Now, 6 film festivals will be organized by Egypt in 3 months

Egypt has seen the creation of film festivals that are the destination of fans and film lovers in the Arab world and in the world. It is one of the first countries in the world to know the art of film in 1896. Since the beginning of 2019, Egypt has been the scene of many international festivals.

In a period not exceeding three months, Al Shorouq reviews the film festivals held in Egypt.

Arab theater festival
The activities of the eleventh session of the Arab Theater Festival, organized by the authority of the Arab Theater in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, were attended by the Minister of Culture, Inas Abdel Dayem, and continued until 16 January.
The festival brought together 650 artists, writers and critics, 27 Arab and Egyptian theatrical performances and 9 awards for the Sheikh Al Qasimi Award of AED 100,000. At the closing ceremony, the festival's partner institutions were honored: the authority of the book, the Palace of Culture, the Academy of Arts, the House of the Opera.

Festival Film Association
The 45th session of the Film Society Festival, dedicated to the name of the critic Ali Abu Shady, is held at the Egyptian Opera's Creativity Center, under the chairmanship of the director of photography Mahmoud Abdel Samie, the January 26 to February 9.
The star was Laila Alawi, artist Yahia Al-Fakharani, director Jalal Al-Sharqawi, screenwriter Farouk Sabri, set designer Mahmoud Mohsen, film critic Amir Al-Amri, cinematographer Nancy Abdel- Fattah and the president of the jury.

Festival of the Catholic Center for Cinema
The activities of the Festival of the Catholic Center for Cinema, a 67th session dedicated to the spirit of the late artist Jamil Rateb, presided over by Father Daniel Boutros, took place from 8 to 14 February in the hall of the Nile of the Franciscan Fathers, in the presence of several artists.
Festival director Adel Adib was honored by several artists including Farouq Al-Fishawy and Ahmed Badir for "Pioneer of Cinema" and director Yousry Nasrallah for "Farid Al-Mazawi" and Raja Al-Jadawi. Raghda, Eman Sarkisian, Hisham Salim and Amr. Youssef, Mubarak and May El Ghaiti.

International Aswan Film Festival
In the presence of Dr. Enas Abdel-Dayem, Minister of Culture, the third session of the Aswan International Women's Film Festival was held on Wednesday, February 26, under the slogan "Freedom for Women".
The festival, organized with the support of the Ministries of Culture and Tourism and sponsored by the National Council of Women and the Union of Directors of Photography, offers five specialized workshops during its activities, in addition to honoring the female icons of several Arab and foreign countries.

Sharm El Sheikh Asian Film Festival
With director and screenwriter Magdi Ahmed Ali, the third session of the Sharm El-Sheikh Asian Film Festival, devoted to Sindila, will be held at the Grand Ballroom in Sharm El-Sheikh from March 2 to 8.
The festival, organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports, will host 27 Asian countries, including the capital, Beijing, which will host 14 awards for 220 films, ranging from short to long and short. film,

Luxor African Film Festival
The 8th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival will be held from March 15 to 21, under the presidency of the festival's founder, Sayed Fouad, and under the patronage of the artist Mahmoud Hamida.
Under the theme "Cinema other lives and promises", 385 films from the African continent and from abroad will be screened, involving 36 African countries and 13 foreign countries.