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SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c
Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair?
Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform.
SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam
Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r
Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p
SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha
Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in
Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a
SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for
Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont
Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf

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ENTERTAINMENT - | 2013-08-12

A week of classic Egyptian films in Windhoek

PiOnEEr ... A scene from ‘Cairo Station’. Hailed at the time for ushering in a new era of Arabic cinema, filmmaker Youssef Chahine stars in this melodrama of poverty and sexual frustration – one that shocked Arab audiences in the 1950s.

Because of the outstanding and rich cinema heritage of Egypt, AfricAvenir, as part of its monthly film series ‘African Perspectives’, dedicates a full week to classic Egyptian films.

The film week starts today and will end on 17 August. All films, except one, will be screened at the Goethe-Centre Windhoek. ‘Destiny’ will be screened on 14th of August at the FNCC at 18h30.

The week, which might become an annual event, will focus on films from the late 1950’s to the early 1970’s.

The Egyptian National Day, Revolution Day, normally celebrated on 23 July, will be celebrated on Tuesday, 13 August.

The films in the programme are ‘Cairo Station’ (1958) by Youssef Chahine, nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, ‘A Man in Our House’ (1961) by Henry Barakat, starring Omar Sharif in one of his first films, ‘The Night of Counting the Years - The Mummy’ (1969) by Chadi Abdel Salam, which was lovely restored by Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation, ‘Chased by the Dogs’ (1962) by Kamal El Sheikh a felicitous combination of film noir and social commentary which was selected at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival, and ‘M Empire’ (1972) by Hussein Kamal, featuring Faten Hamama, Egypts iconic actress legend.

Furthermore, the film week will present yet another Youssef Chahine film ‘Destiny’ (1997). The film premiered at the 50th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival in 1997, where Youssef Chahine received a Lifetime Achievement Award. This film will be screened on 14th of August at the FNCC at 18h30.

All the other films will be screened from 12 to 17 August at 19h15 at the Goethe Centre.

The festival is made possible by the Egyptian Embassy, the Egyptian Film Centre, AfriCine, and the Goethe-Centre Windhoek, with financial support of Pharaoh’s Lounge.

For more details, visit www.africavenir.org or contact 0855630949 and africavenir.whk@googlemail.com.