In Egypt, as across much of the Muslim world, today is Eid al-Fitr. But its not the average Eid for Egyptian cinema: distributors and exhibitors are waiting to see how box office picks up during the three-day holiday – not only from the traditional month-long Ramadan nosedive – but from whats been a summer of uncertainty. It depends on how local films do during the Bairam feast, says Antoine Zeind, president of United Motion Pictures (UMP), If results are good, I think there will be an improvement [for the rest of the year], despite the fact that people have a lot of problems.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:40:48 +0000
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