The Cairo Oscar-nominated film “Foy, Foy, Foy” addresses the topical topic of illegal immigration from the Middle East and Africa, and Egypt is one of its sources, as well as Lebanon, where the tape originated. Thursday shows.

Written and directed by Omar Hilal, the film will be one of the finalists in the Best Foreign Film category from dozens of nominations from around the world.

The film tells the story of a security guard played by Mohammad Faraq, who lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood and seeks to immigrate to Europe in search of a better future. But not on a boat, because this method is financially expensive and fraught with suffering and danger.

So that the goalkeeper could travel to Europe, he pretended to be blind and joined a blind soccer team preparing to compete in the World Cup in Poland. The pseudo-blind man soon discovered that he was not the only one following this trick.

Director Omar Hilal (age 48) told Agence France-Presse when he was in Beirut with crew members to promote the film, about the circumstances that gave birth to his idea, “He read a post shared on Facebook. About a group of young Egyptians who were blinded by many followers, pretending to be blind.” Escaped to Poland and elsewhere.”

“I found exactly what I was looking for in the story,” said Hilal, who grew up in Saudi Arabia and Canada. Hilal made this story the backbone of his film, but he developed his dramatic text from his comments on “Events and Contradictions”.

He added, “In the real story, the team members are not regular football players but kettlebell players, a sport for the blind, close to volleyball.”

“Foy” is a Spanish word that means “I come.” Blind players say it when they have the ball to communicate with their teammates.

Nelly Karim plays the role of a journalist whose passion the team captures. The famous Egyptian actress told Agence France-Presse about her character in the film, that she is “a journalist tired of producing trivial headlines, so one day she (Al-Ihsan) went to interview young people at the club. She was introduced to a new world for her, and a story of light praise and shocks. “The only character who has faith in life,” he added.

Although the issue the film presents is tragic, Helal wanted to convey it in a “funny, humorous way, unlike what is usually seen in films dealing with illegal immigration”. The film does not rely on “crying and crying”, but rather its strength, according to Hilal, lies in the “uniqueness of the way the story is told”.

After attending the premiere in Beirut, Lebanese film critic Elias Toomer praised the choice for “a happy ending to a film about the tragedy of illegal immigration”.

The director, who works mainly in advertising, does not support illegal immigration. In this regard, “when the migrant reaches the other side, his life is not better.”

He stressed the need to “improve the conditions of young people to stay in their country and not risk their lives, as illegal immigration can kill them”.

Last June, several Egyptians were among the dozens of migrants who died when an old fishing boat sank off the coast of Greece in one of the largest incidents of migrant boat sinkings in Europe.

For Nellie Karim, “Illegal immigration is an important topic at the moment. People yearn (…) to travel to fulfill their beliefs, but (…) living conditions do not change for the better simply by traveling abroad.

The director hoped that “Foy, Foy, Foy” would impress those responsible for the Oscars. “My ambition was to reach international standards,” he said. When I managed the actors, I asked them to put more effort into their roles as we wanted to reach the Oscars.

The 15 semi-finalists to win the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar will be announced on December 21, and the list of five finalists in the category will be announced on January 23. to the Academy Awards ceremony on March 10 in Los Angeles.

Lamis Muhammad

Friday, September 22, 2023 at 06:00 AM

Two companies decided Disney AndLucasfilm Change plans for their new plan Lando While international actor Donald Glover will play the lead role in the new work derived from the film, it will become a movie instead of a series. Solo: A Star Wars Story with personality Lando A younger version of Billy Dee Williams’ character from the movies Star Wars.

In recent weeks, it was revealed that Donald and Stephen Glover would be writing the series, but after that transition, Stephen joked that the work was moving to the big screen instead of television, but Disney has not responded. An opportunity to launch it on its own platform.

Stephen said, “Now the idea is that they decided to present the character in a movie instead of a series, so that all the information about the character is obtained in a short period of time, which I am not satisfied with.” After his statements, the company confirmed Lucasfilm That Lando It will be a movie.

