02:02 p.m
Tuesday 03 January 2023
I wrote – Mona Al-Muji:
On Thursday 5 January the Zawya Cinema will host the activities of the “Cinema Khairy Beshara”, which will continue until the 31st of the same month.
The program of the event includes 12 films directed by the great creator Khairy Bishara, which will include a group of films that have been restored by the Red Sea Film Festival and also by the National Contemporary Cinema Center and many young directors.
The director, Khairy Bishara, is regarded as one of the most important directors in Egyptian cinema, he presented cinematographic works attended by a large number of the most outstanding artists in Egyptian cinema, with their ideas and content discussing many of the problems of society , making them join the list of the most important works of Egyptian cinema.
The “Cinema Khairy Beshara” program is an opportunity to rediscover his diverse and diverse works and to get to know the director who is often described as a rebel. Six panel discussions will be held during the program following a series of films that will be presented, worth to say “Buoy No. 70”, “The Ring and the Bracelet” and “Sweet Day Bitter Day”, “Crab” which opens in opening, “Wild Desire”, “Ice Cream in Gleam”, “America Chica Pica” , “Strawberry War”, “Traffic Light”, “Moon Night”, “Moon” Dog” and three documentaries: “Tank Hunter, Seagull and Countryside Doctor”. The seminars will be moderated by Omar Al-Zuhairi, director Ayten Amin, director Ahmed Fawzi Saleh and critic Nour Al-Safouri.
Interestingly, director Khairy Bishara’s artistic debut was through documentaries, most notably with the establishment of the National Center for Documentary and Short Films in 1967.
Bishara has won numerous awards during her artistic career, including the Idea Award for her documentary film ‘Tank Hunter’ in 1975. She has also received the State Encouragement Award in Arts from the Supreme Council for Arts, Literature and Social Sciences.
