CIFF OFFICIAL FILM SECTIONS AWARDS

 

  • The Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film, presented to the producer

  • The Silver Pyramid, Special Jury Award, for Best Director

  • The Bronze Pyramid Award for Best First or Second Work, presented to the director

  • Naguib Mahfouz Award for Best Screenplay

  • Best Actor Award

  • Best Actress Award

  • Henry Barakat Award for Best Artistic Contribution

FATEN HAMAMA AWARD

TRIBUTES
  • Excellence Award to prominent film figures for their contribution to enrich the cinematographic art.

THE GOLDEN PYRAMID AWARD

TRIBUTES
  • Honorary Award to prominent film figures for their contribution to enrich the cinematographic art.

THE HORIZONS OF NEW ARAB CINEMA COMPETITION AWARDS

  • Saad Eldin Wahba Award for Best Arabic Film, awarded to the director.

  • Salah Abu Seif Award for Best Artistic Contribution.

  • Best Non-Fiction film Award

  • Best Acting performance Award

INTERNATIONAL CRITICS’ WEEK COMPETITION AWARDS

  • Shadi Abdel Salam Award for Best Film, awarded to the director.

  • Fathy Farag Award for Best Artistic Contribution.

THE CINEMA OF TOMORROW INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS

  • Youssef Chahine Award for Best Short Film.

  • The Special Jury Award.

CIFF CASH AWARDS

  • Youssef Cherif Rizkallah Award (Audience Award): 20,000$ (shared between the producer of the film and the Egyptian company distributing the film in Egypt). The Award will be granted to one of films selected in the International Competition

  • Best Arab Film Award: 15,000$ presented to the producer of the film. The Award will be granted by a special jury to the best Arab film selected in either the International Competition.

THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS

TRIBUTES
  • The FIPRESCI Award will be decided by a jury comprised of a president and two members, and will be awarded to a film in the international competition.  The Award will be announced during the CIFF closing ceremony.