The second Luxor Egyptian and European Festival kicked off on Sunday 19 January with director Amr Salama’s latest film La Moakhza (Excuse My French).

The second edition of the festival boasts a diverse line-up of 62 films from 20 different countries, including Egypt.

The feature film competition comprises 12 titles, including La Moakhza, while the short film competition includes 23 films.



Within the focus of this year’s edition on new (post-reunification) German cinema, eight contemporary German films will be screened, including famous titles like Run Lola Run (1998), Goodbye, Lenin! (2003) and The Lives of Others (2004).

Several Egyptian films that were shot digitally will also be screened, as part of the festival’s policy of supporting independent cinema and highlighting its significance. Such films include Yousry Nasrallah’s Al Madina (The City, 1999), Mohamed Khan’s Klephty (2004) and Ahmed Abdalla’s Farsh w Ghata (Rags and Tatters, 2013).

The festival, which was originally set to take place in September but was postponed on account of the unstable political situation, is organised by Noon Foundation for Culture and Art, and sponsored by the Ministry of Youth, the Ministry of Tourism, Luxor Governorate and the European Commission in Cairo.

The festival runs until Saturday 25 January.

Programme:

Monday, 20 January

Conference Palace

10am
The Almost Man (Norway, 75 min)
Rhino Full Throttle (Germany, 15 min)
Shopping (France, 9 min)

1pm
Run Lola Run (Germany, 81 min)

3.30pm
Eight Minutes Deadline (Greece, 8 min)
Running Dry (Greece, 10 min)
Rabbitland (Serbia, 8 min)

6.30pm
Miracle (Slovakia, 78 min)
Pet Hate (Ireland, 5 min)
Bird Food (Ireland, 5 min)
The Enemy Within (Greece, 107 min)

9.30pm
Rags and Tatters (Egypt, 87 min)

Luxor Cultural Centre

11am
Nowhere in Africa (Germany, 196 min)

7pm
A Hot Night (Egypt, 120 min)

9.30pm
Basra (Egypt, 94 min)

Rowing Club

6.30pm
The Era of Hatem Zahran (Egypt, 120)

8.30pm
The Lives of Others (Germany, 137)

Tuesday, 21 January

Conference Palace

10am
Bizness (Belgium, 14 min)
Withering (Serbia, 108 min)
Sweet Mosquito (France, 15 min)

1pm
Nowhere in Africa (Germany, 196 min)

3.30pm
Photoshopping (UK, 15 min)
Eat Sleep Die (Sweden, 104 min)

6.30pm
Scarf (Egypt, 15 min)
Only One Truth (Egypt, 16 min)

9.30pm
Winter of Discontent (Egypt, 95 min)

Luxor Cultural Centre

11am
Rabbitland (Serbia, 8 min)
The Enemy Within (Greece, 107 min)
Running Dry (Greece, 10 min)

2pm
Shopping (France, 9 min)
The Almost Man (Norway, 75 min)
Rhino Full Throttle (Germany, 15 min)

4.30pm
Bird Food (Ireland, 5 min)
Miracle (Slovakia, 78 min)
Eight Minutes Deadline (Greece, 8 min)
Pet Hate (Ireland, 5 min)

7pm
The Era of Hatem Zahran (Egypt, 120 min)
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (Russia, 1979)

Rowing Club

6pm
Naji Al Ali (Egypt, 125 min)

8.30pm
Nowhere in Africa (Germany, 196 min)

Wednesday, 22 January

Conference Palace

10am
In Vino Veritas (Czech Republic, 10 min)
The Plague (Spain, 85 min)
95 (Estonia, 15 min)

1pm
The State I Am in (Germany, 119 min)

3.30pm
A Girl for a Hare (Russia, 9 min)
Age of Panic (France, 94 min)
Contretemps (France, 13 min)

6.30pm
Ham Story (Czech Republic, 5 min)
Roxanne (Hungary, 97 min)
The Baumanns (Switzerland, 17 min)

9.30pm
Klephty (Egypt, 93 min)

Luxor Cultural Centre

11am
Bizness (Belgium, 14 min)
Withering (Serbia, 108 min)
Sweet Mosquito (France, 15 min)

2pm
Love and Pigeons (Russia, 107 min)

4.30pm
Photoshopping (United Kingdom, 15 min)
Eat Sleep Die (Sweden, 104 min)

7pm
Naji Al Ali (Egypt, 125 min)

Rowing Club

8.30pm
The State I Am in (Germany, 119 min)

Thursday, 23 January

Conference Palace

10am
Hazel (Switzerland, 8 min)
In Bloom (Georgia, 102 min)
The Finnish Cow (Romania, 20 min)

1pm
The Lives of Others (Germany, 137)

3.30pm
Warehouse (Germany, 7 min)
A Long and Happy Life (Russia, 77 min)
Sweet Rabbit (The Netherlands, 14 min)

9.30pm
Chaos, Disorder (Egypt, 76 min)

Luxor Cultural Centre

11am
A Girl for a Hare (Russia, 9 min)
Age of Panic (France, 94 min)
Contretemps (France, 13 min)

2pm
Scarf (Egypt, 15 min)
Only One Truth (Egypt, 16 min)

4.30pm
In Vino Veritas (Czech Republic, 10 min)
The Plague (Spain, 85 min)
95 (Estonia, 15 min)

7pm
Ham Story (Czech Republic, 5 min)
Roxanne (Hungary, 97 min)
The Baumanns (Switzerland, 17 min)

9.30pm
My Wife and the Dog (Egypt, 104 min)

Rowing Club

8.30pm
Goodbye, Lenin! (Germany, 120 min)

Friday, 24 January

Conference Palace

10am
The City (Egypt, 118 min)

1pm
Distant Lights (Germany, 105 min)

3.30pm
The Edge of Heaven (Germany, 120)

6.30pm
Coming Forth by Day (Egypt, 96 min)

9.30pm
Asham (Egypt, 87 min)

Luxor Cultural Centre

11am
Coming Forth by Day (Egypt, 96 min)

4.30pm
Warehouse (Germany, 7 min)
A Long and Happy Life (Russia, 77 min)
Sweet Rabbit (The Netherlands, 14 min)

7pm
Hazel (Switzerland, 8 min)
In Bloom (Georgia, 102 min)
The Finnish Cow (Romania, 20 min)

Rowing Club

6pm
Distant Lights (Germany, 105 min)

Saturday, 25 January

Conference Palace

10am
Basra (Egypt, 94 min)

1pm
Almanya – Welcome to Germany (Germany, 95 min)

3.30pm
Goodbye, Lenin! (Germany, 120 min)