Cairo International Film Festival to honour Ahmed Ezz with Faten Hamama Award
'Kallam Al Layl' by director Inas El Degheidy marked Ezz's acting debut in 1999.
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'Kallam Al Layl' by director Inas El Degheidy marked Ezz's acting debut in 1999.
‘I Promise You Paradise’, Morad Mostafa’s refugee drama has made history at the Cannes Film Festival.
To be eligible for submission, which ends on August 7, projects must be directed by filmmakers of Arab nationality or origin.
Cairo International Film Festival has announced its first official partnership with the Festival Hub’s networking event.
The 45th edition of the film festival has also announced a new competition for documentaries as part of the festival’s development plan.
The 44th edition of the festival saw 103 films participating from 53 countries.
Kawase is the youngest person to win Cannes’ Palme d’Or for best debut which she picked up in 1997 for 'Suzaka'.
The 44th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival will take place from November 13 to 22, 2022.
Starring Egyptian actors, the plot follows a doorman who lives in an abandoned villa until an interaction with a neighbour changes the trajectory of his life.
Among the 15 projects are Tamer Ashry's 'Inshallah A Boy', which won the Final Cut award in Venice, and Suzannah Mirghani's 'Cotton Queen'.
Born Ninochka Manoug Kupelian, Lebleba began her acting career when she was five years old in a film directed by Niazi Mostafa, who gave her the stage name Lebleba.
CIFF will grant the award to celebrate Tarr's iconic contributions to world cinema.
Abouzekri began her journey in 1993 as an assistant director for the film ‘131 Hard Labour’ after graduating from the High Cinema Institute.
The submissions for the 44th edition will officially open on May 15 and close on August 15.
Ramses will take up the role immediately to manage the 44th edition, which is expected to take place in the second half of November 2022.
For the first time, the festival has also shortlisted six Arab films screened in Egyptian theatres to compete for a new award.
The annual event is a key platform for Arab Cinema that continues to attract submissions from international filmmaking talent.
The fifth edition is scheduled to take place from October 14-22 in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna.
A cash prize of $15,000 and a CineGouna Platform certificate will be awarded to the best film in post-production and the best project in development.
The application must be submitted by September 12, 2021, on the festival's official website.
The film festival is scheduled to take place from October 14 to 22, 2021, in the resort town of El Gouna.
The event was attended by GFF’s director Intishal Al-Timimi and artistic director Amir Ramses, along with a number of industry professionals.
The festival will dedicate its Special Presentations section and host an exhibition to honour the late director’s life and works.
The film festival will take place from June 11 to June 20, 2021.
In its fifth edition, GFF will also introduce a special award for environmental films to be included in its $234,000 total cash prize.
The film is directed by Amir Ramses and star Elham Shahin, Amina Khalil among others.
The line-up included Tunisian-French documentary 'I Bite My Tongue' directed by Nina Khada and Venezuelan film 'The Red Vortex' directed by Lorena Colmenares.
The line-up features titles that will mark their world and international premieres in Cairo.
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The festival is set to take place in the Red Sea town of El Gouna from October 23 to 31, 2020.
The film is the first Egyptian feature-length narrative confirmed for the 2020 edition of the festival.
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