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ARAB World Institute Marks Youssef Chahine Centenary in Paris

A four-day programme in Paris revisits Youssef Chahine’s films and legacy through screenings and panel discussions.

The Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris is marking the centenary of Youssef Chahine with a four-day programme running from January 22nd to 25th, bringing together film screenings and critical discussions dedicated to his legacy.

Across 38 feature films produced between 1950 and 2007, Chahine moved fluidly between comedy and melodrama, historical epics and political allegories, musicals and autobiographical narratives – often blending multiple forms within a single work. Emerging during the golden age of Egyptian cinema in the 1950s, he remains one of the most influential figures in the country’s film history, shaping both its artistic language and its engagement with politics, identity, and society.

On Thursday, January 22nd, the programme opens at 7:00 PM with a panel, ‘Youssef Chahine: Portrait and Legacies’, featuring Yousry Nasrallah, Marianne Khoury, and Rashid Masharawi, moderated by Jean-Michel Frodon. The evening continues at 8:30 PM with a screening of ‘Life After Siham’ by Namir Abdel Messeeh.

Then, on Friday, January 23rd, the conversation shifts to ‘Youssef Chahine and the Power of Women’, with Sharon Hakim, Hind Meddeb, and Viviane Candas, moderated by Jean-Michel Frodon at 7:00 PM. At 8:00 PM, the night moves into screenings with Chahine’s ‘The Sixth Day’.

A double screening day begins with ‘Destiny’ at 4:30 PM, followed by ‘The Emigrant’ at 7:30 PM on Saturday, January 24th.

Sunday, January 25th will see the final day start at 3:00 PM with ‘Youssef Chahine and Me: Unpublished Testimonies & Encounters’, featuring Jack Lang, Abdallah Taïa, Houda Ibrahim, and Dominique Bax, moderated by Thierry Jousse. Screenings follow with ‘The Land’ at 4:00 PM, then ‘The Sparrow’ at 6:00 PM to close out the programme.

You can book all screenings and panels on the Arab World Institute website.

source/content: scenenow.com (headline edited)

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Egypt’s Ahmed Shawky to Chair Cannes Festival’s FIPRESCI Jury

Egyptian film critic Ahmed Shawky was chosen last week to head the jury of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) competition at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival.

Though Egyptians have been part of the FIPRESCI jury panel competition in the past, this is the first time one will chair the panel.

Shawky will head a panel that includes a number of film critics from all across the world: Mariola Wiktor (Poland), Nathalie Chifflet (France), Emanuel Levy (USA), Simone Soranna (Italy), Jihane Bougrine (Morocco), Magali Van Reeth (France) Bidhan Rebeiro (Bangladesh) and Youssoufa Halidou Harouna (Niger).

Launched in the 1920s, the FIPRESCI committee is among the most influential film criticism committees internationally. The committee is responsible for awarding the best film at numerous festivals, including at Cannes since the festival’s launch in 1946.

The upcoming Cannes International Film Festival is scheduled to take place between 13 and 24 May 2022.

Shawky is an Egyptian film critic, programmer and screenwriting developer. He writes about film for numerous Egyptian and regional publications. He has also published six books about Egyptian cinema. 

A FIPRESCI board member and the vice president of the African film critics’ federation (FAAC), Shawky is also as a programmer for many film festivals.

Shawky was appointed an acting artistic director of the Cairo International Film Festival in 2019, and a year later he was appointed its artistic director.

Shawky is also one of two Egyptian names to head the 75th festival’s juries, with the other being Yousry Nasrallah who will chair the Short Film Jury, a panel in charge of selecting one of nine films in competition for Short Film Palme d’Or.

source/content: english.ahram.org.eg (edited)

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Egyptian Director Yousry Nasrallah to head 75th Cannes Festival’s Short Film Jury

Egyptian film director Yousry Nasrallah has been proposed as the jury chairman of the Short Films competition of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, which will take place between 17 and 28 May.

“The Jury will be tasked with selecting one of the nine films in Competition for the Short Film Palme d’or, to be awarded at the Festival’s closing ceremony on Saturday 28 May,” the organisers stated on Thursday.

Under the presidency of Nasrallah, the jury also comprises acclaimed Canadian actress and director Monia Chokri, Belgian director and screenwriter Laura Wandel, French actor and director Félix Moati, and French film critic Jean-Claude Raspiengeas.

“The Jury will also award three La Cinef prizes to the best of the 16 films from film schools presented this year. The prizes will be awarded at a ceremony prior to the screening of the award-winning films on Thursday, May 26, 2022.”

Arab filmmakers are well represented at Cannes this year, with the International Federation of Critics selecting veteran Egyptian director Ahmed Shawky to chair the critic’s jury.

Meanwhile, the International Critics Week (La Semaine de la Critique) announced Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania as the president of the 61st edition.

Veteran French actor Vincent Lindon will head the main jury which awards the coveted Palme d’Or top prize alongside British actress and director Rebecca Hall, Indian actress Deepika Padukone, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, Italian actress and director Jasmine Trinca, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, French director Ladj Ly, American director Jeff Nichols and Norwegian director Joachim Trier.

source/content: english.ahram.org.eg / ahram online

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