Exclusive: Leading Egyptian independent production company Film Clinic is gearing up for the shoot of The Inevitable Journey Of Finding The Wedding Dress by Jaylan Auf.
Yasmin Raeis (Looking for Oum Kulthum) and newcomer Asma Galal co-star as a bride-to-be and her best friend who embark on a mad dash across Cairo in search of a wedding dress after a mishap with the original gown on the eve of the ceremony.
“It’s a social drama about two best friends from a low-income neighborhood,” says Film Clinic founder and head Mohamed Hefzy. “The city is very much part of the story and a character in the film.”
Auf previously worked as assistant director on Egyptian features such as Excuse My French, Décor and The Cat Mouse, while her short film Turning Ten played in Competition at the Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2019.
“We’ve been trying to get...
Yasmin Raeis (Looking for Oum Kulthum) and newcomer Asma Galal co-star as a bride-to-be and her best friend who embark on a mad dash across Cairo in search of a wedding dress after a mishap with the original gown on the eve of the ceremony.
“It’s a social drama about two best friends from a low-income neighborhood,” says Film Clinic founder and head Mohamed Hefzy. “The city is very much part of the story and a character in the film.”
Auf previously worked as assistant director on Egyptian features such as Excuse My French, Décor and The Cat Mouse, while her short film Turning Ten played in Competition at the Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2019.
“We’ve been trying to get...
- 5/23/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Shahid VIP, the premium Middle East streamer run by Mbc Group, will begin premiering Arabic feature films prior to their theatrical release for the first time.
The endeavor will star with the exclusive premiere of Mohamed El Adl’s Saheb El Makam, which will debut on the platform on July 30, the first day of Eid Al-Adha. Starring Yousra, Asser Yassin, and Amina Khalil, the drama revolves around a troubled man whose only hope for a better future is in the hands of one woman who tries to get him closer to God.
Produced by Ahmed El Sobky, the movie is Yousra’s first feature film in nearly eight years, her last being Game Over. It also marks the third collaboration between Yousra and Yassin, who have previously starred together in the film The Yacoubian Building and the TV series Lahazat Harega.
The second film premiere will be Al Hareth, starring...
The endeavor will star with the exclusive premiere of Mohamed El Adl’s Saheb El Makam, which will debut on the platform on July 30, the first day of Eid Al-Adha. Starring Yousra, Asser Yassin, and Amina Khalil, the drama revolves around a troubled man whose only hope for a better future is in the hands of one woman who tries to get him closer to God.
Produced by Ahmed El Sobky, the movie is Yousra’s first feature film in nearly eight years, her last being Game Over. It also marks the third collaboration between Yousra and Yassin, who have previously starred together in the film The Yacoubian Building and the TV series Lahazat Harega.
The second film premiere will be Al Hareth, starring...
- 7/27/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Egyptian producer Mohamed Samir has boarded compatriot film-maker Hala Lotfy’s Cairo-set drama The Bridge, ahead of its presentation at the Dubai Film Connection co-financing event, which kicks off today (Dec 11).
Inspired by a true story dating back to 2010, the film captures Cairo’s dark underbelly through the events surrounding the death of a child when he falls through a hole in a badly maintained bridge.
Samir, who produces under the Cairo-based DayDream Art Productions banner, said he felt compelled to collaborate with Lotfy’s film collective Hassala on the project due to the “sheer authenticity” of the work.
The Bridge will be Samir’s first production since Mohamed Khan’s romantic drama Factory Girl, starring Yasmin Raeis as an impoverished textile worker, which premiered at Diff in 2013, winning the best actress award and the Fipresci Prize.
Samir is also developing his own feature-length directorial debut The Northern Lights, about Syrian refugees in Sweden, inspired by the...
Inspired by a true story dating back to 2010, the film captures Cairo’s dark underbelly through the events surrounding the death of a child when he falls through a hole in a badly maintained bridge.
