The opening of Darb 1718's Cinema El Fourn is Darb 1718 Contemporary Art and Culture Center next initiative as an art and culture promoting center to connect Egyptian artists from several walks in the local and international art scene.
Cinema El Fourn is an outdoor cinema showing independent films and documentaries from a variety of genres from Egypt and around the world.
Opens at 06:00 p.m.
Curated by Myriam Makhoul and Bahaa Talis
For more info please call 0100022590
Our mission is support independent movie makers by giving them the space to show their productions, exchange experience and create a community for movie makers and audience where independent movies can be shown and discussed.
Our vision is to increase the awareness on the concept of independent cinema and the important role that it can play in elevating the cinema art in Egypt and the entire world.
Our first cinema nights are schedule for three nights from January 21st to January 23rd, 2010 as follows:
Day 1: Thursday January 21st
Presentation by Moataz Nasr, Founder and Manager of Darb 1718 Contemporary Art and Culture.
A word about independent cinema by Hesham Essawy and Sherif Awad
Featuring international short films from the French film festival Corto Del Med:
• Fêlure by N. Pawlowski - French animation, no dialogue
• - 961 by Najib Mrad- Lebanese
• Acción Reacción by David Ilundai - Spanish in English subtitles
• Le Baiser by Chadi Aoun - Special Prize, Corto Del MED#2 Lebanese animation
Break 15 min
• De loin il m'est apparu by Eli Dagher - Lebanese animation
• Hybride by Marilyn Farah - lebanese animation, no dialogue
Day 2: Friday January 22nd
Featuring documentaries by Egyptian film makers Followed by a discussion
• 26 seconds in Pakistan by Ibrahim el Batout - English subtitles- Egyptian
• Ramses The Car by Rami Abdul Jabbar -English subtitles- Egyptian
• Eau de cologne by Soha Ennaqache - English subtitles- Egyptian
Break 15 min
• El shakhs by Mohamed Fathalla -English subtitles- Egyptian
• Hela Hela by Magdy Farouk - Arabic spoken no subtitles - Egyptian
• Om waleed by Neveen Shalaby - English subtitles - Egyptian
Discussion moderated by Alaa El Karkouti
Day 3: Saturday January 23rd
Featuring fiction films by Egyptian Film makers followed by a discussion
• 30 th of November by Mohamed Soliman - French subtitles - Egyptian
• I am the mad by Samer Bahgat - English subtitles - Egyptian
• Rakam kawmy by Mohmaed Mohsen -English subtitles - Egyptian
Break 15 min
• Dirty hand clean soap by Karim Fanous - English subtitles -Egyptian
• Quahira by Amr Weshahy - English subtitles - Egyptian
• Lam youstadal ala enawan by Mohsen Gouda - English subtitles -Egyptian
Discussion moderated by Sherif Awad