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Cairo film festival cancels 2023 edition due to Israel-Hamas war
It follows the recent rescheduling of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival.
‘No Man’s Land’ director Danis Tanović to preside over Cairo jury
The director won the Oscar for best international feature in 2001 with ‘No Man’s Land’
Yousry Nasrallah to receive Cairo Film Festival honorary award
Egyptian director has made films including Cannes 2012 Competition title ‘After the Battle’.
Amjad Al Rasheed’s ‘Inshallah A Boy’ among Cairo Film Connection winners
The dark comedy won two $10,000 prizes.
‘Riverbed’: Cairo Review
A mother and daughter struggle to reconnect in Bassem Breche’s imagery-led feature debut
‘The Astronaut’: Cairo Review
Nicolas Giraud’s portrait of a French loner sending himself to space fails to get off the ground
‘19B’: Cairo Review
An elderly caretaker tends to a crumbling Cairo villa in Ahmad Abdalla’s engaging third feature
‘Alam’: Cairo Review
A Palestinian-Israeli teenager struggles to shake off the weight of history in Firas Khoury’s feature debut
‘Bread And Salt’: Cairo Review
Damian Kocur’s mature and thought-provoking debut sees a talented pianist return to the pressure cooker of his small home town
‘I Don’t Want To Be Dust’: Cairo Review
An older woman confronts the end of the world in Ivan Lowenberg’s second feature
‘Far From The Nile’: Cairo Review
Sherief Elkatsha captures the harmonious sound of The Nile Project, a musical collaborative of 11 African countries
‘Tinnitus’: Cairo Review
An professional diver does battle with her body in Gregorio Graziosi’s stylish thriller
‘The Fabelmans’ to open Cairo film festival; full line-up revealed
The Egyptian festival runs November 13-22.
Naomi Kawase to lead Cairo jury
The festival runs November 13-22.
Bela Tarr to receive Cairo film festival lifetime honour
Hungarian auteur will also mentor young Egyptian filmmakers at the festival.
Lynda Belkhiria to head Cairo Film Connection
Project incubator is part of the Cairo International Film Festival.
Mohamed Hefzy steps down as president of Cairo International Film Festival
He will be replaced by veteran actor Hussein Fahmy.