Samir, who produces under the Cairo-based DayDream Art Productions banner, said he felt compelled to collaborate with Lotfy’s film collective Hassala on the project due to the “sheer authenticity” of the work.
The Bridge will be Samir’s first production since Mohamed Khan’s romantic drama Factory Girl, starring Yasmin Raeis as an impoverished textile worker, which premiered at Diff in 2013, winning the best actress award and the Fipresci Prize.
Samir is also developing his own feature-length directorial debut The Northern Lights, about Syrian refugees in Sweden, inspired by the...
- 12/10/2015
- ScreenDaily
The Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) has revealed the selection of director Mohamed Khan's film "Before the Summer Crowds" to compete in the Muhr Feature Competition at the 12th edition of the festival (December 9 - 16). The new film will land its world premiere at Diff which also hosted the world premiere of Khan's previous award-winning film, "Factory Girl," in 2013.
"Before the Summer Crowds" stars Maged El Kedwany, Hana Shiha, Ahmed Dawood, LanaMushtaq and Hany El Metennawy. Set in a seaside resort, the film tracks a group of people who meet each other by the beginning of summer season. The film was produced by Middle West Films, Film Clinic, The Producers, Wika Production and Distribution and Mad Solutions, which will be in charge of the international distribution of the film.
Khan is one of Egypt's most acclaimed directors whose films have earned the audiences' admiration throughout the years. Since 1979, Khan has directed 26 films winning 25 awards in international and local film festivals.
Diff is one of the most important film festivals in the Arab world. In its 12th edition this year,Diff will showcase over 120 features, shorts films and documentaries from around the world and will include several world premieres. Every year Diff presents new and exciting cinema from the Arab world and beyond, introducing audiences to fresh new talent and original and distinctive filmmaking.
Khan 's previous film, "Factory Girl," won the Fipresci award at Dubai International Film Festival 2013, and the film's star, Yasmin Raeis, received the Best Actress Award. The film scored the total of 17 awards from several film festivals."Factory Girl" also represented Egypt in Best Foreign Language Film category at the 87th Academy Awards.
Take a look at the film's official poster below:...
"Before the Summer Crowds" stars Maged El Kedwany, Hana Shiha, Ahmed Dawood, LanaMushtaq and Hany El Metennawy. Set in a seaside resort, the film tracks a group of people who meet each other by the beginning of summer season. The film was produced by Middle West Films, Film Clinic, The Producers, Wika Production and Distribution and Mad Solutions, which will be in charge of the international distribution of the film.
Khan is one of Egypt's most acclaimed directors whose films have earned the audiences' admiration throughout the years. Since 1979, Khan has directed 26 films winning 25 awards in international and local film festivals.
Diff is one of the most important film festivals in the Arab world. In its 12th edition this year,Diff will showcase over 120 features, shorts films and documentaries from around the world and will include several world premieres. Every year Diff presents new and exciting cinema from the Arab world and beyond, introducing audiences to fresh new talent and original and distinctive filmmaking.
Khan 's previous film, "Factory Girl," won the Fipresci award at Dubai International Film Festival 2013, and the film's star, Yasmin Raeis, received the Best Actress Award. The film scored the total of 17 awards from several film festivals."Factory Girl" also represented Egypt in Best Foreign Language Film category at the 87th Academy Awards.
Take a look at the film's official poster below:...
- 11/25/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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
Egypt’s first-ever found footage horror film to screen tomorrow [Feb 10].
The Arab Cinema Center (Acc) is screening Egypt’s first-ever found footage horror film, Hadi El Bagoury’s Warda, at the Efm tomorrow [Feb 10].
Produced by Egypt’s Film Clinic and The Producers, the film follows a video blogger who returns to his Egyptian rural home to investigate strange happenings that have been disturbing his family since the death of his father. Film Clinic founder Mohamed Hefzy scripted the film and Aroma Pictures co-produced.
