Dubai-based investment fund Fortress Film Clinic has boarded Zombie Gozombie, Egypt’s first zombie comedy, which is set to be directed by award-winning filmmaker Ahmad Abdalla.
Set against the backdrop of a provincial Egyptian town, the picture will revolve around a zombie breakout during a soccer match between the local squad and a top Egyptian team.
Up and coming Egyptian actor Ahmed El Feshawy is set to star as a local man who fights to keep the zombies in the stadium.
“There’s a political subtext but ultimately it’s a comedy,” said Fortress Film Clinic co-founder Mohamed Hefzy. “It will be Egypt’s first zombie comedy and marks quite a departure for Ahmad who has never done a genre movie before.”
Hefzy and Abdalla previously collaborated on Rags And Tatters and Microphone, set against Alexandria’s hip-hop scene just prior to the Arab Spring.
Film and TV investment fund Fortress Film Clinic – a joint venture between...
Set against the backdrop of a provincial Egyptian town, the picture will revolve around a zombie breakout during a soccer match between the local squad and a top Egyptian team.
Up and coming Egyptian actor Ahmed El Feshawy is set to star as a local man who fights to keep the zombies in the stadium.
“There’s a political subtext but ultimately it’s a comedy,” said Fortress Film Clinic co-founder Mohamed Hefzy. “It will be Egypt’s first zombie comedy and marks quite a departure for Ahmad who has never done a genre movie before.”
Hefzy and Abdalla previously collaborated on Rags And Tatters and Microphone, set against Alexandria’s hip-hop scene just prior to the Arab Spring.
Film and TV investment fund Fortress Film Clinic – a joint venture between...
- 12/10/2015
- ScreenDaily
A year has passed since its theatrical release in the Arab world and "Factory Girl" continues its burgeoning success, carrying forward with non-stop lucrative festival tours worldwide reaping awards including 4 prizes for its leading star Yasmin Raeis. The film combined all the elements of success starting from the funding and production to a great team and efforts that have been put by the marketing and distribution team.
Helmed by veteran director Mohamed Khan, the film is written by Wessam Soliman, and stars Yasmin Raeis, Hani Adel, Salwa Khattab , Salwa Mohamed Ali, Ibtihal El Sereti and a diverse array of new promising stars. The film is produced by Mohamed Samir's DayDream Art Production and is distributed in the Arab world by Mad Solutions, which also promoted the film worldwide.
The film hit Egyptian theaters on March 19th, 2014, and was released in the UAE the next day. Factory Girl carried on its flourishing commercial tour across Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and other 3 Arab countries. Garnering a total of 1.6 million Egp in Egyptian box office, "Factory Girl" ran for 19 consecutive weeks.
In a fresh breakthrough for Mohamed Khan's "Factory Girl" across international film festivals, Arab Cinema in Sweden (Acis), a distribution arm under the umbrella of Malmo Arab Film Festival, has announced the theatrical release of "Factory Girl" across Sweden on Friday, April 24th, 2015. Marking the film's first release beyond the Arab world, the film will be screened in 9 cities in Sweden. The film will also get a theatrical release in several countries the list of which will be announced soon.
This month, "Factory Girl" is taking part of the 10th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva. Marking its 17th participation at an international film festival, director Mohamed Khanis will be attending the festival.
The film has also been presented at the European Film Market (Efm) within the 65thBerlin International Film Festival through the Arab Cinema Center (Acc), which is helmed by Mad Solutions as part of its long-term strategy in backing and promoting Arab filmmaking.
"Factory Girl" tells the story of Hiyam, a young factory worker, lives in a lower-middle-class neighborhood, along with her co-workers. She is clearly under the spell of Salah, the factory's new supervisor, who has expressed his admiration for her. She believes love can transcend the class differences between them. However, when a pregnancy test is discovered in the factory premises, her family and close friends accuse her of sinning. Hiyam decides not to defend herself and pays an enormous price in a society that fails to accept independent women.
Mohamed Khan's "Factory Girl" was Egypt's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars). In December 2013, the film had its world premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival within the Muhr Arab Feature competition where the film received the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) award for the Arab Feature Competition, and the film's star Yasmin Raeis walked away with the Best Actress award. In July 2014, the film earned a Special Jury Prize from MEDFilm Festival in Italy, where it was screened at the opening gala of the festival.
