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African Cinema's Celestial Journey at the 14th Luxor Film Festival 2025

The moon has always been a storyteller, and this year, it whispers the tale of African cin ...See More

Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) is collaborating with Film Independent, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, to produce a four-day Short

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Designed by Mohamed Abla under the slogan 'All Colors of Africa', the Luxor African Film Festival announces the poster and logo for its 13th edition

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The 13th Luxor African Film Festival in February 2024

The edition carries the name of director Khairy Beshara Cinema in Mali is the guest of honourFilm submission begins on September 15, 20 ...See More

Le Festival du film Africain de Louxor annonce la tenue de sa prochaine édition 2024 qui portera, le nom du réalisateur égyptien Khairy Beshara

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Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF )launches its new edition with the slogan: Cinema is the Eternity of Time)

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Le Festival du Film Africain de Louxor en collaboration avec le Festival du cinéma d'Auteur de Rabat à l’occasion de la désignation de Rabat Capitale

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Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) launches the film call for its 12th edition, due February 2023

Senegal is the country guest of honorScreenwr ...See More

LAFF Announces its Awards

Samir Sabry Is the Best Actor… Egypt Wins 3 Awards… Tunisian Film “Communion” Wins the Best Long Narrative AwardLuxor African Film Festival (LAFF) announces its awards at Luxor Cul ...See More

LAFF Announces the Details of Its Eleventh Edition in a Press Conference

LAFF honors Hussein Fahmy, Amr Saad, Férid Boughedir, and Apolline Traoré and dedicates it ...See More

Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) launches the FACTORY project to support female directors in Africa and the Middle East

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Luxor African Film Festival releases its 11th edition under the name of the great Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambéty

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Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) dedicates its 11th edition to the late Egyptian stars Hoda Sultan and Mahmoud Morsi

Six unprecedented books published during the ...See More

“Rediscovering Egypt” becomes the slogan of the 11th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) 2022

- Launching the poster of the new edition fea ...See More

Luxor African Film Festival give tribute to the star Amr Saad from Egypt and director Appolline Traore from Burkina Faso in its next edition

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The star Hussein Fahmy will be awarded the (Lifetime Achievement) honor by Luxor African Film Festival in its 11th edition in March 2022 (Djibril Di o

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Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) Reveals its eleventh edition dates and launching the call of participation and release its forms

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Awards of the 10th Edition of the Luxor African Film Festival

The 10th Edition of the Luxor African Film Festival concluded on the night of the March 31 ...See More

Luxor African Film Festival opens the call for submissions for the African Filmmaking workshop by Egyptian director Saad Hendawy

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Two films "Mandabi” and" Sembene " to be screened on Saturday, October 24th at the African Cinema Club at El Hanager cinema participating in the proj

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Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) announces the selection of Sudanese cinema as guest of honor for the 10th edition of LAFF during the opening of the

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Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) announces the Higher Committee for the LAFF’s 10th edition, the launch of the participation form and the selection

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The 10th edition of Luxor African Film Festival from 12 to 18 March 2021

Paying tribute to Hend Sabri and Ali Abdel Khalek, and Hemida as the honorary president of ...See More

LAFF2020 announces the 9th edition's prizes

LAFF2020 announces the 9th edition's prizes in a press conference attended by Festival's guests, juries members, filmmakers & press ...See More

South Valley University in Qena pays tribute to the Egyptian star Elham Shaheen and screenwriter Sayed Fouad, the festival president

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11 events on the second day of the festival

22 films, a press conference for Zeina and Omar Abdel Geleel, and a tribute to Ilham Shaheen, and the world premiere of the film "Wonde ...See More

The Luxor African Film Festival opens its 9th edition

The Luxor African Film Festival opens its 9th edition by honoring Jimmy Jean-Louis, Zeina, Amr Abdel Geleel, and Maimouna N'Diaye in th ...See More

مهرجان الاقصر للسينما الافريقية يعلن تفاصيل دورته التاسعة ..

