Stars program. […]