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The Port Said International Film Festival will dedicate its second edition, scheduled for December 1-5, 2026, to the memory of filmmaker and producer Salah Dhu al-Faqar, marking what would have been his centenary and honoring his contributions to Egyptian cinema. Meanwhile, Saudi cinema chains premiered two Egyptian romantic comedies: "Naseeb," starring Yasmin Sabri as a wealthy widow searching for love in a Red Sea resort, and "Wala Kan Ala al-Bal," featuring Noor al-Nubawi and Yasmeena al-Abd.
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Theatrical competition continues November 1-5 at Sharm El-Sheikh International Youth Theater Festival, where the Avant-Garde Theater Company's production "Mutawalli and Shafiqa" will compete under director Mazen al-Gharbawy. The National Center for Translation releases an illustrated narrative adaptation of Verdi's opera "Aida," translated and presented by Abbas Abu Ghazala, reimagining the 1871 work as drawn scenes set in ancient Egypt.