Egyptian film ‘I Am Afraid To Forget Your Face’ wins Palme d’or at Cannes 2020
This is the first time an Egyptian film has won the Palme d'or for Short Films at the Festival de Cannes.
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This is the first time an Egyptian film has won the Palme d'or for Short Films at the Festival de Cannes.
The festival will take place outdoors and will last three days, with only four competition titles being screened.
The event, organised in collaboration with the Cannes City Council, will be held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès from October 27 to 29.
The film is co-written by director Ayten Amin and Mahmoud Ezzat in their second collaboration after 'Villa 69' (2013).
Programming will be available for free and will include films, shorts, documentaries, music, comedy, and conversations.
The film festival was initially due to take place from May 12-23.
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