Magica Productions & Distributions
- MAGICA Production & Distribution specializes in producing and distributing films, drama series, and various TV programs, as well as collaborating with advertising agencies & seven European film festivals: London, Milan, Nice, Madrid, Antwerp, Barcelona, and Edinburgh.
- We have produced more than 20 films.
- We co-produce films.
- We have organized world premieres in the most prestigious cinemas in London, such as Prince Charles Cinema, Curzon, and BAFTA.
- We create a distribution strategy for your film so it appears at film festivals, in cinemas and on platforms.
- Our films and filmmakers have won more than 200 international awards.
- We organize premieres and red carpet events in London, Europe, and the US.
Magica Film Festivals Syndicate
It is an organization for film festival creators and organizers as well as directors from all over the world. The platform’s founder wanted to create a safe, healthy environment for everyone who works in the film festival industry as creators, programmers, organizers, etc., where they will be treated as professionals the way that film producers, directors, and filmmakers are. This will open possibilities for new collaborations among the festivals and allow the professionals to discuss the challenges that face them and how to protect this industry and make progress together.
MFFS is the first Syndicate to be created for the film festival creators and workers
Everyone in the MFFS will be invited to participate in Magica villas and campuses at Cannes and in the international entertainment and film markets, and to sponsor them as well. Filmmakers and artists will also be invited to discuss what they need and expect from the film festivals, and to encourage, assist, and support the new generation of film festival makers by collaborating with them, consulting for them, providing awards, and helping them secure well-known filmmakers to be part of their juries or panels.
We have a team of lawyers to protect members from abuse on social media or defamation, blackmailing, bullying, or racism.
The members of the board are professional film festival makers / creators and influential international filmmakers and artists.
There are eligibility rules to be a member of the MFFS, which is the first Syndicate to be created for the film festival creators and workers.
If you are a professional FFC / FFM "film festival creator / maker" :
Professional film festival makers and creators will be nominated for membership in the club of arts as film festival makers, so the job will be considered as a profession that must be treated equally to the other professions such as producers, directors, writers, etc. Maggie is working on creating a safe, healthy, and friendly environment for all film festival creators; those who will be eligible for our membership will be nominated to the Academy of Arts. Our FFC members will be nominated for membership in the academies if we sign a deal with them regarding this step.
If you are a beginner FFM / FFC
We will help you create and improve your festival and reach more professional filmmakers to take part in it as a juror or for workshops and master classes. We will consult on your whole program and plan.
- Your festival can take part in our market and in festivals all over the world.
- Your festivals, your filmmakers and audiences will be able to stay with us in our Magica celebrity filmmaker villas in Cannes, Venice, L.A., Greece, the Caribbean, and more.
- Your festival and filmmakers will be able to stay on our campuses in Cannes.
- You will be able to get VIP tickets to our events, galas, red carpets, premiers, and fashion shows.
- You can nominate one of your filmmakers to be a Magica Promising Artist.
- You will have priority to collaborate with our Magica film school that provides accommodation in Paris, London, and L.A. for students. Teachers are international filmmakers and members of BAFTA and Emmy and Oscar award winners, and Cannes nominees and winners.
- You will be able to join us all over the world.
- You will have marketing campaigns and international PR.
- Once you become a member, you will be nominated to have a seat at the table during our meetings in the House of Lords.
FFM Qualifications
- Applicants must have created or directed a live film festival for 5 years.
- The festival must be live, and the audience must attend the events and screenings.
- Applicants must have graduated from a film school or attended a filmmaking workshop and received a certificate from a prestigious academy or university.
- Applicants must have been in the film / entertainment industry for at least 5 years.
- Applicants must have attended international film festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Locarno, and Berlin at least 3 to 5 times.
- Must be nominated by 5 well-known filmmakers who the applicant has worked with before.
- Must provide proof from two teams she/he worked with that she/he was professional, respected others, and supported diversity.
Notes:
- The Board of Directors and the jury will make the final decision regarding the applicant’s qualifications.
- The board will update the rules every year according to changes in the film and entertainment industry.
- An applicant can be nominated by a board member or a juror, but can submit without a nomination, in which case the final decision will be made via voting.
