Misr International Films Film Clinic Oscar Nasr El Massah Synergy Cinema Masr Sphinx Studio Misr United[2]
Produced feature films (2005–2009)[3]
Total
42 (average)
Number of admissions (2015)[4]
Total
9,561,000
Gross box office (2015)[4]
Total
$267 million
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The Egyptian film industry is today based mainly in Cairo, which is sometimes referred to as Hollywood on the Nile or Hollywood of the East, despite having its beginnings in the city of Alexandria in the early 20th century.[5][6] A strong industry grew in Egypt with a high distribution rate among the Arab world, and Cairo produces around three-quarters of the Arab world's screen output. It has had a large effect on the African and Arab film industry since the early 20th century.[7]
Egyptian cinema is considered a pioneer among the African and Arab film industries. Since 1896, over 4,000 films have been produced in Egypt. Egyptian films are typically spoken in the Egyptian Arabic dialect. Since 1952,[8] Cairo has held the Egyptian Catholic Center Film Festival;[9][10] it is the oldest film festival in the Middle East and Africa. In 1976, the capital held the annual FIAPF-accredited Cairo International Film Festival, which has since been held annually, and there are many more film festivals held in Egypt.
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^"Table 6: Share of Top 3 distributors (Excel)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^"Average national film production". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^ ab"Table 11: Exhibition – Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^IMDB, Actor Amir Karara is seen in a still from the film "No Surrender "- (7 April 2020). "Why returning to classics may mean success for Egyptian cinema – Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^Caravan, The (25 March 2016). "Is Egypt Still the 'Hollywood of the Middle East'?". The Caravan. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^Magazine, We See You (31 July 2020). "Egypt: Hollywood of the Middle East". We See You. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^"The Catholic Film Festival: Ode to love and joy". Watani. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^"The 69th edition of Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival will kick off on June 11". EgyptToday. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^Essam, Angy (12 June 2021). "Egypt's 'Curfew' movie garners four awards from Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival". EgyptToday. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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