Tag: Morad Mostafa
Interview: Morad Mostafa – Aisha Can’t Fly Away
Part of a new wave of Egyptian filmmakers testing genre waters, Morad Mostafa builds from 2023 short "I Promise You Paradise," to once again...
2025 Marrakech Film Festival: Meryem Benm’Barek, Lucía Aleñar Iglesias & Akinola Davies Jr. in Comp
Along with France's Les Arcs Film Festival in December the last major film festival of note on the film festival map is Marrakech. Today...
Aisha Can’t Fly Away | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review
Buliana Simon Shines In Gritty Immigrant Story That Struggles To Take Flight
As the opening credits reveal, Aisha Can’t Fly was developed with the support...
2025 Cannes: Diego Céspedes, Morad Mostafa, Harry Lighton, Harris Dickinson & Scarlett Johansson in the Un Certain Regard
Handing in their almost finished homework, we expect an extra of titles to be added to the sixteen titles that were unveiled today. The...
2025 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Un Certain Regard
Last year, the Un Certain Regard section had several gems. Caméra d'Or jury prized Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel's Armand and the UCR jury of Xavier...
2024 Marrakech Intl. Film Fest: Jeff Nichols Patron of Atlas Workshops / Nasser Bros., Benm’Barek, Lina Soualem & Cherien Dabis Selected
The 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival is set to run from November 29th to December 7th and a highlight of the...
2024 World Cinema Fund: New Lisandro Alonso & Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese Projects Backed
Last year the likes of Nara Normande and Tião (Venice 2023 selected Sem Coração) and Mo Harawe's (Cannes 2024 selected The Village next to...
2023 Critics’ Week’s Next Step: Zou Jing, Nans Laborde-Jourdàa & Andrea Slaviček Among Lucky Ten
Nans Laborde-Jourdàa whose short "Bolero" competed at Critics’ Week 2023 and claimed some major wins (we were at the ceremony see below), Chinese filmmaker...
2022 Red Sea Intl. Film Festival: Meryem Benm’Barek, Sofia Djama & Ramata-Toulaye Sy Featured in Red Sea Souk
Marrakech has the indispensable Atlas Ateliers market as part of their festivities and the new kid on the block in the Red Sea Intl....