Magica Cinémathèque
Magica Cinémathèque Platform
● A platform to screen films and host film festivals.
● An online arthouse theatre showing films that have been screened and won awards at film festivals.
● Our library contains more than 10,000 international films.
● A collection of films, especially independent films, that have taken part in festivals.
Magica Cinémathèque
Live
● Every edition of our program has its own theme
● We screen films live in cinemas and online at the Magica Cinematheque platform
● Our goal is to screen movies all over the world, connecting all the artists and introducing cultures to each other in order to promote these talented filmmakers.
Magica Film Festivals
MFF is a platform where film festival professionals can create their own accounts on our platforms to promote their festivals and reach more filmmakers and artists all over the world. The community consists of over 3 million filmmakers, including those well known, celebrities, and novices.
Our Film Festivals
We own more than 10 film festivals all over the world and we collaborate with over 2000 international & independent Film festivals
La Femme IFF
The aim of our festival is to support all the women who work in the film industry and to screen all the films that discuss stories or issues about or for women or made by women.
La Femme SFF
- The aim of our festival is to support all the women who work in the film industry and to screen all the films that discuss stories or issues about or for women or made by women.
- Only for short films
Greece IFF
- An Independent festival that supports & promotes aspiring filmmakers all over the world.
- . The Festival is also geared toward supporting artists globally, especially filmmakers, and artists to participate in the International Film Festival
- It's part of our international film festivals that started in 2014
Nature IFF
- Animals, birds, plants, climate, environment, natural catastrophes, and The nature of human beings.
- Aim: to raise awareness about nature, in the upcoming years we will host the festival on the beach with Eco-friendly clothes and organic food.
- ECO Friendly.
- It is part of our group of festivals which began in 2005.
Caribbean IFF
An Independent festival that supports & promotes aspiring filmmakers all over the world.
The Festival's main objective is to raise awareness about Caribbean culture, connect filmmakers and artists with each other, to let people know more about the Caribbean as every year we will screen films about each island and its history, culture, and traditions. The Festival is also geared towards supporting artists globally, especially the Caribbean filmmakers, and artists to participate in the International Film Festival shows.
MAGICA Advertising Festival
A selection of International, creative advertisements.
Our aim is to support, promote the adv. industry and create a venue where aspiring artists can present their work, meet and exchange ideas.
Children SFF
Movies about or for or by children. The aim is to support talented children to have a place to improve their skills.
They can be part of the jury and make movies by phone and screen them in the festival as well.
FAHA IFF
- First Egyptian International Film festival in Europe & abroad.
- Festival is held in London and France.
- An independent festival to support & promote aspiring filmmakers all over the world.
- The purpose is to screen old classic films from various countries and to honor special artists for their achievements in the film/TV industry.
La Femme Royal Club
- La Femme Royal Club is the first club for 'princesses' from all over the world and was set up to support and encourage women and young ladies to achieve their goals.
- Many of our members are from international royal families and some of the most influential people in the world.
Our Aim
- To raise the awareness of mental health.
- Support, and encourage women,girls to face their fears, and achieve their Goals.
- Collaborate with charity organizations to help more people, to help ,and support every against abuse.
- La Femme Royal Club supports, women, children and families in crisis, mentally, physically, and emotionally,
- Collaborate with doctors, therapists and physiologists.
- Raise awareness about nature, will be part of the Nature Independent film festival.
- La Femme Royal Club has been a part of La Femme Independent Film Festival in Paris .
MAGICA Show
Interviews with artists and filmmakers.
Stories about art from all over the world
MAG Magazine
Magazine about all kind of art: cinema, painting, dancing, animation, music, and film festivals
MAGICA International Film School École De Cinema Internationale
MIFS is a film, television, and online media school offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and short classes across various craft areas. The School has campus in London ,Paris
We are collaborating with international film festivals and institutes all over the world.
MIFS students are taught by award-winning professionals with numerous industry awards and nominations.
MIFS School operates alongside , Magica film Production & Distributions a multi award-winning film and MAG Magazine & international streaming platform Magica Cinémathèque
Magica House International Sales, a boutique international sales agency.
.We do provide accommodation for the students in London and Paris.
• Our students will be able to collaborate with other students from all over the world.
