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100-Episode Series Depicts Four Decades of Syrian HistorySyrian director Youef Risk began shooting his new series temporarily entitled Wardah Li Kharif al Omr (Rose for the Old Age) which will be the first part of three for a series consisting of 100 episodes, according to the UAE daily al Bayan.The three parts which Khairi al Thahabi is currently writing tackle the social, economic and important developments which took place in Syria over four decades starting from the fifties until the nineties. The series 30-episode first part will be shot at the ancient markets and neighborhoods in Damascus, Homs and Hama in addition to Afamia and Salahiddin Citadel with the number of shooting sites reaching about 200. A large number of Syrian drama artists will take roles in the series including actresses Muna Wasef, Fadia Khattab, Marah Jaber, Carice Bashar, Amanah al Wali, Waha al Raheb, Nisreen al Hakim, Laila Sammour, Najah Hafeez and Nadin. Among the actors who will participate in the series are Rafiq Sbaie’i, Asaad Fiddah, Jihad Saad, Hasan Dakkak, Salim Kalllas, Aref al Tawil, Samer al Masri, Feras Ibrahim and Abed Fahed. The production will be under the supervision of George Haddad. “My direction imaginations stemmed from the script which includes a large number of interrelated and overlapping drama lines. I attempted to develop the script into a number of stories and drama lines with a beginning, complex and an end for each in an integrated drama way and within a bigger drama framework. This framework is the series main story, which I will deliver to the viewers without sophistication or direction complication,” the director told the paper -- c41000.com Noor al Sherif to Shoot Film on 1967 POWsEgyptian actor and director Noor al Sherif is gearing up for directing his new film Oum Ya Misri (Stand Up Egyptian) which tackles the 1967 prisoners of war.Egypt to Produce First Arab Feature CartoonThe Egyptian cinema is currently gearing up for producing the first Arab children cartoon film entitled Al Fares Wa Al Amirah (Knight and Prince).Egyptian TV Produces Film on Archbishop CapucheThe Egyptian TV is currently producing a film on the life history of Archbishop Capuche, the Vatican representative and diplomat who sympathized with the Palestinian issue.Kazem al-Saher to Produce his First FilmKazem al-Saher signed recently a contract with the Egyptian International Production City to produce his first movie in which he will sing and actHebrew Translation of ‘Destiny’ Not in the Cards, Say EgyptiansEgyptian TV’s guardian bureaucrats have refused to allow the historical series Al Aqdar (Destiny) to be translated into Hebrew.Anoshka and Wael Kfouri to Debut on Silver ScreenEgyptian singer Anoshka and his Lebanese counterpart Wael Kfouri will make their debut on the big screen in the film Jahim Fawq Al Sahab, costarring Laila Taher and Salah Abdulla |
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