Egyptian filmmaker Amir Ramses, who has tackled controversial social and political themes including pedophilia in works such as “Curfew” and the doc “Jews of Egypt,” has bee…
follows shortly after prominent producerHussein Fahmy, 81, a local megastar, who is taking over the event’s presidency for the second time after a first term between 1998 to 2001. , is now expected to take on a broader role at Cairo extending beyond artistic director into a general manager position.
which takes its cue from rampant sexual child abuse in Egypt that the director wanted to denounce; and the upcoming TV series “Ramses in a statement said he was honored t Ramses added that his goal is to “follow the footsteps of the previous team.” During his four-year tenure, Hefzy and his team revamped the prominent Arab fest, which had been losing luster due to political turbulence.
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