The film, which represents a new genre for the Arab world, created a stir on social media when it was released across four Arab territories last November. It went on to break non-holiday season box office records in Egypt.
Mad Solutions, which is hosting the Acc, held test screenings before its release, a rare move in the Middle East, after which the filmmakers adjusted the final cut.
The Acc is...
The Arab Cinema Center (Acc) is screening Egypt’s first-ever found footage horror film, Hadi El Bagoury’s Warda, at the Efm tomorrow [Feb 10].
Produced by Egypt’s Film Clinic and The Producers, the film follows a video blogger who returns to his Egyptian rural home to investigate strange happenings that have been disturbing his family since the death of his father. Film Clinic founder Mohamed Hefzy scripted the film and Aroma Pictures co-produced.
The film, which represents a new genre for the Arab world, created a stir on social media when it was released across four Arab territories last November. It went on to break non-holiday season box office records in Egypt.
Mad Solutions, which is hosting the Acc, held test screenings before its release, a rare move in the Middle East, after which the filmmakers adjusted the final cut.
The Acc is...
- 2/9/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Arab Cinema in Sweden will release Mohamed Khan’s feature on April 24.
Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Khan’s Factory Girl is set for theatrical release in Sweden through Arab Cinema in Sweden (Acis), the distribution arm of the Malmo Arab Film Festival.
Acis will release the film on April 24 across 12 screening venues in cities including Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Norrkoping, Fajo, Umea, Lulea, Lund and Hillsburg.
Although Sweden has one of Europe’s largest Arabic-speaking communities, Arabic-language films rarely receive a theatrical release in the territory. Factory Girl’s Swedish release marks its first beyond the Arab world.
Egypt and UAE-based Mad Solutions handled the film’s distribution in the Arab world across six territories and is also organising the Arab Cinema Center (Acc) here at the European Film Market (Efm). The film will screen in the Efm on Feb 7.
Produced by Mohamed Samir’s Day Dream Art Production, Factory Girl was Egypt’s official submission to the best...
Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Khan’s Factory Girl is set for theatrical release in Sweden through Arab Cinema in Sweden (Acis), the distribution arm of the Malmo Arab Film Festival.
Acis will release the film on April 24 across 12 screening venues in cities including Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Norrkoping, Fajo, Umea, Lulea, Lund and Hillsburg.
Although Sweden has one of Europe’s largest Arabic-speaking communities, Arabic-language films rarely receive a theatrical release in the territory. Factory Girl’s Swedish release marks its first beyond the Arab world.
Egypt and UAE-based Mad Solutions handled the film’s distribution in the Arab world across six territories and is also organising the Arab Cinema Center (Acc) here at the European Film Market (Efm). The film will screen in the Efm on Feb 7.
Produced by Mohamed Samir’s Day Dream Art Production, Factory Girl was Egypt’s official submission to the best...
- 2/6/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Arab Cinema in Sweden will release Mohamed Khan’s feature on April 24.
Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Khan’s Factory Girl is set for theatrical release in Sweden through Arab Cinema in Sweden (Acis), the distribution arm of the Malmo Arab Film Festival.
Acis will release the film on April 24 across 12 screening venues in cities including Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Norrkoping, Fajo, Umea, Lulea, Lund and Hillsburg.
Although Sweden has one of Europe’s largest Arabic-speaking communities, Arabic-language films rarely receive a theatrical release in the territory. Factory Girl’s Swedish release marks its first beyond the Arab world.
Egypt and UAE-based Mad Solutions handled the film’s distribution in the Arab world across six territories and is also organising the Arab Cinema Center (Acc) here at the European Film Market (Efm). The film will screen in the Efm on Feb 7.
Produced by Mohamed Samir’s Day Dream Art Production, Factory Girl was Egypt’s official submission to the best...
Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Khan’s Factory Girl is set for theatrical release in Sweden through Arab Cinema in Sweden (Acis), the distribution arm of the Malmo Arab Film Festival.
