Author

Kamal Ramzy

is a prominent Cairo-based film critic and historian with close to twenty publications including al-Fann Bayn al-‘Imama wa-l-Dawla (co-authored with Ali Abu Shadi in 1992) and Saad Nadim, the Pioneer of Documentary Filmmaking (1988). He has also written numerous articles and studies in Egyptian and Arab magazines and newspapers and has frequently been a member of judging committees at both local and Arab festivals.

Articles by this author

issue 9

The Dream Factory

The Story Of Studio Misr

With its world-class facilities and lavish productions, Studio Misr transformed the scattered individual efforts of Egyptian filmmakers into a thriving cinema industry and introduced us to many of the directors and stars of the future.