{"id":277078,"date":"2020-07-22T09:17:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T12:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=277078"},"modified":"2020-07-23T18:01:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T21:01:08","slug":"contemporary-egyptian-film-festival-to-go-virtual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/contemporary-egyptian-film-festival-to-go-virtual\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary Egyptian Film Festival to go virtual"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The 2nd<\/sup> Contemporary Egyptian Film Festival will be fully virtual as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic curve in Brazil hasn\u2019t yielded since early June. \u201cThis is our first fully online, fully free film festival in our 30 years in existence,\u201d said Sueli Voltarelli, the general manager at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB) Rio de Janeiro. Pictured above is a still from The Blue Elephant 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The festival will run from July 29 to August 23 at www.cinemaegipcio.com<\/a>\u00a0as part of the #CCBBemCasa (#CCBBatHome) campaign to make content available online, since brick-and-mortar units are closed.<\/p>\n

The Egyptian-born, Brazilian-naturalized producer and curator Amro Saad has picked out 24 titles dating from 2011 to 2019, made by the new generation of Egyptian filmmakers and ranging from comedy to horror. \u201cI\u2019d been looking for an answer to what happened in Egyptian filmmaking since 2011. This project had been brewing in my head for a long time. I\u2019d been keeping track of these productions and trying to analyze the themes portrayed in these films, the production value and the growing output over the last few years,\u201d Saad told ANBA over the phone.<\/p>\n

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A still from the 2016 feature documentary ‘Egyptian Joan of Arc’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The festival was designed to showcase the progress of Egyptian filmmaking throughout these years. For Saad, that involves technical aspects \u2013 such as improved image processing \u2013 as well as societal advances. This latter feature is reflected in at least 99% of work by up-and-coming directors from the new age of Egyptian cinema. \u201cThe whole world has gone through a lot during that time when it comes to cinema and art. Chief among that is the fact that you get to discuss subjects that you couldn\u2019t before. These young people have managed to carve up the space to engage in dialogue with society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The festival\u2019s being online enables it to reach a wider audience. Nevertheless, the curator is eager to go back to hosting events at movie theaters. \u201cI want to be able to go back to theaters once this is all over. It\u2019s good to see live audiences when it comes to theater and cinema. Of course we are observing this moment and keeping the culture alive. Culture is also healing. It\u2019s not just about a vaccine to save us; it\u2019s also about art, music and cinema. That\u2019s part of our process of going back to reality. I am happy to be part of it. I\u2019m not looking to normalize this [isolation]. It\u2019s a phase, it will pass,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aside from daily film showings, the festival will include a workshop, a lecture and a debate with filmmakers. Documentary film \u2018Where did Ramses Go?\u2019 will be featured in a special opening session, alongside a debate debate with curator and filmmaker Amr Bayoumi, plus a show by the Mazaher group streaming directly from Cairo.<\/p>\n

Festival highlights include Marwan Hamed\u2019s horror film \u2018The Blue Elephant 2\u2019 (2019), the biggest box office hit to date in Egypt; Iman Kamel\u2019s \u2018Egyptian Joan of Arc\u2019 (2016), a documentary addressing the experiences of Egyptian women in the wake of the January 2011 revolution; Hussein Al Imam\u2019s \u2018Like a Matchstick\u2019 (2016), a comedic tribute to the stars of the Golden Age of Egyptian cinema; and Mohamed Zedan\u2019s \u2018I Have a Picture\u2019 (2017), a documentary that traces back the history of Egyptian filmmaking through the life story of Motawe Eweis, who has done background acting in about 1,000 movies since the 1940s.<\/p>\n

Quick facts<\/strong>
\n2nd<\/sup> Contemporary Egyptian Film Festival
\nJuly 29 – August 23, 2020
\nhttp:\/\/www.cinemaegipcio.com<\/a>
\nCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil \u2013 #CCBBemCasa<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum <\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n
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