Acis will release the film on April 24 across 12 screening venues in cities including Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Norrkoping, Fajo, Umea, Lulea, Lund and Hillsburg.
Although Sweden has one of Europe’s largest Arabic-speaking communities, Arabic-language films rarely receive a theatrical release in the territory. Factory Girl’s Swedish release marks its first beyond the Arab world.
Egypt and UAE-based Mad Solutions handled the film’s distribution in the Arab world across six territories and is also organising the Arab Cinema Center (Acc) here at the European Film Market (Efm). The film will screen in the Efm on Feb 7.
Produced by Mohamed Samir’s Day Dream Art Production, Factory Girl was Egypt’s official submission to the best...
- 2/6/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Lee Daniels is heading the jury for the Muhr Feature competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (Diff), while Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Khan heads the jury for the Muhr Shorts & Emirati competition.
Daniels, the director and producer of Oscar-winning films Precious and The Butler, will be joined by Dutch cinematographer and director Leonard Retel Helmrich, Algerian director Malik Bensmail, actress Virginia Madsen and Lebanese director and actress Nadine Labaki.
Khan will be joined by Palestinian director Cherien Dabis and Emirati screenwriter Mohammed Hasan Ahmed.
One of Egypt’s best-known directors, Khan attended Diff last year with his latest film Factory Girl, which won the Fipresci award and best actress for Yasmin Raeis’ performance.
“The groundbreaking works entered into the reputable Muhr Awards this year have proven the fruits of our labour over the past 11 years,” said Diff artistic director Masoud Amralla Al Ali.
“The number of entries has increased in line with the caliber of the...
Daniels, the director and producer of Oscar-winning films Precious and The Butler, will be joined by Dutch cinematographer and director Leonard Retel Helmrich, Algerian director Malik Bensmail, actress Virginia Madsen and Lebanese director and actress Nadine Labaki.
Khan will be joined by Palestinian director Cherien Dabis and Emirati screenwriter Mohammed Hasan Ahmed.
One of Egypt’s best-known directors, Khan attended Diff last year with his latest film Factory Girl, which won the Fipresci award and best actress for Yasmin Raeis’ performance.
“The groundbreaking works entered into the reputable Muhr Awards this year have proven the fruits of our labour over the past 11 years,” said Diff artistic director Masoud Amralla Al Ali.
“The number of entries has increased in line with the caliber of the...
- 12/5/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
This is the 30th time Egypt has submitted a film for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar consideration. Although an Egyptian film has never made the Academy's short list in that specific category. This year the country's official selection is "Factory Girl," directed by Mohammed Khan - a film that made its world premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival last December, and has been praised by critics wherever it's screened, especially the film's lead actress Yasmin Raeis. The drama follows a young "factory girl," named Hiyam, who falls in love with her supervisor, hoping that their love for each other can break their class division. Released...
- 9/29/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Egypt has selected Factory Girl by auteur Mohammed Khan as its Oscar contender in the foreign-language category. The film, a romantic melodrama set across class and gender divides in modern-day Egypt, had its world premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival last December, where its lead Yasmin Raeis won the best actress award. Raeis stars as young factory worker Hiyam, who falls under the spell of new supervisor Salah, hoping that their love will be able to transcend class boundaries. Read more Field of Foreign-Language Oscar Contenders Begins to Come Into Focus Factory Girl was released across
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- 9/29/2014
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mohamed Khan’s Factory Girl has been selected as Egypt’s submission to the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards.
The Egyptian Film Syndicate formed a committee to select the film, which included renowned directors Ali Badrakhan, Ali Abdel Khalek and Mohamed El Naggar; film critics Tarek El Shenawy, Rami Abdel Razak and Ahmed Shawky; along with music composer Rageh Daoud, DoP Kamal Abdel Aziz and production designers Fawzy Al Awamry and Onsy Abu Youssef.
