Cairo International Film Festival announces first 10 films for 44th edition
The award-winning films will be screened the day after the closing ceremony, November 23.
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The award-winning films will be screened the day after the closing ceremony, November 23.
'Huda's Salon' is written and directed by Hany Abu-Assad and stars Ali Suliman, Manal Awad, and Maisa Abd Elhadi.
Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadira Omran, and Nadim Rimawi.
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.
Hussein Fahmy, who served as president of the film festival between 1998 and 2001, will return to the position.
Palestine has selected 'The Stranger' as its official entry for the Academy Awards 2022.
The film is also competing at the International Competition of Cairo International Film Festival.
The Cairo Industry Youth Days will also feature a Costume Design workshop from El Adl.
This year also marks the return of Cairo Industry Days, a subsection of the festival that helps budding filmmakers from the MENA region get into the industry.
At CID, there will be masterclasses, workshops, and panel discussions with Netflix executives, as well as Netflix Arabic series producers and actors
Over the past three years, CFC has awarded more than $600,000 to support Arab filmmakers.
The CIFF 43rd edition is scheduled to take place from November 26 to December 5.
With the aim to discover the Arab world, EFP and the ACC launched the Arab Critics' Award for European Films in 2019 dedicated to European cinema.
The Cairo Film Connection has received 110 submissions from across the Arab world and diaspora this year.
The award will honour the contributions the actor has made to Egyptian cinema across his two-decade career.
Egyptian film critic Andrew Mohsen has been appointed as CIFF’s artistic director, working alongside festival president Mohamed Hefzy.
To be eligible for submission, projects must be directed by filmmakers of Arab nationality or origin.
The event will accept applications until August 31, 2021, on the official website for feature-length and short films.
CIFF is not only the region’s oldest annual film festival, but also the only internationally accredited one in the Middle East and Africa.
The Arab Cinema Centre, a MAD Solutions initiative, has been responsible for bringing more Arab entities to international platforms like Berlinale.
The festival will present more than $250,000 worth of standard and monetary awards to 15 competing Arab films.
Directed by Mahmoud Kamel, and co-written by Ahmed Al-Dahan and Haitham Al-Dahan, 'Ammar' stars Sherif Salama and Eman El Assi.
The Cairo International Film Festival will be held from December 2 to 10 and the third edition of Cairo Industry Day will be held from December 4 to 7.
The line-up features titles that will mark their world and international premieres in Cairo.
Last year, the cash prize was given to 'Severed Head' by director Lotfi Achour at the El Gouna Film Festival.
Alloush previously served as a jury member in several international film festivals, including the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF).
'Gaza Mon Amour' recently won the NETPAC award at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and received critical acclaim at the Venice International Film Festival.
The films include 'Between Heaven and Earth' by Najwa Najjar, 'Haifa Street' by Mohanad Hayal.
The third edition of Cairo Industry Day will be held from December 4 to 7 and the Cairo Film Connection will be held from December 5 to 7.
The deadline for receiving applications is October 6, through the festival's official website.
Seven feature narratives in development have been selected, including 'The Legend of Zainab and Noah' by director Yousry Nasrallah and 'I Can Hear Your Voice… Still' by director Sameh Alaa.
The film festival recently confirmed that it will hold its 42nd edition from November 19 to 28, 2020.
To be eligible for submission, projects must be directed by filmmakers of Arab nationality or origin.
Offering a total budget of $100,000, at least three Egyptian filmmakers will receive funding to produce or complete their films.
Scales continues to travel the globe with its North American premiere at The New Wave festival at LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art on 19 October.
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