As all collectors know, the thrill of theĬhase is one of the main things keeping our hobby alive. Investigate and disover this neglected area of world art, popularĬulture and advertising. Of a great and amazing iceberg and we would love to see more people The time and interest to do exactly that.
Prices much lower than ours, and we heartily encourage anyone who has The wall of a Cairo film and poster distributor's office (1999)Īn Arabic-speaking film buff or someone looking for Arabic wallĭecoration will probably be able to obtain similar posters in Cairo at Movie Poster Page are usually set with consideration for market prices To be doing this, even though the prices for the other posters on the Realistic market values for our Egyptian posters and we do not claim
Is quite scattered and diffuse, there is no way at this point to set Since the market for Egyptian movie posters Scarce and desirable and then the price paid to seller is alsoįactored into our price. Unusually high prices for items the sellers knew to be especially Prices we paid to sellers, although in some cases we have paid The costs of our labor and transportation more than they reflect the Many hours hiking through the streets of Cairo. The posters we display on this web site have been obtained with Vinyl billboards such as this one have become common - Fall 2006. These are elements of the history of Egyptian film that ought to be Release, as happened several times in the case of actor Adel Imam. Prominence to an actor whose status had risen since a film's initial Some cases the new editions were changed to give appropriate design The initial print run had been exhausted for a popular film, and in SecondĮditions of certain film posters were produced to satisfy demand when Usually made in at least two editions, one for the first-class urbanĬinemas and one for the third-class and village cinemas. Moreover, there areĪspects of Egyptian film poster production that have no parallels in Those of us who are not insiders in the industry. Of the poster distribution system remain basically undiscovered for
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Periods, how to identify rerelease and original posters and the nature Otherĭetails such as the types and sizes of posters used in various Sometimes complicates the proper identification of a poster. Redistributed under new names after their initial release and this It is almost always possible to determine the year and studio origin Fortunately, there is no shortage of published material inĪrabic about the Arabic film industry itself in and out of Egypt and Materials faces real challenges recognizing and evaluating whatĮmerges. The collector is now anĪrchaeologist of junk piles who due to the absence of reference That are known to have existed at one time have evidently vanishedĮntirely because no known copies remain. In Egypt movie posters have never had a serious collector followingĪnd several important periods of film poster design have come and gone Movie advertising being pasted on a wall in Zamalek, 1991 People thought of movie posters simply as attractive trash. In the United States and Europe in the 1950s and 1960s, when most This resembles the situation that existed What he is looking for, especially if it is something that is not ofĬurrent or recent vintage. Of networking, footwork and sifting through stacks of paper to find Posters for sale in Egypt, but it does mean that a poster collector orįilm fan seeking a poster for a particular Egyptian film must do a lot Or organized market to serve the needs of collectors because theĬollectors are so few in number. Little has been done so far to develop taxonomies, histories,Ĭhronologies or tools for their identification. Arabic, Persian, Hindi and Chinese film posters are allĪrtifacts that belong to major world film industries, but despite this Group-unless the posters they collect happen to be in a language that Poster collectors are a lively and well-connected
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Professional and amateur associations that share information and trade There areīooks, articles and web sites devoted to this topic as well as various In the Western world collecting movie posters is a popular hobbyĪbout which much has been and continues to be written. Star Wars Special Edition Movie Billboards in Cairo, Spring 1999 Collecting Egyptian Film Posters Collecting Egyptian Movie Posters
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