Factory Girl also recently received the Best Writing Award for Wessam Soliman at Morocco’s Sala Women Film Festival. It is currently participating in the feature film competition at the 4th Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden.
Produced by Mohamed Samir’s DayDream Art Production, the film tells the story of a young factory worker who falls in love with her boss and creates a scandal when a pregnancy testing kid is found in the factory.
Factory Girlhad...
The Egyptian Film Syndicate formed a committee to select the film, which included renowned directors Ali Badrakhan, Ali Abdel Khalek and Mohamed El Naggar; film critics Tarek El Shenawy, Rami Abdel Razak and Ahmed Shawky; along with music composer Rageh Daoud, DoP Kamal Abdel Aziz and production designers Fawzy Al Awamry and Onsy Abu Youssef.
Factory Girl also recently received the Best Writing Award for Wessam Soliman at Morocco’s Sala Women Film Festival. It is currently participating in the feature film competition at the 4th Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden.
Produced by Mohamed Samir’s DayDream Art Production, the film tells the story of a young factory worker who falls in love with her boss and creates a scandal when a pregnancy testing kid is found in the factory.
Factory Girlhad...
- 9/29/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
After its successful run in Egyptian theaters and 6 Arab countries, in addition to playing during Ramallah, Palestinian territories, Mohamed Khan's "Factory Girl" has taken part in several film festivals across the world including Shanghai International Film Festival, which launched June the 14 th, 2014, where the film competed in the Panorama section.
Director Mohamed Khan attended the screenings of the film as part of the Franco-Arab Film Festival in Jordan, which opened on June 15th, 2014. Following this, the film participated in the Arab Film Festival in Seoul, Korea, as the opening film of the festival which launched on June 19th, 2014. The film will then screen at the Med Film Festival in Italy, which starts on July 4th, 2014. The film screens as the opening night film.
Starting on June 16th, 2014, "Factory Girl" has been screened during Ramallah twice a day at Al-Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque, until June 28th, 2014. The first screening will be at 06:00 pm and the second will be at 08:30 pm.
"Factory Girl" has played in local theaters for 13 weeks in a row, and it has secured successful release in Arab countries including the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Lebanon.
The film had its world premiere at the 10th Dubai International Film Festival in 2013, where it earned 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 the Muhr Arab Feature Competition.
Directed by Mohamed Khan, and written by Wessam Soliman, "Factory Girl" is produced by Mohamed Samir's Day Dream Art Productions. The film tells the story of Hiyam, a young factory worker who 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 immediate 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. the film examines the changes that take place in her life over the four seasons of the year. From falling in love to facing heartbreak, her life comes around full circle by the end of the year.
Director Mohamed Khan attended the screenings of the film as part of the Franco-Arab Film Festival in Jordan, which opened on June 15th, 2014. Following this, the film participated in the Arab Film Festival in Seoul, Korea, as the opening film of the festival which launched on June 19th, 2014. The film will then screen at the Med Film Festival in Italy, which starts on July 4th, 2014. The film screens as the opening night film.
Starting on June 16th, 2014, "Factory Girl" has been screened during Ramallah twice a day at Al-Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque, until June 28th, 2014. The first screening will be at 06:00 pm and the second will be at 08:30 pm.
"Factory Girl" has played in local theaters for 13 weeks in a row, and it has secured successful release in Arab countries including the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Lebanon.
The film had its world premiere at the 10th Dubai International Film Festival in 2013, where it earned 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 the Muhr Arab Feature Competition.
Directed by Mohamed Khan, and written by Wessam Soliman, "Factory Girl" is produced by Mohamed Samir's Day Dream Art Productions. The film tells the story of Hiyam, a young factory worker who 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 immediate 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. the film examines the changes that take place in her life over the four seasons of the year. From falling in love to facing heartbreak, her life comes around full circle by the end of the year.
- 6/25/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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