Understanding the Public Sector in Egyptian Cinema: A Sta...
Maatouk, Tamara Chahine![Understanding the Public Sector in Egyptian Cinema: A State Venture](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/440/44076394/CHSBZCOP0344076394.jpg)
In 1957 the public sector in Egyptian cinema was established, followed shortly by the emergence of public-sector film production in 1960, only to end eleven years later, in 1971. Assailed with negativity since its demise, if not earlier, this state adventure in film production was dismissed as a complete failure, financially, administratively and, most importantly, artistically. Although some scholars have sporadically commented on the role pl...