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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.
‘Daughters of Abdul-Rahman’: Cairo/Red Sea Review
Squabbling sisters try to find their way in Jordan’s all-powerful patriarchy
‘Abu Saddam’: Cairo Review
A veteran trucker and his assistant deliver a powerful portrayal of toxic masculinity for Egyptian director and co-writer Nadine Khan
‘Becoming’: Cairo/Red Sea Review
All-female anthology takes a sparky driver’s seat approach to life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
‘The Stranger’: Cairo Review
Palestine’s submission to the international Oscar category is set in the disputed Golan Heights
Peter Kerekes’ ‘107 Mothers’ wins Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films
Previous winners have included God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya and Undine.
‘107 Mothers’: Cairo Review
Inside a women’s prison in Ukraine, incarcerated mothers are forced to hand their children over for adoption
Cairo Film Connection unveils 2021 project selection
Project incubator will take place during Cairo International Film Festival.
Cairo 2021 moves forward to avoid Red Sea overlap
It will now not overlap with the inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia.
Chadi Zeneddine joins Cairo International Film Festival’s industry team
Zeneddine will head up the festival’s Cairo Film Connection project market.
Cairo sets 2021 dates as Middle East’s autumn festival scene heats up
The oldest film festival in the Middle East sets a December slot for second-year running.
‘Limbo’ wins Golden Pyramid at Cairo film festival
Other winners included Russian drama ‘Conference’ and Egyptian documentary ‘Lift Like A Girl’.
‘I Can Hear Your Voice… Still’, ‘The Alleys’ take top prizes at Cairo Film Connection
The films are tipped for 2021 festivals.
Masks and mummies: How the Cairo film festival navigated the pandemic
The festival is one of the last physical film events to take place in 2020.
Cairo kicks off with support of Berlinale, Cannes and Venice directors
Oscar-winning playwright and screenwriter Christopher Hampton feted with CIFF’s Golden Pyramid Lifetime Achievement prize.
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) sets new December dates
Festival pushes back dates by two weeks to ensure proper hygiene measures are in place.
Yousry Nasrallah, Kaouther Ben Hania head to Cairo Film Connection
Parent event Cairo International Film Festival pushing on with 42nd edition.
Cairo’s new artistic director Ahmed Shawky resigns, publishes open letter
His resignation has come after reportedly controversial social media posts in Arabic came to light.
