The artist, Dr. Enas Abdel Dayem, Minister of Culture, launches the "Cinema of the People" project, which aims to present contemporary and modern cinematic works at symbolic prices within the reach of all segments of society and the simple Egyptian citizen through the palaces and houses of culture scattered in various governorates of Egypt.
The project will be implemented in cinemas of the General Authority for Culture Palaces headed by director Hisham Atwa and under the supervision of the artist Tamer Abdel Moneim, Director General of Cinematic Culture, starting from the first days of Eid Al-Fitr 2022. , Al-Anfoushi Culture Palace in Alexandria, Al-Bahr Al-Adham Library in Giza as a first stage and then circulated throughout the Republic and includes short fiction or short documentary films produced by the Ministry of Culture represented by the Academy of Arts, the National Center for Cinema and the General Administration of Cinematic Culture, shown before the beginning of the main cinematography presented by major distribution companies Which contributes to shedding light on the distinguished works produced by the Ministry of Culture and contributes to spreading community awareness as well as distinguished independent works.
Abdel Dayem said: The project highlights the state’s belief in the role of arts and culture and the influence of soft powers in shaping public awareness. Film works from different countries of the world to the homeland, and added that in order to attract all segments of society, and in implementation of the principle of cultural justice, which is one of the axes of the work of the Ministry of Culture, it was decided that the prices of tickets for the shows would be only 40 pounds, noting the importance of the project in spreading enlightenment and cinematic culture And confronting extremist ideology through serious and purposeful creative materials, and she described the project as a real and effective addition to the creative activities and events that are presented in cultural sites. She added that the second phase includes 4 other governorates: Desouq Culture Palace and Kafr El-Sheikh in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Siwa Culture Palace cinema in Matrouh Governorate, a cinema Hips in the New Valley, Cinema of the Culture Palace, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai.
The artist, Hisham Atwa, head of the General Authority for Culture Palaces, stated that with the support of the Minister of Culture, all technical and technical equipment has been completed in the first four governorates in preparation for the start of work on the first days of Eid Al-Fitr. He added that it was agreed with the major distribution companies to present their latest artistic production, which begins With the movie (One Another), starring the artist Ahmed Helmy, written by Haitham Dabour, directed by Mohamed Shaker Khudair, and he continued that the film department of the authority headed by artist Tamer Abdel Moneim is working in full swing to complete the equipment of cultural sites in the governorates so that the serious film product reaches all parts of the country.
Wed, Apr. 20, 2022
