Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre is now accepting applications for its Color Grading Workshop, which will take place from December 5th to December 17th, 2015. Up to 12 participants will be selected to take part in a two week intensive workshop providing them with an artistic and technical insight into the main stages of color grading through theoretical lessons and practical training....Read More

From August 16th to the 20th of 2015, the 6th and last intensive sessions focused on programming will be held in Cimatheque's premises accompanied by a screening programme. The workshop will be mentored by Stefanie Schulte Strathaus. The sessions are dedicated to film programming and curation, as well as discussion and analyzing films. It encourages the participants to focus on the process by which a film moves from a creative idea to an audience experience. They will explore the history, theory and critical contexts of film. In addition they will look at a variety of critical writing on film to give them access to the major ideas that inform film. ...Read More

From August 16th to the 20th 2015, the 5th intensive session of review writing will be held at Cimatheque's premises and accompanied by a screening programme. The workshop will be mentored by Ikbal Zalila, an Associate professor in Film Studies at ISAMM in Tunisia (Institut Superieur des arts Multimedia de Manouba), where he teaches film aesthetics, film theory and film analysis. Ikbal is also the President of the National Association of Film Critics and was a jury member at the Venice, Rotterdam and Istanbul international film festivals. ...Read More

Cimatheque-Alternative Film Centre in partnership with Les Ateliers Varan is now accepting applications for the Documentary Filmmaking Workshop, which will take place from July 2oth to August 13th, 2015. 9 participants will be selected to take part in a 3 weeks highly intensive workshop providing them the opportunity to direct a documentary film, from its conception to its completion....Read More

From April 10to 16h, 2015, Cimatheque is holding "Kurrasat Al Cimatheque"s forth intensive training session. The workshop's curriculum is developed by Khaled Ahmed Youssef. The workshop will take place every day from 2PM until 9PM, followed by semi-private screenings and discussions, curated and moderated by Khaled....Read More

From March 18th to the 22nd 2015, Cimatheque is holding "Kurrasat Al Cimatheque"'s third intensive training session. This workshop's curriculum is developed and moderated by Rima Mismar. The workshop will take place everyday from 4PM until 9PM in weekdays and 2PM until 9PM in weekends, followed by the public screening and discussions curated and presented by Rima, at Zawya Cinema. ...Read More

Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre is now accepting applications for the Short Film Development Workshop, which will take place between February 20th and 26th 2015. 8 projects will be selected to take part in a 6-day intensive training workshop providing filmmakers the opportunity to work on the development of their short films. ...Read More

From the 29th of October until the 4th of November 2014, Cimatheque is holding "Kurrasat Al Cimatheque"'s second intensive training session. The workshop will be hosted in our premises in Downtown, Cairo. The workshop's curriculum and screening programme is developed and moderated by Tahar Chikhaoui....Read More

Analogue Zone #3 is a two week workshop mentored by Michel Balagué (LaborBerlin) and Islam Azzazi (filmmaker, visual artist). It gathers 14 filmmakers and visual artists from Egypt, Germany and Greece to produce short films, performances and installations around the practice of Super 8 and 16mm film ...Read More

From June 8th to 13th 2014, Cimatheque is holding "Kurrasat Al Cimatheque"'s first intensive training session mentored by Kais Al Zubaid. The workshop will be hosted in the library of The Townhouse Gallery for contemporary art in Downtown, Cairo. The workshop is accompanied by public screening of films curated by Kais Al Zubaidi and Tahar Chikhaoui. ...Read More

Analogue Zone is a six months work in progress project organized by LaborBerlin and Cimatheque in cooperation with LabA (Athens)...Read More

Analogue Zone is a six months work in progress project organized by LaborBerlin and Cimatheque in cooperation with LabA (Athens)...Read More