The Egyptian film industry is notable for being well-established and highly successful, yet also fast-changing and uncertain. Steeped in a tradition of big production movies awaited by eager audiences domestically, Egyptian films enjoy the highest attendance rates in the pan-Arabic world. The industry nevertheless faces a constant series of challenges. Financial concerns are paramount to Egyptian filmmakers all of whom are obliged to raise financing for their own productions. Driven by a strong "star system" of homegrown Egyptian talent and ever-increasing labor and technical costs, adequate funding to cover spiraling production costs is harder to find. While revenues are derived through increasingly diversified distribution channels - including first-run cinema releases, television rights, and, in the long run, ancillary rights (DVD and DHD releases, etc.) - these revenues have grown only at a modest pace and are only fully realized when a film proves a major success.
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