Some of the country's most popular actors; Samir Ghanem, Dalal Abdel-Aziz, Donia and Amy Samir Ghanem ask for prayers as they suffer from the global pandemic

The iconic Egyptian actor was born on 28 April 1946 and died on 11 August 2015

Nomadland (2020) won Oscars for Best Achievement in Directing (Chloé Zhao), Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Frances McDormand)

Here are the winners in all categories at the Oscars 2021, which were handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday

The multi-awarded scriptwriter Kawthar Heikal (1945-2021) wrote many important films with some considered among the Egyptian cinema's romantic classics

Egyptian film aficionados will be able to watch the ceremony at 2am on Monday, an event which is expected to bring many surprises to a big selection of remarkable films, actors, directors and crew members

The submissions of films featuring the untold stories of Egypt's vibrant creative scene with a focus on design, architecture and urbanism is open until 1 May

The Arabic serial killer series 'The Alexandria Killings' is based on a true story of Raya and Sakina, who robbed and killed many women in 1920's Alexandria

The Academy Awards, or Oscars, will be handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday and broadcast live on ABC television.

Moharam was among the most important screenwriters in Egypt with dozens of films and television series carrying his name

The film was chosen for Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection in its cancelled 2020 edition, and it was also chosen to participate in Berlinale 2021 in June

the panorama's 13th edition was scheduled to take place in November 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed till April 2021

The competition was organised by the Freedom Centre for Creativity in Alexandria

'What we don't know about Mariam' is the second short film for the young director after his multi awarded debut 'Henet Ward'

Dubbed the ALFILM 'Home Edition', the festival's 12th round will run online between 21 and 30 April 2021

The debut short by Mohamed Kheidr focuses on the women, and particularly mothers, living in impoverished areas

Directed by Amir Ramses, Curfew premiered at the 42nd Cairo International Film Festival in December

The CIFF is the oldest annual international film festival in Africa and the Middle East