Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
15 - 21 October 1998
Issue No.399
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Fourth National Festival for Egyptian Films: Programme

The opening ceremony was held yesterday, Wednesday 13 October

Feature Films

Small Hall, Opera House, Gezira. Tel 339 8144.
Thur, 15 Oct:
10am: Sa'it Al-Intiqam (Time for Revenge), Ahmed El-Sab'awi
1pm: Hysteria, Adel Adib
4pm: Sit Al-Sittat (God Bless Our Aunt), Raafat El-Mihi
Fri, 16 Oct:
10am: Ard Ard (Ground to Ground), Ismail Mourad
1pm: Imra'a Fawq Al-Qemma (Woman at the Top), Ashraf Fahmi
4pm: Ismailia Rayeh Gaey (Ismailia Back and Forth), Karim Diaaeddin
Sat, 17 Oct:
10am: Samaka wa Arba' Uroush (A Fish and Four Sharks), Sherif Sha'ban
1pm: 'Afrit Al-Nahar (Daytime Demon), Adel El-A'sar
4pm: Al-Massir (Destiny), Youssef Chahine
Sun, 18 Oct:
10am: Hanhebb wa N'ebb (We'll Love and Rise Above), Abdel-Latif Zaki
1pm: Imra'a wa Khamas Regal (A Woman and Five Men), Alaa Karim
4pm: Al-Kalam fil-Mamnou' (Forbidden Talk), Omar Abdel-Aziz
Mon, 19 Oct:
10am: Khayal Al-'Asheq (The Lover's Dreams), Nagui Riad
1pm: Al-Qatl Al-Laziz (Delicious Killing), Ashraf Fahmi

Short, Animation and Documentary Films

Al-Hanager, Opera House grounds, Gezira. Tel 340 6861. All shows begin at 11am.
Thur, 15 Oct:
Beit Al-Kholoud (House of Eternity), Kamal Eid (docu). Muqaddima (Introduction), Mahmoud Abdel-Sami' (docu). Zein, Gassem Ya'qoub (short). Ya'tiq Al-'Afia (Bless You) Ahmed Yehia (short). Toffahti Soghannouna (My Apple is Tiny), Iman Shedid (animation). Game Over, Ahmed Allah Said (animation). Yawmiyat Zawga (A Wife's Diary), Mohab El-Gibali (animation). Malhash Hall Tani (No Other Solution), Ihab Zaki (animation).
Fri, 16 Oct:
Hekaya Masriya (An Egyptian Tale), Youssef Abdel-Khaleq (docu). Close Up, Mohamed Farouk (short). Imra'a Tayiba (A Kind Woman), Mirna Walid (short). Al-Fi'ran (The Mice), Tarek Sami (short). Bees & Bekto, Violette Fahmi (animation). Messa' Al-Nour (Good Evening), Heba El-Dib (animation). Elha'ouna (Help!), Ralda Haroun (animation). Wahda bi-Wahda (Tit for Tat), Samer Ahmed (animation).
Sat, 17 Oct:
Monaga min Al-Qurna (A Plea from Qurna), Mahmoud Abdel-Sami' (docu). Al-Thoqb Al-'Aalami (The Global Hole), Karim Abdel-Aziz (short). Al-Sakran Yughanni (The Drunkard Sings), Na'im El-Ghanemi (short). Al-Batsh (The Blow), Alaa El-Sherif (short). Tantan & Tantouna, Abir Mahmoud (animation). Met'haya'lak (That's What You Think), Sherif Abdin (animation). Heelat Tefl (A Child's Trick), Dalia Rabi' (animation).
Sun, 18 Oct:
Mit Afif, Abdel-Moneim Othman (docu). Omneya (A Wish), Gamal Soliman (short). Telk Al-Laila Kanat (Such Was The Night), Nesrine El-Zont (short). Talqat Rossas (Gunshot), Ahmed Yossri (short). Al-'Aqrab (The Scorpion), Ahmed Nader Galal (short). Hekayat Al-Alwan (The Story of the Colours), Fares Qara (animation). Nuhout (Engravings), Mu'tazz Al-Shehri (animation). Hudou' Moaqqat (Temporary Calm), Bassem Salaheddin (animation).
Mon, 19 Oct:
Hekaya min Zaman Gamil (A Tale from Beautiful Times), Said El-Shimi (docu). Video Clip, Hossam Ali (docu). Al-Lagna (The Committee), Sameh Bahloul (short). Qitar Al-Sa'a Al-Sadisa (Six O'Clock Train), Kamla Abu Zikri (short). Lown Al-Bahr (The Colour of the Sea), Rasha El-Kordi (short). Al-Timthal (The Statue), Ahmed Shehata (animation). Heela (A Trick), Hanan Eid Abdel-Azim (animation). Kalila, Raguia Hosni (animation).