Understanding the Public Sector in Egyptian Cinema: A State Venture

Tamara Maatouk is a history PhD student at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, with a focus on the modern Middle East. She is interested in both the interpenetration between Egyptian cinema and twentieth-century politics as well as the use of films as a serious vehicle for understanding, conceptualizing, and reconstructing the past.

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1 Introduction

2 The Emergence of the Public Sector in Egyptian Cinema, 1957–1962
Historical Background: State Management of Cinema Affairs
Cinematic Awakening by Circumstance
CSI Established: Toward a Public Sector in Egyptian Cinema
CSI Reorganized: From a Cinema Supporter to a Film Co-Producer
Conclusion

3 The Expansion of the Public Sector in Egyptian Cinema, 1963–1966
Triggers for Change
The Birth of a New Era of State Involvement in the Film Industry
The Public Sector Expanded: To the Rescue
Conclusion

4 The End of the Public Sector in Egyptian Cinema, 1966–1971
A Struggling GEICRT: Between Inherent Problems, External Problems, and Unexpected Complications
The GEICRT Reorganized: Prevailing over Difficulties On the Heels of the Defeat
The Dissolution of the GEIC

5 Conclusion

Appendix
References
About the Author