Latest in Tag: CIFF Highlight
Latest in Tag: CIFF
CIFF celebrates its history through exhibition
Event named researcher, Moheb Gameel, to prepare book on festivalâs history in previous editions
Who will be honoured at CIFF this year
CIFF Fatenn Hamama Honourary award goes toâŠ
CIFF 40th edition kicks off, opening ceremony features documentary about Alexandria
Egyptian Culture Minister Ines Abdel-Dayem inaugurated festival
Addressing red tape lasts longer: Shafieyâs Intense Practice to Improve Performance
If you can’t beat them, join them, so look for bureaucracy label
Cairo International Film Festivalâs 40th Edition: ambition, anticipation
New management this year, headed by producer, screenwriter Mohamed Hefzy, youngest president in festivalâs history
40 films to premier for first time in CIFF
Festival added 2 new awards to its prizes, âaudience awardâ, âbest Arabic filmâ
Green Book opens the 40th edition Cairo International Film Festival
Winner of Toronto International Film Festivalâs coveted Peopleâs Choice Award to have its MENA premiere at CIFF
CIFF opening kicks off with ‘The Mountain Between Us’
The Cairo International Film Festival kicked off its opening ceremony with the screening of Hany Abu Assadâs film The Mountain Between US. The Faten Hamama Excellence Award was given to actor Maged El-Kedwany. While actor Samir Ghanem received Faten Hamama Honourary Award, which was handed to him by his two daughters and actresses Donia, and …
Cairo Film Festival: high hopes for films, organisation
The 39th edition features Australian cinema as guest of honour, more than 150 films to be screenedÂ
Hussein Fahmy heads CIFFâs jury, Maged El-Kedwany wins Fatem Hamama AwardÂ
Prominent actor Hussein Fahmy is selected to be the head of the jury at the upcoming 38th round of the Cairo International Film Festival in November. Fahmy has been the head of the juryâs committee for four years between 1998 and 2001. With a history of more than 100 films, Fahmy was the head of …
From poor organisation to award-winning films: round-up of 38th Cairo International Film Festival
Before this yearâs round of the Cairo International Film Festival started, waves of criticism hit the festivalâs 38th edition. The criticism revolved around the elimination of The Last Days of the City, the festival’s poor organisation, the presence of a big number of unknown artists, and the absence of the superstars who were keen to …
At the 38th edition of Cairo International Film Festival: 2 Egyptian films take on international race among 16 others
A few days before the opening ceremony of the 38th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Magda Wassef, the president of the festival, with representatives of the Parallel Programs running alongside the international competition in CIFF and the 4th Cairo Film Conncetion unveiled some secrets about one of Egypt’s most reputable artistic and cultural …
âIn the Last Days of the Cityâ eliminated from CIFF for participating in previous festivals
The administration knew from the very beginning that we had already agreed to screen the film at other festivals in the US and Europe, says film director
Omar Sharif commemorated at CIFF
Celebrities shared memories they had with the actor while mourning his loss
The Tentmakers of Cairo: Art, life and political rollercoasters
An interview with Kim Beamish, the director of âThe Tentmakers of Cairoâ, which was screened at Cairo International Film Festival
Cairo International Film Festival celebrates Egyptian director Henry Barakat
CIFF will exhibit photographs of the director and his most celebrated work, in addition to a 30-minute documentary about his life
Italian animator wins âThe Golden Pyramidâ at Cairo International Film Festival
Massi, who has won over 200 awards in major festivals in Italy and internationally, draws everything by hand instead of using computers
Prospects of Arab Cinema calls for submissions
The festival has launched a parallel programme called Prospects of Arab Cinema which is now accepting submissions
G8 signs agreement to promote child nutrition
UNICEF: London conference delivers new hope for children in the battle against stunting and other forms of malnutrition
CIFF postpones opening night
With the festival coinciding with a growing unrest in the country and opening on the same day as proposed political rallies, CIFF issued several statements before making the decision to postpone the opening ceremony altogether.
The trouble with the Cairo International Film Festival
âThe FIAPF has not specified that this will happen though obviously it would not be good if the festival was not held two years in a row. But why would it not be held? We have permission from the FIAPF to hold it. The only reason why it would not happen is because the Ministry is in the way. This is a clear case of the minister creating the problem and then using it as an excuse to bring the organization back under the his wing.â