Egypt participates in Tetuan cinema festival

Egypt is taking part in the 10th international festival for Mediterranean cinema starting today in the Moroccan city of Tetuan and lasting until April 9.

Egypt is participates with the film "Arak El-Balah" (Dates' Sweat), produced by Radwan El-Khashef who is participating in the official contest.

On the margins of the festival, the film "A Southern in American University" by Saaed Hamed, and "The Captain" by Sayed Saaed will be presented.

Meanwhile, eight long films will take part in the contest, including "El-Terhal" produced by Syrian producer Rimon Butrus; "Western Beirut" by Lebanese producer Zyed Dorwini; "Tomorrow We Will Be Burning" by Tunisian producer Mohammed Ben Ismael; "Jel Beih" by Algerian producer Ezz El-Deen Mador; from Morocco "Women's Cunning," produced Farida Ben El-Yazeed; from Turkey "El-Kasaba," by Nory Belah Sealan; from Spain "The Rats" by Antonio Jamnees; and from Greece "Bye Bye" by Christos Foboras and Jiorkos Koaress.

The festival will honor Egyptian actor Nour El-Sherif and they will present films featuring him: "An Egyptian Story," "The Bus Driver," "Heart of Night" and "Sunstroke."