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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

Egypt’s renowned film critic Youssef Cherif Rizkallah, who passed away on 12 July 2019 will posthumously retain the post of the festival’s artistic director Ahmed Shawky, the festival’s deputy artistic...