The film's star, Yasmin Raeis, reaped the Best Actress Award at Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden, and its ccreenwriter Wessam Soliman also received the Best Writing Award at the Sala Women Film Festival in Morocco.
"Factory Girl" ended 2014 receiving multiple awards from international film festivals earning 4 awards from the 18thEgyptian National Film Festival, which hosted an honorary screening of the film at the closing ceremony after competing in the festival's Feature-length Competition. The film swept the festival's major awards; Best Director award, Best Screenplay and the Best Actress award.
In February, 2015, "Factory Girl" swept 6 awards from the 41st Egyptian Film Association Festival. The film earned the Excellence Award for director Mohamed Khan; a Special Jury Award; Best Actressaward for Yasmin Raeis; Best Supporting Actress for Salwa Khatab; Best Screenplay award for Wessam Suleiman; Best Film Editing award for Dina Farouk.
Adding to its festival screenings in a string of highly prestigious international film festivals, "Factory Girl" had its North American premiere at Montreal World Film Festival in Canada, and then was part of the Ana Contemporary Arab Cinema Festival in New York. On November 9th, 2014, "Factory Girl" concluded the screenings of Twin Cities Arab Film Festival in Minnesota, USA, which was held under the patronage of Mizna.
The film was also screened as part of Shanghai International Film Festival and at the opening ceremony of the Arab Film Festival in Seoul, Korea. Also, the film has taken part at the 20th Kolkata Film Festivalin India within Focus: Arabian Countries section, which showcased 7 films from the Arab world that achieved artistic triumphs at international film festivals.
Moreover, Mohamed Khan's "Factory Girl" was showcased at Safar: A Journey Through Popular Arab Cinema in London, which took place at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (Ica). The film has also been part of the 34th African Film Festival of Verona in Italy within Panorama Africa competition, which encompassed 10 African feature-length films.Following its screening at Franco Arab Film Festival in Jordon, Factory Girl was featured at Carthage Film Festival within Special Sessions section.
The film received financial support from a total of 7 entities including: Dubai International Film Festival's Enjaaz,Abu Dhabi Film Festival's Sanad Fund, Giz institution, Global Film Initiative,Women in Film Foundation and the Ministry of Culture's Filmmaking Fund. The film was also produced by Wika and Middle West Films
International Sales are being handled by Mad Solutions, U.S. Rights are still available.
Helmed by veteran director Mohamed Khan, the film is written by Wessam Soliman, and stars Yasmin Raeis, Hani Adel, Salwa Khattab , Salwa Mohamed Ali, Ibtihal El Sereti and a diverse array of new promising stars. The film is produced by Mohamed Samir's DayDream Art Production and is distributed in the Arab world by Mad Solutions, which also promoted the film worldwide.
The film hit Egyptian theaters on March 19th, 2014, and was released in the UAE the next day. Factory Girl carried on its flourishing commercial tour across Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and other 3 Arab countries. Garnering a total of 1.6 million Egp in Egyptian box office, "Factory Girl" ran for 19 consecutive weeks.
In a fresh breakthrough for Mohamed Khan's "Factory Girl" across international film festivals, Arab Cinema in Sweden (Acis), a distribution arm under the umbrella of Malmo Arab Film Festival, has announced the theatrical release of "Factory Girl" across Sweden on Friday, April 24th, 2015. Marking the film's first release beyond the Arab world, the film will be screened in 9 cities in Sweden. The film will also get a theatrical release in several countries the list of which will be announced soon.
This month, "Factory Girl" is taking part of the 10th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva. Marking its 17th participation at an international film festival, director Mohamed Khanis will be attending the festival.
The film has also been presented at the European Film Market (Efm) within the 65thBerlin International Film Festival through the Arab Cinema Center (Acc), which is helmed by Mad Solutions as part of its long-term strategy in backing and promoting Arab filmmaking.
"Factory Girl" tells the story of Hiyam, a young factory worker, lives in a lower-middle-class neighborhood, along with her co-workers. She is clearly under the spell of Salah, the factory's new supervisor, who has expressed his admiration for her. She believes love can transcend the class differences between them. However, when a pregnancy test is discovered in the factory premises, her family and close friends accuse her of sinning. Hiyam decides not to defend herself and pays an enormous price in a society that fails to accept independent women.