• Our teachers are professional and international well-known filmmakers.
• We are collaborating with Magica Distribution to distribute all the graduation films.
• The graduation films will be screened at international film festivals, and all of our students will be invited to the networking events.
MPA | Magica Promising Artist
A platform with membership for promising actors, filmmakers, comedians, and artists from all over the world, represented by Magica House, to promote their work .
Nominate actors to take part in films and tv shows , nominate the producers to be member of the jury and directors to work in certain projects in a collaboration with producers or writers.
MTA | Magica Talented Artist
Members of this group are professional filmmakers, artists, directors, actors, and producers who are represented by Magica house and took part in Magica films and film festivals and collaborated with new, talented artists for their new projects.
Our Jury International Filmmakers
About Maggie Anwer
BIO
- Maggie Anwer (born November 5) is a producer, director, writer, model, and distributor. She is the president of the La Femme independent film festival, WICA Hollywood
- Owner of five international Film Festivals in Europe, the UK, the US, and Canada
- Owner of WICA (World Independent Cinema Awards) Los Angeles, WICA Vancouver, and WICA Paris, and the Caribbean Independent film festival
- She is a consultant and strategic planner & advisor for more than eight European film festivals, including London, Milan, Nice, Madrid, Antwerp, and Barcelona IFF.
- She is the Founder of Magica Cinematheque.
- Honored for her work at numerous film festivals around the world and cited as one of the most effective female filmmakers in the Middle East, Maggie has received many awards for her work.
- She is the CEO of MAGICA Productions and Magica House, founder of MAG Magazine, the youngest member in the chamber of the cinema industry for Egypt, a member of the Arab Film Institute, and a member of Cinema Syndicate.
- She is also a consultant for four prestigious European Film Festivals. In addition, she is a jury member for the Nice International Film Festival, Madrid International Film Festival and Milan International Film Festival, and for a syndicate of festivals for Drama Series MFF, AFF, SDFF.
- Her films have been screened for a global audience in Cannes, Clermont, Rome, and Arab countries and she has been honored by CIC, kAFF, ALEXiFF. The American producer Nicolas Gonda loved her film Barcodia and remarked, “She is a great talent.”
- Maggie travels to France, Italy, Egypt and Canada to bring her most important works to the screen; she has also been to Syria to capture the raw conditions there during the war. She is a supporter of women in Arab countries, introducing filmmaking by providing workshops and producing plays and a film for women in Saudi Arabia. She created a festival in Morocco and conducted a workshop for children to be introduced to the world of film. As a model, Maggie has worked on numerous campaigns, including “No for Female Circumcision”, and was a VIP guest at the Royal College of London for the celebration of the International Day of Action for Women's Health.
- She graduated from the university of Mass Communication, Radio and Television Department.
- She started her career at a young age when she wrote articles about English movies on the extranet pages of youth newspapers and film websites. In addition, she received a degree from Harvard University for William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- - She has distributed many films all over the world; last year, one of the films she distributed won more than 200 international awards.
- - She has created marketing strategies for international film festivals, including the upcoming scripts.
- - She writes scripts; the most recent script, “covid nights”, won the Golden award in Romania at the Wallachia independent film festival.
- - She has produced more than 30 films and co-produced short films as well.
- - She is the founder of the first Egyptian international film festival in Europe; Princess Katarina from the British Royal Family supported this festival and Her Royal Highness is now the ambassador of the festival because she believed in it so much.
- She is the first woman to be a consultant for four international film festivals in Europe – Milan, Nice, Madrid and London – for 3 years
- She is the first woman to be the president of two international film festivals in the US – WICA Los Angeles and WICA New York.
- She is the first woman who owns more than 5 independent film festivals.
- She is the co-founder of the Caribbean film festival.
- She is the president of WICAs in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto and Sydney.
- She is the founder of La Femme Royal Club in London.
- She is the founder of MAG Magazine art, launched in 2016.
- Education and Workshops
- ● PhD in Mass Communication from the TV & Radio department
- She received a certificate from Harvard University for William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice course.
