The Higher Institute Of Cinema (), also known as the Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema, is a

film school A film school is an educational institution dedicated to teaching aspects of filmmaking, including such subjects as film production, film theory, digital media production, and screenwriting. Film history courses and hands-on technical training are ...

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, Egypt. It is one of several institutes making up the Egyptian Academy of Arts. It is the oldest film school in the Middle East and Africa.

History

The Higher Institute of Cinema was founded in 1959 by government decree as one of several arts institutes affiliated to the

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. In 1969, the

Academy of Arts An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

was created by the government, and the Institute of Cinema became one several attached to the academy. In 1981, the academy underwent a reorganisation. In 2019, it was decided that a branch of the Academy of Arts would be established in

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. This new academy will incorporate all of the educational facilities in Princess Faiqa Ahmed Fouad Palace. In March 2024, it was announced that a decision was awaited regarding the establishment of another campus of the Academy of Arts, including the Higher Institute of Cinema, the Conservatory, the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts, and the Higher Institute of Ballet, in El-Shorouk, northeast of Cairo.

Description

The Higher Institute of Cinema is part of the

affiliated to the

. the institute offered courses for both cinema and television in the following subjects: *

Screenwriting Screenwriting or scriptwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is often a freelance profession. Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, dev ...

Film production Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...

* Directing *

Scene Scene (from Greek ') may refer to: General * Scene (performing arts), a part of the story held in a single location * Scene (perception), a set of information that can flow from a physical environment into a perceptual system via sensory tran ...

and

costume design Costume design is the process of selecting or creating clothing for a performers. A costume may be designed from scratch or may be designed by combining existing garments. "Costume" may also refer to the style of dress particular to a nation, a ...

ing *

Cinematography Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens (optics), lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sen ...

Sound design Sound design is the art and practice of creating auditory elements of media. It involves specifying, acquiring and creating audio using production techniques and equipment or software. It is employed in a variety of disciplines including filmmaking ...

* Montage (Television and film) * Animation It offered the following degrees: * B.A. in cinematic arts, majors in one of the above-mentioned subjects * Post-graduate diploma in the arts of cinema in one of the above-mentioned subjects * Master's degree * Ph.D. in arts or in philosophy of arts in the above-mentioned subjects * D.A.

People

Staff

Ahmed Kamel Morsi was head of direction at the Institute. Helmi Halim taught scriptwriting there from 1959 until his death in 1971.

Alumni

Graduates of the institute have included: * Kamla Abou Zikri * Inas al-Deghidi * Marwan Hamed * Sandra Nashaat *

Ahmed Nader Galal Ahmed Nader Galal (born June 13, 1970) is an Egyptian film director who grew up in an artistic family. He is the son of director Nader Galal and the grandson of director Ahmed Galal, whom he is named after. His grandmother is the actress Mary Que ...

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