Mohamed Khan's "Factory Girl" was Egypt's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars). In December 2013, the film had its world premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival within the Muhr Arab Feature competition where the film received the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) award for the Arab Feature Competition, and the film's star Yasmin Raeis walked away with the Best Actress award. In July 2014, the film earned a Special Jury Prize from MEDFilm Festival in Italy, where it was screened at the opening gala of the festival.
The film's star, Yasmin Raeis, reaped the Best Actress Award at Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden, and its ccreenwriter Wessam Soliman also received the Best Writing Award at the Sala Women Film Festival in Morocco.
"Factory Girl" ended 2014 receiving multiple awards from international film festivals earning 4 awards from the 18thEgyptian National Film Festival, which hosted an honorary screening of the film at the closing ceremony after competing in the festival's Feature-length Competition. The film swept the festival's major awards; Best Director award, Best Screenplay and the Best Actress award.
In February, 2015, "Factory Girl" swept 6 awards from the 41st Egyptian Film Association Festival. The film earned the Excellence Award for director Mohamed Khan; a Special Jury Award; Best Actressaward for Yasmin Raeis; Best Supporting Actress for Salwa Khatab; Best Screenplay award for Wessam Suleiman; Best Film Editing award for Dina Farouk.
Adding to its festival screenings in a string of highly prestigious international film festivals, "Factory Girl" had its North American premiere at Montreal World Film Festival in Canada, and then was part of the Ana Contemporary Arab Cinema Festival in New York. On November 9th, 2014, "Factory Girl" concluded the screenings of Twin Cities Arab Film Festival in Minnesota, USA, which was held under the patronage of Mizna.
The film was also screened as part of Shanghai International Film Festival and at the opening ceremony of the Arab Film Festival in Seoul, Korea. Also, the film has taken part at the 20th Kolkata Film Festivalin India within Focus: Arabian Countries section, which showcased 7 films from the Arab world that achieved artistic triumphs at international film festivals.
Moreover, Mohamed Khan's "Factory Girl" was showcased at Safar: A Journey Through Popular Arab Cinema in London, which took place at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (Ica). The film has also been part of the 34th African Film Festival of Verona in Italy within Panorama Africa competition, which encompassed 10 African feature-length films.Following its screening at Franco Arab Film Festival in Jordon, Factory Girl was featured at Carthage Film Festival within Special Sessions section.
The film received financial support from a total of 7 entities including: Dubai International Film Festival's Enjaaz,Abu Dhabi Film Festival's Sanad Fund, Giz institution, Global Film Initiative,Women in Film Foundation and the Ministry of Culture's Filmmaking Fund. The film was also produced by Wika and Middle West Films
International Sales are being handled by Mad Solutions, U.S. Rights are still available.
- 4/1/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Likened to audacious filmmaker Bela Tarr, Egyptian director Karim Hanafy wowed audiences at the Cairo International Film Festival with his striking feature debut The Gate of Departure.
The festival’s only Egyptian world premiere played to packed audiences, leading to a rewarding finale by winning the Silver Pyramid for Best Artistic Contribution.
Pushing boundaries both in story and style, Hanafy compares the film to a haiku poem, where structure ebbs and flows in long, meditative sequences, interrupted with bursts of colour and emotion.
The film opens with a haunting scene of two women walking through a graveyard, followed by a young boy longingly staring out the window. Subsequent images show a beautiful woman slowly brushing her hair, her mother cooking and then arranging candles around a vintage photo.
Rather than opting for a standard narrative, Hanafy aims to create a more nuanced construction of one boy’s entrapment to his mother’s sadness, something he himself...
The festival’s only Egyptian world premiere played to packed audiences, leading to a rewarding finale by winning the Silver Pyramid for Best Artistic Contribution.
Pushing boundaries both in story and style, Hanafy compares the film to a haiku poem, where structure ebbs and flows in long, meditative sequences, interrupted with bursts of colour and emotion.
The film opens with a haunting scene of two women walking through a graveyard, followed by a young boy longingly staring out the window. Subsequent images show a beautiful woman slowly brushing her hair, her mother cooking and then arranging candles around a vintage photo.
Rather than opting for a standard narrative, Hanafy aims to create a more nuanced construction of one boy’s entrapment to his mother’s sadness, something he himself...
- 11/21/2014
- ScreenDaily
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