Zawya, with Cimatheque and The French Institute in Cairo, curated a selection of films from Cannes' La Semaine de la Critique (Critics Week), bringing films between 2010 and 2014 from this annual talent-spotting event.

Eight feature films and a selection of short films will be screened from 16-21 September at three of Cairo’s film venues, Zawya, Karim Cinema and the French Institute.

All screenings take place at 7:30pm

PROGRAMME

Wednesday 16 September

Take Shelter (2011) - USA
Director: Jeff Nichols
Screening at Zawya

Aqui y Alla (2012) - Spain/USA/Mexico
Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza
Screening at Karim Cinema

Hope (2013) - France
Director: Boris Lojkine
Screening at the French Institute, with the presence of Remi Bonhomme

Thursday 17 September

The Tribe (2014) – Ukraine
Director: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy
Screening at Zawya with the presence of the Remi Bonhomme.

Selection of short films: 

A Ciambra (Young Lions of Gypsy, 2014) – France/Italy
Director: Jonas Carpignano

C’est Gratuit pour Les Filles (Free for the Girls, 2009) - France
Directors: Claire Burger, Marie Amachoukeli

Junior (2011) - France
Director: Julia Ducournau

La Lampe au Beurre (Butter Lamp 2013) - France/China
Director: Hu Wei

Une Chambre Blue (A Blue Room, 2014) – France/Poland
Director: Tomasz Siwiński

Vikingar (Vikings, 2013) - France
Director: Magali Magistry

Screening at Karim Cinema

Las Acacias (2010) - Argentina/Spain
Director: Pablo Giorgelli
Screening at the French Institute

Still from Aqui y Alla (Photo: courtesy of Zawya)

Friday 18 September

The Lunchbox (2013) - India/France/Germany
Director: Ritesh Batra
Screening at Zawya

Rubber (2010) - France
Director: Quentin Dupieux
Screening at Karim Cinema with the presence of Remi Bonhomme

Respire, (2014) - France
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Screening at French Institute

Saturday 19 September

Aqui y Alla (2012) - Spain/USA/Mexico
Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza
Screening at Zawya

Take Shelter (2011) - USA
Director: Jeff Nichols
Screening at Karim Cinema

The Tribe (2014) – Ukraine
Director: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy
Screening at the French Institute

Still from Rubber (Photo: Courtesy of Zawya)

Sunday 20 September

Respire, (2014) - France
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Screening at Zawya

Las Acacias (2010) - Argentina/Spain
Director: Pablo Giorgelli
Screening at Karim Cinema

Rubber (2010) - France
Director: Quentin Dupieux
Screening at the French Institute

Monday 21 September

Hope (2013) - France
Director: Boris Lojkine
Screening at Zawya

The Lunchbox (2013) - India/France/Germany
Director: Ritesh Batra
Screening at Karim Cinema

Selection of short films:

A Ciambra (Young Lions of Gypsy, 2014) - France/Italy
Director: Jonas Carpignano

C’est Gratuit pour Les Filles (Free for the Girls, 2009) - France
Directors: Claire Burger, Marie Amachoukeli

Junior (2011) - France
Director: Julia Ducournau

La Lampe au Beurre (Butter Lamp 2013) - France/China
Director: Hu Wei

Une Chambre Blue (A Blue Room, 2014) - France/Poland
Director: Tomasz Siwiński

Vikingar (Vikings, 2013) - France
Director: Magali Magistry

Screening at the French Institute

Still from A Blue Room (Photo: Courtesy of Zawya)

Venues:
Zawya, Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, Downtown, Cairo
French Institute, 1 Madraset Al Hoqouq, Mounira, Cairo
Karim Cinema, 15 Emad El Din, Downtown, Cairo

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