Rotterdam Fest Sets Marwan Hamed Retrospective, Biopic of Arab Music Icon Umm Kulthum

He is "the most fascinating director to emerge from Egypt's ever-fertile film culture in the last quarter century," says IFFR ...

Umm Kulthum Biopic ‘El Sett' To Make European Premiere At Rotterdam As Part Of Marwan Hamed Retrospective

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced a retrospective devoted to hit-making Egyptian director Marwan ...
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El Gouna Film Fest To Honor ‘The Yacoubian Building’, ‘The Blue Elephant’ Director Marwan Hamed

The El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) will honor Egyptian director Marwan Hamed with a life Career Achievement Award at its upcoming sixth edition, running from October 6 to 12. It marks the first element ...
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‘Yacoubian Building,’ ‘Blue Elephant’ Director Marwan Hamed on ‘Kira and El Gen,’ Egypt’s Biggest Budget Film Ever

Egyptian filmmaker Marwan Hamed, the director of “The Yacoubian Building,” “The Blue Elephant” and “The Blue Elephant 2,” which last year became the highest-grossing Egyptian film in history, is ...
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Egypt’s El Gouna Fetes Marwan Hamed, Salutes Sudanese Film Group, Pays Homage to Jane Birkin

Prominent Egyptian director Marwan Hamed, whose epic “Kira and El Gen” about local resistance to British occupation recently scored at the local box office, is being feted with a career award by the ...
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Marwan Hamed On ‘The Blue Elephant,’ Fantasy Thrillers and Doubt

Egyptian-born Marwan Hamed burst onto the scene in 2006 with “The Yacoubian Building,” said to be the highest-budgeted film in the history of Egyptian cinema. Hamed earned praise for tackling ...