Inside the Carlton Hotel, on La Croisette, we met Haitham Ahmed Zaki who introduces HALIM.

The world premiere of the film happened the 19th of May and was followed by a huge party on the Carlton beach.

Hiroyuki Nakano presents Iron, his short movie about a Yakusa who is still alive today.

Good News Group is one of the biggest media group in the arab world and its CEO, Adel Adeeb, explains its strategy while presenting the world premiere of “Halim” in Cannes.

Seems like Egypt is gaining momentum in cinema with Good News Group which schedules another big project, about Al Qaeda, after Halim.

Halim is the most expensive film to date in the arab world with an overall budget of USD 6 millions.

Interview recorded the 18th of May at the Carlton, in Cannes.

A Complicated Story, Simply Told (short)
Director: Jaap van Heusden

Interview with a promising young director whose film has been selected in the prestigious Cinefondation selection at the 2006 International Film Festival in Cannes.

Solaf Fawakhergy is a syrian actress coming to Cannes for the first time and will attend the world premiere of Halim directed by Sherif Arafa.

She plays Didi, Halim’s first love.