- ● Certificate from Cambridge University’s Filmmaking, Writing, Production, and Directing courses
- ● Certificate from King's College London’s Filmmaking course
- ● Attended the British Film Institute’s History of Victorian Films course
- ● Attended Shakespeare's Globe Theatre’s The Life of Shakespeare and His Work classes
- 2022
- Maggie is the president of the FAHA IFF, the first Egyptian international film festival in Europe.
- This festival took place in London, with Princess Katarina, the great-niece of the late Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, as ambassador.
- The 9th edition of Faha was held in Cannes, France.
- Maggie screened her film Abu Simbel, a documentary on the Egyptian temple
- Abu Simble in Paris, during Les Orientals festival in Angers.
- The former French prime minister attended the screening of Abu Simbel and mentioned that he liked the film during his interview.
- Her company, Magica House International, collaborated with one of the oldest festivals in France, Les Orientals; they screened films that her company distributed.
- Her company now owns more than eight international film festivals all over the world.
- She collaborated with the Indian musical festival to screen films that she produced or distributed; this festival is supported by the Maharaja and the royals in India.
- Maggie was the VIP guest at the ceremony of Italian artist Alfredo in Paris, who was presented with his medal from Jean Michel Ripes on behalf of President Macron.
- Her company hosts La Femme independent film festival in Paris.
- She honored the Egyptian actor Hesham Selim by screening one of his films, The Return of the Prodigal Son, directed by Youssef Chahin as a tribute to him during La Femme festival in Paris. This was the first time that a festival honored a man because of his support for women, especially his transgender daughter.
- Her company distributed many films, shorts, documentaries, and works of fiction by students; they have won more than 200 international awards.
- Her company organized the first premiere of the featured Asian film Million Loves in Me at Prince Charles cinema; more than 220 people attended the premiere.
- The 5th edition of her magazine was published in Cannes, Paris and London and sold [HE9] more than 2,000 copies.
- She was a VIP guest at the Raindance anniversary party in Cannes.
- Her company represented the most influential filmmakers at the 18th edition of the Nice international film festival.
- She produced a video biography of the Egyptian international filmmaker Mohamed Hefzy; the video was narrated by Princess Katarina.
- Maggie collaborated with the Hama production company to produce five scripts. One of the films that she co-produced will be entered at the 44th edition of the Cairo international film festival.
- The films her company distributes have been entered at international film festivals.
- She has collaborated with cinema studios to support students and beginner filmmakers and she invited them to attend the festivals for no cost.
- She collaborated with Hesham Soliman to select children with special needs and/or physical challenges to be part of the jury at one of her festivals, the children’s short film festival, which was the first time in history that children like this were part of a jury.
- Maggie attended the Cannes film festival to premiere her film Les Amandiers.
- She attended the 60th edition of the London film festival as a VIP guest on the red carpet, and attended the world premiere of the films The Son and The Good Nurse.
- She supported the students by promoting their films and covered their expenses, a total of nearly 2000 pounds sterling.
- Maggie was a VIP guest at Philharmonie de Paris.
- BAFTA Master Classes:
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Tony Kushner
- Children’s festival at BAFTA
- 2023
- Maggie is a co-producer for two feature films and one documentary that are in progress.
- She held her festival FAHA in London as the founder and president. This was the 10th edition of the festival, which was a huge success: Members of the British royal family attended, and Maggie screened more than 100 films in London, on the Magica cinematheque platform, and at Ravendor Studios.
- She interviewed the scriptwriter of the Chaplin play, the first musical performed in Saudi Arabia; she marketed the play in Europe as well.
- Her company organized the award night ceremony and the filmmakers’ networking event at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in London. At the award ceremony, a standup comedy show supported the arts.
- Her VIP guests were Princess Katarina, the British-Indian filmmaker Vinod Mitra, British producer Ben Pickering, Duchess Niven and Asian singer Biebie Wang, plus filmmakers from the UK, Africa, and the Middle East.
- Maggie spoke as part of a film production and distribution panel with the British director Howard J Ford and British producer Ben Pickering at RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
- She is nominated as one of the most influential female filmmakers for the second time by a film magazine in France.
- She was a VIP guest at the Philharmonie de Paris Indonesian ballet concert, as well as at the Paris premiere of John Wick, also attended by Keanu Reeves, and Quentin Tarantino's discussion in Le Grand Rex
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