• 90 فيلم في الدورة التاسعة ومسابقة جديدة لأفلام الدياسبورا تضم 7 أفلام• سيد فؤاد : شعار المهرجان هذا العام" سينما افريقية من كل ال ...See More

International Superstar Jimmy Jean-Louis Guest of the 9th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival

Festival President, Sayed Fouad, announced th ...See More

Paying tribute to the African star Maimouna N'Diaye in the 9th edition of Luxor African Film Festival

*Sayed Fouad: She’s been selected as a member ...See More

ETISAL Film Fund announces its activities which take place within the Luxor African Film Festival

Director Azza El Hosseiny, the director of ET ...See More

Low Budget Film Production Workshop (From Screenwriting to Directing) 9th Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) 06 – 12 March 2020 Making 15 Films in 10

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Last chance to submit your film

The last chance to submit your film in Luxor African Film Festival laff 2020 is 15th December 20196 to 12 March in our 9th edition ...See More

Chahine en Afrique « Une Histoire Egyptienne »

Le Festival du Film Africain de Louxor célèbre la commémoration de naissance du réalisateur Egyptien Youssef Chahine (1926- 2008), en p ...See More

Call for submission from Luxor African Film Festival 9th edition

LAFF launches its call for entries for its ninth edition , announcing its selection commit ...See More

The Institute of the Arab World in Paris (IMA) is launching a new film collaboration with Arab and International Festivals around the world

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The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) unveils features of the ninth edition on the sidelines of Cannes International Film Festival

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Honoring Chadian Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Brukinabé Fanta Régina Nacro and the Tunisian Producer Dorra Bouchoucha at LAFF’s Opening Ceremony

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Tribute for Lebleba and Asser Yassine during the Idrissa Ouédraogo Edtion of Luxor African Film Festival

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Call no1- STEP Documentary Feature Film Production Workshop

STEP Documentary Feature Film Production WorkshopThe call to the first edition of “STEP Documentary Feature Film Production Workshop” i ...See More

The African Luxor Festival (LAFF) maintains its tradition and commitment to young African filmmakers, in terms of film training, through its various w

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Luxor African Film Festival reveals the poster of its 8th edition And sign a media protocol with dmc

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Luxor African Film Festival – LAFF 2019 Rend hommage au Cinéma Tunisien

le Festival du Film Africain de Louxor (LAFF) annonce un grand hommage au Cinéma Tunisien ...See More

Call for submission 8th Luxor African Film Festival

Luxor African film Festival launches its call for entries for its eighth edition. The Egyptian actor Mahmoud Hemida is appointed honora ...See More

Ousmane Sembène en tournée en Afrique

Le festival de Louxor du film africain participe à la plus grande commémoration du grand cinéasteAu Cinéclub africain à HanagerDans le ...See More

Luxor African Film Festival 7th Edition Awards

16-22 March 2018Juries of the 7th edition of LAFF have announced their the awards during the closing ceremony, which was held at Luxor ...See More

The Sphinx unleashes its secrets to Africa at Luxor African Film Festival

Luxor African Film Festival has released the official poster for its 7th edition, which wi ...See More

Film Selection Committee ends on the three main film Competitions for the Seventh Edition

March 16 – 22The selection committees finish their task with selecting the films that will ...See More

HEDI and Marabout at the 1st anniversary ceremony of African Cinema Club at the Artistic Creativity Center

Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) under lead ...See More

Call for Entry for the National Student Film Competition at LAFF, and Closing Submissions for African and International Competitions

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LAFF’s Seventh Edition Pays Dedication to important Cinematic Icons Gamil Ratib, Moussa Touré and commemorates a decade to the passing of Youssef Chah

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Submissions deadline for LAFF2018 have been extended

The management of the 7th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (#LAFF2018), to give the opportunity to a larger number of partic ...See More

The Luxor African Film Festival releases the forms of its seventh edition which will be dedicated to the name of Samir Farid and will give special foc

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Audience Prize for the Egyptian film MAWLANA – OUR PREACHER and the South African film KALUSHI awarded best feature film

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Luxor African Film Festival Honors the Egyptian Artist Ragaa El Geddawy in Mothers’ day.

