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The 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will open on the 20th November with a MENA premiere gala screening of Martin Scorsese’s eagerly awaited ‘The Irishman’ starring Academy Award winners Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci at the prestigious Cairo Opera House. A passi...

The Cairo Film Connection (CFC) team has announced the selection of film projects that will take part in its sixth edition, held within the 41st edition of Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). The list includes 16 feature film projects in development and in post-production from Egypt, Lebanon,...

In its new programme Panorama Special: CineTalents, the 41st Cairo International Film Festival – CIFF (20-29 November) is screening five films that record the life and career of five of the most important film artists in the history of world cinema. According to critic Ahmed Shawky, delegated artist...

Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) President Mohamed Hefzy announced that the 41st edition, opening in November, will host the world and international premiere of 20 feature and seven short films, making it the first in the history of the festival to boast so many. With the figure likely to in...

The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced signing the Gender Parity Pledge 5050×2020, becoming the first Arab festival (and second African) to join this commitment launched during Cannes Film Festival in 2018. As of its 42nd edition in November 2020, CIFF is committed to promote gen...

As of the upcoming, 41st edition, the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) management has decided to expand the Horizons of Arab Cinema Horizons. This new step is to support and highlight Arab cinema, which has been seeing a remarkable leap in recent years that resulted in its being represented...

The management of the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF, 20-29 November 2019), announced that it is working on strengthening of its three sections: Virtual Reality, Midnight Screenings, and Gala Screenings. The decision comes after the unprecedented artistic success as well...

The Arab Cinema Center (ACC) has revealed that 42 film critics from 13 Arab countries have joined the jury for the Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films, a new section of its Critics’ Awards for Arab Films launched in partnership with EFP(European Film Promotion). The Arab Critics’ Awards for Euro...

The visionary and iconic director, screenwriter, actor and animator, Terry Gilliam will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) which runs from 20-29 November, 2019. In recognition of his career, which spans four decades, and...

Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) announced today that registration for film and TV industry professionals for the second edition of the Cairo Industry Days (November 21 – 26) is now open. Registration is open for Cairo Industry Days through the official website of the Cairo International Fil...

Cairo International Film Festival has announced the call for submissions for the second Screen Buzz annual TV Script Development workshop in partnership with Cairo Industry Days (21-26 November, 2019). The workshop will focus on screenwriting for TV projects from the Arab world, offering participant...

Cairo Industry Days (November 21-26), Cairo International Film Festival’s industry platform is proud to partner with EAVE ON DEMAND for the second year in a row, in organising a film script development lab dedicated to 6 teams of Arab writers and producers. The call for submission is open until Sept...