Donald Glover talked about returning to the character in an interview earlier this year: Lando He’s a different kind of wizard, a maverick type, which I don’t think there are many people I’d love to play Lando Again, this has to be the right way to do it, and in the last couple of years, the coronavirus has made people really enjoy their time, and people realize that their time is valuable, and you only get so much, and I’m not interested in wasting my time or doing anything just for a paycheck, “with people I enjoy.” I want to spend time, and I think it has to be perfect, and it has to be. Lando is definitely someone I want to spend time with.”

Yesterday evening, Sharjah Art Foundation Director Sheikha Nawar Al Qasimi opened an exhibition by Palestinian-American artist Samia Halabi at the Sharjah Art Museum in the presence of Sharjah Art Foundation Founder Sheikh Sultan Saud Al Qasimi. Sharjah Museum Authority Director General Aisha Rashid Dimas, artist Samia Halabi and curator Inas Yassin. A large number of cultural personalities and art lovers attended.

The exhibition, which runs until January 7, 2024, is part of the “Minor Marks” exhibition series, aiming to shed light on key artistic figures who contributed to the development of modern art in the Arab world.

The comprehensive exhibition includes around 200 diverse works by Halabi, produced over his six-decade artistic career, from abstract paintings and digital works to powerful documentary drawings, which are on loan from various collections both domestically and internationally, including Samia. Halabi’s own studio in New York.

The exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to explore Samia Halabi’s unique artistic experience and learn about her inspiring role as a Palestinian artist and activist in shaping the contemporary Arab art scene through her vibrant and creative work. Brand in the art world.

The exhibition offers a comprehensive look at the life of the artist, one of the most important pioneers of abstract art in the Arab world, showcasing works that chronicle his journey of exploring the concept of image-making and abstraction spanning decades of work. The relation of geometrical principles to vision and perception is what transcends realistic diagnosis.

Through the exhibition, the Sharjah Museum Authority allows the Palestinian artist to present his own philosophy of figure-making and painting as an art form independent of his artistic practice, committed to presenting the Palestinian story. The development and diversity of the artist’s creativity in particular and the abstract school in general.

The Sharjah Museum Authority highly appreciated the great support and patronage received from the Samia Halabi Foundation and expressed its thanks and appreciation to all parties who made organizational arrangements to host the exhibition in the Emirate of Sharjah.

Organized by the Sharjah Museums Authority and overseen by curator Inas Yassin, it is a continuation of the path of giving, brilliance and creativity and is part of Sharjah’s efforts to promote and provide a platform for art and culture. With the “Minor Marks” series, which hosts a famous artist annually… for famous artists in the world, they enrich the Arab art scene, and the latest edition of this exhibition is an exceptional opportunity for lovers of the art of Samia Halabi. Learn about creativity and his unique and rich artistic path.

In its new edition, the “Different Signs” exhibition includes a variety of cultural events and workshops catering to the needs of various segments of society, including a sign language tour aimed at hearing-impaired people, apart from special tours and free educational programs. Towards school students.

Sharjah Art Museum, in collaboration with the College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah, is organizing “A Conversation with Artist Samia Halabi: A Conversation Session in the presence of Exhibition Curator Inas Yassin and Conversation Director Sultan Al. Qasimi” on September 23, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the presence of an elite panel of artists and art enthusiasts.

Among the interesting activities, the commission is organizing a “Music of Colors” workshop based on the works of Samia Halabi to provide children with disabilities between the ages of 7 and 14 years. This art and workshop encourages participants to create their own abstract paintings while learning about techniques through art and colors and shapes, while the “Letter and Art” workshop allows participants 18 and older to view an artist’s painting. Yellow Swirl” before they begin creating their own paintings, the “Creative Series” workshop allows youth aged 13 to 17 to discover the influence of nature in the abstract paintings of artist Samia Halabi. Paintings under the influence of nature