As usual every year, Luxor African Film Festival celebrates Mother's Day in a ceremony att ...See More

Open discussion for the book, 50 years of African cinema

With the presence of the author, an open discussion for the book ( 50 years of African cinema, a plural Singularity ) written by journa ...See More

A signing ceremony for the book Yousry Nasrallah

At Luxor public library, a signing ceremony for the Book “Yousry Nasrallah: conversation with Ahmed Shawky” was held with the presence ...See More

LAFF administration presents condolences to Amitabh Bachchan family

With deep sympathy , the administration of Luxor African Film Festival presents sincere co ...See More

Step script development workshop

Step script development workshop is a project of Etisal fund.This edition, 27 projects have been submitted to the step workshop from 17 ...See More

LAFF2017 Honors the Moroccan Cinema

During the 6th edition’s activities, LAFF organized a seminar on the Moroccan cinema. The big Moroccan star Mohamed Miftah , the Morocc ...See More

The Opening of the 7th edition of Luxor African film festival

In an atmosphere full of charm and fascination, the 6th edition of the Luxor African Film ...See More

Cancellation of the financial prizes of the 6th edition of LAFF

The administration of LAFF unfortunately was forced to announce the cancellation of all fi ...See More

Video Amitabh Bachchan apologizes for attending this edition of LAFF

The Administration of Luxor African Film Festival and the Indian embassy in Egypt announce ...See More

the Great Indian Movie Star Amitabh Bhachchan in Luxor

A press conference at Luxor African Film Festival with the presence of Mr Hassan Khalaf , the representant of the Minister of Culture a ...See More

Press Release for the 6th sixth edition of Luxor African Film Festival

With the attendance of Youssra, Hala Sidqi, Sabri Fawaz, Bushra, Mohei Ismail, Dr. Mohamed ...See More

ETISAL Fund Call no1- STEP Long Narrative Script - Development Workshop

Scriptwriter Sayed Fouad, president of Luxor African Film Festival announced that the firs ...See More

Submissions deadline for LAFF have been extended

The management of the 6th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival, to give the opportunity to a larger number of participants, decid ...See More

The 6th Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) closes film reception mid-December and workshop submission in end of December

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An African Cinematic Summit

Sudan, Uganda, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Morocco and Egypt dedicates their films supported by Etisal Fund of Luxor African Film Festival to actress Nadia Lotfy and filmmaker Hail ...See More

Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) launches the call for its sixth edition due 2017 from the bureau of the Egyptian Culture Ministry

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Cooperation Protocol between Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) and RomAfrica Film Festival (RAFF) during Cannes Festival 2016

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From Cannes Festival

Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) announces Morocco as country guest of honor,the invitation of African-American Spike Lee as guest of honor, as well as tributes to Mauritanian fi ...See More

Etisal Fund supports young African filmmakers in preproduction phases

Etisal Fund at Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) reopens its doors to support young Afric ...See More

LAFF announces the 5th edition’s awards

Confederate Prize for criticism to the Moroccan film “starve your dog” and the film Nigerian "Mona" awarded best feature film and Egypt ...See More

LAFF celebrates Mother's day

Luxor African Film Festival Honors Safe Faye, Nadia Rashad and the late Artist Sanaa Gamil name in Mothers’ day.As usual every year, Luxor African Film Festival celebrates Mother's ...See More

Recommendations of the meeting of 16 representatives from festivals of 13 countries

Recommendations of the meeting of 16 representatives from festivals of 13 countries at Lux ...See More

LAFF signs a cooperation protocol with Carthage Film Festival

LAFF signs a cooperation protocol with Carthage Film FestivalCarthage Festival will host 1 ...See More

Danny Glover and Mahmoud Hemeida in the seminar and book signing Omar Sharif in the eyes of the world

Danny Glover and Mahmoud Hemeida in the semin ...See More

Danny Glover in front of the Luxor Temple Egyptian antiquities inspires my imagination and help the creativity

Danny Glover in front of the Luxor Temple:"Eg ...See More

The opening of the fifth edition of Luxor African film festival culture from African countries

The opening of the fifth edition of Luxor Afr ...See More

Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) collaborates with Cannes Festival (France) and Short Shorts (Japan)

Scriptwriter Sayed Fouad, LAFF's President, h ...See More

(OMAR SHARIF IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD) A new book published by Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) at its fifth edition

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(Egypt in the heart of Africa) is the slogan of the fifth edition of the Luxor African Film Festival, with Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama appearing on t

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FESPACO book in LAFF 2015

LAFF held a seminar about FESPACO book by Colin Dubré , moderated by Aly Aboushady with the presence of Gnama Henri Bacye, Burkina Faso Ambassador to Egypt, Head of FESPACO Adrioum ...See More

Khaled Saleh ... originally confectioner

It is not true that we only saw and sensed love in the faithful demonstration around his body when thousands went to witness the moment ...See More

New cooperation protocol signed between Luxor African Film Festival and Malmo Arab Film Festival during the current Cannes Film Festival 2014

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