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The Cairo International Film Festival announces the opening of registration for films wishing to participate in the festival’s 43rd edition which will be held from the 1st till the 10th of December 2021. Submissions from all over the world will be received until the 31st of August 2021 through the o...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We’re very happy to announce the dates of the 43rd edition of the Cairo International Film Festival. Mark your calendars for the 1st to the 10th of December, 2021 noting that the Closing Ceremony will take place on the 9th of December, and the festival’s winning f...
Mohamed Hefzy: We Feel Proud to Annually Debut New Films in Cairo Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) revealed another batch of the film selection to showcase under its 42nd edition (2-10 December). The lineup features 16 titles that will mark their world and international premieres in Cairo. M...
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced that accreditation is now open through the festival’s official page for film and TV industry professionals for the third edition of Cairo Industry Days (December 4 – 7):https://bit.ly/2JYKQvJ The third edition of Cairo Industry Days will b...
The Cairo International Film Festival’s (CIFF) through Cairo Industry Days, is now accepting Egyptian TV projects in its final development stages to submit its TV Pitch Market that is held for the second year in partnership with the Middle East Media Initiative (MEMI), under the auspices of th...
The film takes place late autumn 2013 during the curfew in Egypt, “Faten” who gets out of prison after 20 years to find her daughter “Leila” unable to overcome the past and abandons her. The only thing on her mind is that her mother murdered her father. On the other hand, ‘Faten” refuses to reveal [...
The Cairo Film Connection (CFC) team has revealed its selection of film projects that will take part in its seventh edition, held within the 42nd edition of Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) in November this year. The Cairo Film Connection‘s selection committee of key industry professio...
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has selected the Egyptian documentary film‘Lift Like a Girl’ by director Mayye Zayed to participate in its 42nd edition, marking the film’s premiere in the Middle East and North Africa. Shot over the span of four years, ‘Lift Like a Girl’ follows fourteen-yea...
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will be honoring Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed at the opening ceremony of its 42nd edition with the Golden Pyramid Award for Lifetime Achievement for a career that spanned over five decades, during which he wrote over 40 films and 30 television and radio...
The 42nd edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) today announced that the Cairo Film Connection, the co-production market is now open for submissions until August 4, 2020, via the Festival’s website. Now in its 7th year, the Cairo Film Connection has provided support for Arab...
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) is now accepting submissions for its 42nd edition, which is scheduled to be held from 19-28 November 2020. The Festival’s management will be guided by the Egyptian government and the World Health Organisation to ensure the necessary safeguards and protect...
